महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-4

कदाचित्तज्जलस्थायं मत्स्यबन्धाः समन्ततः ।
निःस्रावयामासुरथो निम्नेषु विविधैर्मुखैः ॥४॥

4. kadācittajjalasthāyaṁ matsyabandhāḥ samantataḥ ,
niḥsrāvayāmāsuratho nimneṣu vividhairmukhaiḥ.

4. kadācit tat jalasthāyam matsyabandhāḥ samantataḥ
niḥsrāvayām āsuḥ atha nimneṣu vividhaiḥ mukhaiḥ

4. kadācit matsyabandhāḥ samantataḥ tat jalasthāyam
atha vividhaiḥ mukhaiḥ nimneṣu niḥsrāvayām āsuḥ

4. Once, fishermen from all sides began to drain that standing water into various low-lying areas through different openings.

Words meanings summery:

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, at some time

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• जलस्थायम् (jalasthāyam) - the pond, the body of water (standing in water, situated in water)

• मत्स्यबन्धाः (matsyabandhāḥ) - fishermen, fish-catchers

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

• निःस्रावयाम् (niḥsrāvayām) - caused to flow out, drained

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they made

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• निम्नेषु (nimneṣu) - into low places, depressions

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

• मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - by mouths, by openings, by channels

Words meanings and morphology

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes, once, at some time

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'jalasthāyam'.

जलस्थायम् (jalasthāyam) - the pond, the body of water (standing in water, situated in water)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jalastha

jalastha - standing in water, situated in water

Compound of jala (water) and stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+stha)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā 'to stand'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive here.

मत्स्यबन्धाः (matsyabandhāḥ) - fishermen, fish-catchers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matsyabandha

matsyabandha - fisherman, fish-catcher

Compound of matsya (fish) and bandha (binder, catcher).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matsya+bandha)

• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – binding, tying, a binder, catcher
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh 'to bind'.
  Root: bandh (class 9)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

Derived from samanta (all around) with the suffix -tas.

निःस्रावयाम् (niḥsrāvayām) - caused to flow out, drained

(verb)

active

Causative stem

Causative of niḥ-sru 'to flow out'. This forms part of a periphrastic perfect tense.

Prefix: nis

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect formation.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of as

Perfect auxiliary verb

Perfect 3rd person plural form of the root as 'to be', used as an auxiliary for periphrastic perfect.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect.

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

निम्नेषु (nimneṣu) - into low places, depressions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of nimna

nimna - low, deep, depressed; a low place, hollow

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Compound of vi (prefix for separation/distinction) and vidha (kind, sort).

Note: Agrees with 'mukhaiḥ'.

मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - by mouths, by openings, by channels

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening, channel