महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-3

ददृशाते तदा तत्र समुद्रं निधिमम्भसाम् ।
तिमिंगिलझषाकीर्णं मकरैरावृतं तथा ॥३॥

3. dadṛśāte tadā tatra samudraṁ nidhimambhasām ,
timiṁgilajhaṣākīrṇaṁ makarairāvṛtaṁ tathā.

3. dadṛśāte tadā tatra samudram nidhim ambhasām
timingilajhaṣākīrṇam makaraiḥ āvṛtam tathā

3. At that time, they both saw the ocean there, a vast reservoir of waters, teeming with whales and fish, and also covered with crocodiles.

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) both saw (they both saw)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• निधिम् (nidhim) - a reservoir, a receptacle (treasure, receptacle, store)

• अम्भसाम् (ambhasām) - of waters

• तिमिन्गिलझषाकीर्णम् (timingilajhaṣākīrṇam) - teeming with whales and fish (filled with timingilas (whales) and fish)

• मकरैः (makaraiḥ) - by crocodiles (by crocodiles, by makaras)

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered (covered, surrounded)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) both saw (they both saw)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, ātmanepada, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense form.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Formed from `sam` + root `ud` (water) + `ra` suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: ud

Note: Object of 'saw'.

निधिम् (nidhim) - a reservoir, a receptacle (treasure, receptacle, store)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nidhi

nidhi - treasure, store, receptacle, fund

From `ni` + verbal root `dhā` (to place, hold).

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Appositive to `samudram`.

अम्भसाम् (ambhasām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ambhas

ambhas - water

Note: Modifies `nidhim`.

तिमिन्गिलझषाकीर्णम् (timingilajhaṣākīrṇam) - teeming with whales and fish (filled with timingilas (whales) and fish)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of timingilajhaṣākīrṇa

timingilajhaṣākīrṇa - filled with timingilas and fish

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timingilajhaṣa+ākīrṇa)

• timingilajhaṣa – whales and fish
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound
• ākīrṇa – filled, covered, teeming
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From `ā` + root `kīr` (to scatter, spread)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Modifies `samudram`.

मकरैः (makaraiḥ) - by crocodiles (by crocodiles, by makaras)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of makara

makara - crocodile, sea-monster, a mythical aquatic creature

Note: Agent for `āvṛtam`.

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered (covered, surrounded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

past passive participle

From `ā` + root `vṛ` (to cover, enclose).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies `samudram`.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the description.