महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-9

जलस्थानेषु सर्वेषु क्वाथ्यमानेषु भारत ।
गतसत्त्वाः स्म दृश्यन्ते कूर्ममत्स्याः सहस्रशः ॥९॥

9. jalasthāneṣu sarveṣu kvāthyamāneṣu bhārata ,
gatasattvāḥ sma dṛśyante kūrmamatsyāḥ sahasraśaḥ.

9. jalasthāneṣu sarveṣu kvāthyamāneṣu bhārata
gatasattvāḥ sma dṛśyante kūrmamatsyāḥ sahasraśaḥ

9. O Bhārata, in all the watery regions, as the waters were boiling, thousands of lifeless turtles and fish were seen.

Words meanings summery:

• जलस्थानेषु (jalasthāneṣu) - in the water places, in the watery regions

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• क्वाथ्यमानेषु (kvāthyamāneṣu) - in those being boiled, while being boiled

• भारत (bhārata) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna, common address in Mahabharata. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - lifeless, having lost their life/strength

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen

• कूर्ममत्स्याः (kūrmamatsyāḥ) - turtles and fish

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

जलस्थानेषु (jalasthāneṣu) - in the water places, in the watery regions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of jalasthāna

jalasthāna - watery place, aquatic region

Compound of jala (water) and sthāna (place).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+sthāna)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sthāna – place, stand, position
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Though `sarva` is often masculine, it declines in neuter here to match `jalasthāneṣu`.

क्वाथ्यमानेषु (kvāthyamāneṣu) - in those being boiled, while being boiled

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of kvāthyamāna

kvāthyamāna - being boiled, being cooked

Present Passive Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root kvath (to boil, to cook) with passive suffix -ya- and -māna.

Root: kvath (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna, common address in Mahabharata. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - lifeless, having lost their life/strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gatasattva

gatasattva - whose life or strength is gone, lifeless, inert

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+sattva)

• gata – gone, departed, lost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sattva – essence, life, being, strength, goodness
  noun (neuter)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, 3rd person plural, Passive voice

Formed from root dṛś with passive stem -ya- and middle ending -ante.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कूर्ममत्स्याः (kūrmamatsyāḥ) - turtles and fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūrmamatsya

kūrmamatsya - turtles and fish

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (kūrma+matsya)

• kūrma – turtle, tortoise
  noun (masculine)
• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas.