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.

9. הו בן בְּהַרַטַה, בכל מקווי המים המהבילים נראו אלפי צבים ודגים חסרי חיים.

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.

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