महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-2

नातिगाधे जलस्थाये सुहृदः शकुलास्त्रयः ।
प्रभूतमत्स्ये कौन्तेय बभूवुः सहचारिणः ॥२॥

2. nātigādhe jalasthāye suhṛdaḥ śakulāstrayaḥ ,
prabhūtamatsye kaunteya babhūvuḥ sahacāriṇaḥ.

2. na ati-gādhe jala-sthāye suhṛdaḥ śakulāḥ trayaḥ
prabhūta-matsye kaunteya babhūvuḥ sahacāriṇaḥ

2. kaunteya na ati-gādhe jala-sthāye prabhūta-matsye
trayaḥ suhṛdaḥ śakulāḥ sahacāriṇaḥ babhūvuḥ

2. O son of Kuntī (Kaunteya), in a body of water that was not very deep, where there were abundant fish, there were three friendly fish who were companions.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अति-गाधे (ati-gādhe) - very deep (locative singular)

• जल-स्थाये (jala-sthāye) - in the body of water, in the water-place

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, friendly ones

• शकुलाः (śakulāḥ) - fish (plural)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• प्रभूत-मत्स्ये (prabhūta-matsye) - where there were many fish, abundant in fish

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were, they existed

• सहचारिणः (sahacāriṇaḥ) - companions, associates

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अति-गाधे (ati-gādhe) - very deep (locative singular)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ati-gādha

ati-gādha - very deep, exceedingly deep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+gādha)

• ati – exceedingly, very
  indeclinable
• gādha – deep, profound
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with jala-sthāye.

जल-स्थाये (jala-sthāye) - in the body of water, in the water-place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jala-sthāya

jala-sthāya - a body of water, water-place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+sthāya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sthāya – standing, place
  noun (masculine)
  From root sthā 'to stand'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative of place.

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, friendly ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted

Note: Agrees with śakulāḥ.

शकुलाः (śakulāḥ) - fish (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakula

śakula - a kind of fish

Note: Subject of babhūvuḥ.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with śakulāḥ.

प्रभूत-मत्स्ये (prabhūta-matsye) - where there were many fish, abundant in fish

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prabhūta-matsya

prabhūta-matsya - abundant in fish, having many fish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+matsya)

• prabhūta – abundant, much, many
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of pra-bhū.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with jala-sthāye.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

Note: Term of address.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were, they existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense form of bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहचारिणः (sahacāriṇaḥ) - companions, associates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahacārin

sahacārin - companion, associate, going together

Prefix: saha

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śakulāḥ.