महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-134

आपः संस्तम्भिरे यस्य समुद्रस्य यियासतः ।
सरितश्चानुदीर्यन्त ध्वजसङ्गश्च नाभवत् ॥१३४॥

134. āpaḥ saṁstambhire yasya samudrasya yiyāsataḥ ,
saritaścānudīryanta dhvajasaṅgaśca nābhavat.

134. āpaḥ saṃstambhire yasya samudrasya yiyāsataḥ
saritaḥ ca anudīryanta dhvajasangaḥ ca na abhavat

134. yasya yiyāsataḥ samudrasya āpaḥ saṃstambhire,
ca saritaḥ anudīryanta,
ca dhvajasangaḥ na abhavat

134. Under his influence, the waters of the ocean (samudra), though desiring to overflow, were held back. Rivers also did not swell up, and there was no impediment or entanglement of banners (dhvajasanga).

Words meanings summery:

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• संस्तम्भिरे (saṁstambhire) - were held back (they were restrained, they were held back)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to King Prithu's influence) (whose, of whom, of which)

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean (samudra) (of the ocean, of the sea)

• यियासतः (yiyāsataḥ) - though desiring to overflow (from the ocean) (of him desiring to go, of him wishing to flow out)

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• अनुदीर्यन्त (anudīryanta) - did not swell up (overflow) (they did not swell up, they did not overflow)

• ध्वजसन्गः (dhvajasangaḥ) - impediment or entanglement of banners (dhvajasanga) (entanglement of banners, obstruction by banners)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it occurred, it existed (it was, it became)

Words meanings and morphology

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water, waters

Always used in plural (feminine)

संस्तम्भिरे (saṁstambhire) - were held back (they were restrained, they were held back)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of stambh

From root stambh with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: Lit perfect is often used in a sense of 'they remained restrained'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to King Prithu's influence) (whose, of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean (samudra) (of the ocean, of the sea)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: In a genitive absolute construction with 'yiyāsataḥ'.

यियासतः (yiyāsataḥ) - though desiring to overflow (from the ocean) (of him desiring to go, of him wishing to flow out)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yiyāsat

yiyāsat - desiring to go, wishing to flow

Desiderative Present Active Participle

Desiderative form of root yā (to go) + śatṛ affix. 'yā' -> 'yiyās', then participle suffix.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'samudrasya', forms a genitive absolute construction indicating a simultaneous or causative action.

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

Root: sṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अनुदीर्यन्त (anudīryanta) - did not swell up (overflow) (they did not swell up, they did not overflow)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of udīr

Middle voice, past imperfect tense from root īr with prefix ud. The initial 'a' functions as a negation here, conveying 'did not swell up'.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 6)

ध्वजसन्गः (dhvajasangaḥ) - impediment or entanglement of banners (dhvajasanga) (entanglement of banners, obstruction by banners)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvajasanga

dhvajasanga - entanglement of banners, collision of standards, obstruction (caused by banners)

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'dhvaja' (banner) and 'saṅga' (attachment, entanglement)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhvaja+saṅga)

• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)
• saṅga – attachment, clinging, entanglement, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  from root sañj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it occurred, it existed (it was, it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)