महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-240, verse-8

सेयं भावात्मिका भावांस्त्रीनेतानतिवर्तते ।
सरितां सागरो भर्ता महावेलामिवोर्मिमान् ॥८॥

8. seyaṁ bhāvātmikā bhāvāṁstrīnetānativartate ,
saritāṁ sāgaro bhartā mahāvelāmivormimān.

8. sā iyam bhāvātmikā bhāvān trīn etān ativartate
saritām sāgaraḥ bhartā mahāvelām iva ūrmimān

8. sā iyam bhāvātmikā etān trīn bhāvān ativartate
sāgaraḥ saritām bhartā ūrmimān iva mahāvelām

8. That very entity, whose intrinsic nature (bhāva) is being, transcends these three states. It is like the wavy ocean, the lord of rivers, which overcomes a great shore.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

• इयम् (iyam) - she, this (feminine singular)

• भावात्मिका (bhāvātmikā) - having the nature of existence, whose essence is being

• भावान् (bhāvān) - states, existences, feelings (masculine plural accusative)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three (masculine plural accusative)

• एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural accusative)

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - transcends, overcomes, passes beyond

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers (feminine plural genitive)

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea (masculine singular nominative)

• भर्ता (bhartā) - lord, master, husband, maintainer (masculine singular nominative)

• महावेलाम् (mahāvelām) - great shore, great boundary, great tide/flood (feminine singular accusative)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• ऊर्मिमान् (ūrmimān) - wavy, having waves, full of waves (masculine singular nominative)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

इयम् (iyam) - she, this (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

भावात्मिका (bhāvātmikā) - having the nature of existence, whose essence is being

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvātmikā

bhāvātmikā - having the nature of being/existence/state, whose essence is bhāva

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+ātman+ika)

• bhāva – being, existence, state, feeling, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• ika – relating to, belonging to, full of, forming
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix forming adjectives/nouns.

Note: The word `ātman` here means 'essence' or 'nature'.

भावान् (bhāvān) - states, existences, feelings (masculine plural accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, feeling, disposition, sentiment

From root `bhū` (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three (masculine plural accusative)

(numeral)

एतान् (etān) - these (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - transcends, overcomes, passes beyond

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ativṛt

Present tense, Middle voice (Ātmanepada), 3rd person singular

Root `vṛt` (1st class) + `a` (class sign) + `te` (Ātmanepada 3rd singular ending).

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers (feminine plural genitive)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

From root `sṛ` (to flow).

Root: sṛ (class 1)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean, sea (masculine singular nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

From `sagara` (name of a king, whose sons dug the oceans).

भर्ता (bhartā) - lord, master, husband, maintainer (masculine singular nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, lord, master, husband

Agent noun from root `bhṛ` (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

महावेलाम् (mahāvelām) - great shore, great boundary, great tide/flood (feminine singular accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāvelā

mahāvelā - great shore, high tide, great limit/boundary

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+velā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• velā – boundary, limit, shore, tide, time
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मिमान् (ūrmimān) - wavy, having waves, full of waves (masculine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrmimat

ūrmimat - wavy, possessing waves, full of waves

From `ūrmi` (wave) + `mat` (possessive suffix).

Note: Qualifies `sāgaraḥ`.