महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-5

स चिन्तयामास मुनिर्जलमध्ये कदाचन ।
विप्रेक्ष्य सागरान्तां वै महीं सवनकाननाम् ॥५॥

5. sa cintayāmāsa munirjalamadhye kadācana ,
viprekṣya sāgarāntāṁ vai mahīṁ savanakānanām.

5. saḥ cintayāmāsa muniḥ jalamadhye kadācana
viprekṣya sāgarāntām vai mahīm savanakānanām

5. kadācana saḥ muniḥ jalamadhye sāgarāntām
savanakānanām mahīm vai viprekṣya cintayāmāsa

5. Once, that sage, in the middle of the water, having indeed thoroughly observed the earth, which extends to the oceans and is filled with forests and groves, reflected.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, reflected, considered

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

• जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the middle of water, amidst water

• कदाचन (kadācana) - sometime, once, at any time

• विप्रेक्ष्य (viprekṣya) - having observed, having surveyed, having seen

• सागरान्ताम् (sāgarāntām) - ocean-bordered, having the ocean as its boundary/end

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land

• सवनकाननाम् (savanakānanām) - with forests and groves, possessing forests and woodlands

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, reflected, considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (periphrastic) (Lit) of cint

Causative formation of root 'cit' (to perceive)

Root: cit (class 10)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired one, silent one

जलमध्ये (jalamadhye) - in the middle of water, amidst water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jalamadhya

jalamadhya - middle of water, water's center

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+madhya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

कदाचन (kadācana) - sometime, once, at any time

(indeclinable)

विप्रेक्ष्य (viprekṣya) - having observed, having surveyed, having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'vi' and 'pra'

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सागरान्ताम् (sāgarāntām) - ocean-bordered, having the ocean as its boundary/end

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarānta

sāgarānta - ocean-ending, bounded by the ocean

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāgara+anta)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

सवनकाननाम् (savanakānanām) - with forests and groves, possessing forests and woodlands

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of savanakānana

savanakānana - with forests and groves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vana+kānana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove, garden
  noun (neuter)