महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-284, verse-39

यथा नदीनदाः सर्वे सागरे यान्ति संस्थितिम् ।
एवमाश्रमिणः सर्वे गृहस्थे यान्ति संस्थितिम् ॥३९॥

39. yathā nadīnadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṁsthitim ,
evamāśramiṇaḥ sarve gṛhasthe yānti saṁsthitim.

39. yathā nadīnadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṃsthitim
evam āśramiṇaḥ sarve gṛhasthe yānti saṃsthitim

39. yathā sarve nadīnadāḥ sāgare saṃsthitim yānti,
evam sarve āśramiṇaḥ gṛhasthe saṃsthitim yānti.

39. Just as all rivers and streams attain stability in the ocean, similarly, all those who observe the stages of life (āśrama) find their support and sustenance in the householder (gṛhastha).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• नदीनदाः (nadīnadāḥ) - rivers (feminine) and streams/rivers (masculine)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, into the ocean

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain, they reach

• संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stability, permanence, firm existence, rest

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

• आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those who observe the stages of life (āśrama), ascetics, hermits

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• गृहस्थे (gṛhasthe) - in the householder (stage of life), in the householder

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain, they reach

• संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stability, permanence, firm existence, rest, support

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

नदीनदाः (nadīnadāḥ) - rivers (feminine) and streams/rivers (masculine)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadīnada

nadīnada - rivers and streams (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (nadī+nada)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• nada – stream, male river
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the clause

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, into the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense, Active Voice

From root yā (class 2, to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stability, permanence, firm existence, rest

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsthiti

saṁsthiti - firm state, permanence, stability, rest, complete existence

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those who observe the stages of life (āśrama), ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramin

āśramin - one who belongs to or observes a stage of life (āśrama); a hermit, an ascetic

From āśrama with suffix -in

Note: Refers to students, forest dwellers, and renunciates

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

गृहस्थे (gṛhasthe) - in the householder (stage of life), in the householder

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one who is in the second stage of life (āśrama)

Compound type : upapada-samāsa (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding, resident
  adjective (masculine)
  Derivative from root sthā (to stand)
  Derived from root sthā with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense, Active Voice

From root yā (class 2, to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

संस्थितिम् (saṁsthitim) - stability, permanence, firm existence, rest, support

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃsthiti

saṁsthiti - firm state, permanence, stability, rest, complete existence, support

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)