महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-44

सीता नाम नदी राजन्प्लवो यस्यां निमज्जति ।
तथोपमामिमां मन्ये वागुरां सर्वघातिनीम् ॥४४॥

44. sītā nāma nadī rājanplavo yasyāṁ nimajjati ,
tathopamāmimāṁ manye vāgurāṁ sarvaghātinīm.

44. sītā nāma nadī rājan plavaḥ yasyām nimajjati
tathā upamām imām manye vāgurām sarvaghātinīm

44. rājan,
yasyām plavaḥ nimajjati (sā) sītā nāma nadī (asti).
tathā imām sarvaghātinīm vāgurām upamām (aham) manye.

44. O King (rājan), there is a river named Sītā in which even a boat (plavaḥ) sinks. Similarly, I consider this (situation) to be like a snare (vāgurām) that destroys all (sarvaghātinīm).

Words meanings summery:

• सीता (sītā) - The name of a river. (Sita (a name, or a furrow/river))

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

• नदी (nadī) - river

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat, raft, swimming

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine singular)

• निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, submerges

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

• उपमाम् (upamām) - comparison, simile, likeness

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

• वागुराम् (vāgurām) - net, snare, trap

• सर्वघातिनीम् (sarvaghātinīm) - destructive of all, killing all

Words meanings and morphology

सीता (sītā) - The name of a river. (Sita (a name, or a furrow/river))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - furrow, boundary line, a name (e.g., Rama's wife, a river)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Root: nad (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat, raft, swimming

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plava

plava - a boat, raft, float; swimming, floating

From root plu (to float, swim).

Root: plu (class 1)

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

निमज्जति (nimajjati) - sinks, submerges

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of majj

Present Tense

3rd person singular present active of root majj with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

उपमाम् (upamām) - comparison, simile, likeness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - comparison, simile, likeness, resemblance

From root mā (to measure) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 2)

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Tense

1st person singular present middle voice of root 'man'.

Root: man (class 4)

वागुराम् (vāgurām) - net, snare, trap

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāgurā

vāgurā - a net, snare, trap (for catching animals or birds)

सर्वघातिनीम् (sarvaghātinīm) - destructive of all, killing all

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarvaghātinī

sarvaghātinī - killing all, destroying all, universally destructive

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'ghātin' (killer, destroyer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ghātin)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• ghātin – killer, destroyer, causing injury
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -in.
  Root: han (class 2)