महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-35

सिन्धोर्नदस्य महतो निकुञ्जे न्यवसत्तदा ।
नदीविषयपर्यन्ते पर्वतस्य समीपतः ।
तत्रावसन्बहून्कालान्भारता दुर्गमाश्रिताः ॥३५॥

35. sindhornadasya mahato nikuñje nyavasattadā ,
nadīviṣayaparyante parvatasya samīpataḥ ,
tatrāvasanbahūnkālānbhāratā durgamāśritāḥ.

35. sindhoḥ nadasya mahataḥ nikuñje
nyavasat tadā nadīviṣayaparyante
पर्वतस्य samīpataḥ tatra avasan
bahūn kālān bhāratāḥ durgam āśritāḥ

35. Then, he (King Saṃvaraṇa) resided in a secluded spot near the great Sindhu river, on the border of the river's territory and close to a mountain. There, the Bharatas, having taken refuge in a difficult fort, lived for many years.

Words meanings summery:

• सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the Sindhu river (of the Sindhu (river/Indus), from the Sindhu)

• नदस्य (nadasya) - of the river

• महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, mighty)

• निकुञ्जे (nikuñje) - in a secluded spot (in a thicket, in a bower, in a secluded spot)

• न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he resided (he dwelt, he resided)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नदीविषयपर्यन्ते (nadīviṣayaparyante) - on the border of the river's territory (on the border of the river region)

• पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near (the mountain) (from the vicinity, near)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that region) (there, in that place)

• अवसन् (avasan) - they lived (they dwelt, they resided)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• कालान् (kālān) - years (periods, times, years)

• भारताः (bhāratāḥ) - the Bharatas

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - a difficult fort (a fortress, a difficult place, a stronghold)

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken refuge (in a fort) (having taken refuge, resorting to, dependent on)

Words meanings and morphology

सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the Sindhu river (of the Sindhu (river/Indus), from the Sindhu)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sindhu

sindhu - river, ocean, Indus river

Note: Qualifies 'nadasya'.

नदस्य (nadasya) - of the river

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nada

nada - river (masculine gender, typically a large river)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nikuñje' or refers to Sindhu.

महतः (mahataḥ) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with 'nadasya'.

निकुञ्जे (nikuñje) - in a secluded spot (in a thicket, in a bower, in a secluded spot)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nikuñja

nikuñja - thicket, bower, secluded spot, arbor

Note: Location where Saṃvaraṇa resided.

न्यवसत् (nyavasat) - he resided (he dwelt, he resided)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, active voice, imperfect tense, with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नदीविषयपर्यन्ते (nadīviṣayaparyante) - on the border of the river's territory (on the border of the river region)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nadīviṣayaparyanta

nadīviṣayaparyanta - border of a river region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+viṣaya+paryanta)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• viṣaya – region, territory, sphere
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – border, end, edge, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another location marker.

पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Qualifies 'samīpataḥ'.

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near (the mountain) (from the vicinity, near)

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas used adverbially.

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase, 'near the mountain'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that region) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location just described.

अवसन् (avasan) - they lived (they dwelt, they resided)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural, active voice, imperfect tense

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'bhāratāḥ'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'kālān'.

कालान् (kālān) - years (periods, times, years)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Note: Accusative of duration of time.

भारताः (bhāratāḥ) - the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata; an Indian

Note: Subject of 'avasan'.

दुर्गम् (durgam) - a difficult fort (a fortress, a difficult place, a stronghold)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - fortress, stronghold, difficult place, inaccessible place

Prefix: dur

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āśritāḥ' (often takes accusative). Can also be nominative.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - having taken refuge (in a fort) (having taken refuge, resorting to, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - taken refuge, resorted to, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to lean, resort to) with prefix ā-. Masculine nominative plural.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhāratāḥ'.