महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-14

निमेषोन्मेषफेनेन अहोरात्रजवेन च ।
कामग्राहेण घोरेण वेदयज्ञप्लवेन च ॥१४॥

14. nimeṣonmeṣaphenena ahorātrajavena ca ,
kāmagrāheṇa ghoreṇa vedayajñaplavena ca.

14. nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phenena ahaḥ-rātra-javena ca
kāma-grāheṇa ghoreṇa veda-yajña-plavena ca

14. nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phenena ahaḥ-rātra-javena ca
kāma-grāheṇa ghoreṇa veda-yajña-plavena ca

14. They also bear the foam of winks and blinks, the rapid flow of days and nights, and contain terrible crocodiles of desire (kāma) as well as the rafts of Vedic Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• निमेष-उन्मेष-फेनेन (nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phenena) - by the foam of winks and blinks

• अहः-रात्र-जवेन (ahaḥ-rātra-javena) - by the swift current of days and nights

• च (ca) - and

• काम-ग्राहेण (kāma-grāheṇa) - by the terrible crocodiles of desire (kāma) (by the crocodiles of desire)

• घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the terrible, by the dreadful

• वेद-यज्ञ-प्लवेन (veda-yajña-plavena) - by the rafts of Vedic sacrifices (yajña) (by the rafts of Vedic sacrifices)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

निमेष-उन्मेष-फेनेन (nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phenena) - by the foam of winks and blinks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phena

nimeṣa-unmeṣa-phena - foam of winks and blinks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+unmeṣa+phena)

• nimeṣa – wink, closing of the eye
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'miṣ' (to open/close eyes) with prefix 'ni'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• unmeṣa – blink, opening of the eye
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'miṣ' (to open/close eyes) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 1)
• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)

अहः-रात्र-जवेन (ahaḥ-rātra-javena) - by the swift current of days and nights

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaḥ-rātra-java

ahaḥ-rātra-java - swiftness/speed of day and night

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaḥ+rātra+java)

• ahaḥ – day
  noun (neuter)
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness, current
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'jū' (to move quickly).
  Root: jū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

काम-ग्राहेण (kāma-grāheṇa) - by the terrible crocodiles of desire (kāma) (by the crocodiles of desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāma-grāha

kāma-grāha - crocodile of desire, desire that seizes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+grāha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• grāha – grasping, seizing, a large water animal (e.g., crocodile)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'grah' (to seize).
  Root: grah (class 9)

घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the terrible, by the dreadful

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable

Note: Adjective for 'kāma-grāheṇa'.

वेद-यज्ञ-प्लवेन (veda-yajña-plavena) - by the rafts of Vedic sacrifices (yajña) (by the rafts of Vedic sacrifices)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of veda-yajña-plava

veda-yajña-plava - rafts/boats of Vedic sacrifices

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+yajña+plava)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• yajña – sacrifice, worship, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'yaj' (to sacrifice).
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• plava – raft, boat, floating
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'plu' (to float).
  Root: plu (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)