महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-25

जिह्वामूले स्थितास्तस्य सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः ।
तिमेरास्यमनुप्राप्ता यथा मत्स्या महार्णवे ॥२५॥

25. jihvāmūle sthitāstasya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ ,
timerāsyamanuprāptā yathā matsyā mahārṇave.

25. jihvāmūle sthitāḥ tasya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ
timirāsyam anuprāptāḥ yathā matsyāḥ mahārṇave

25. tasya jihvāmūle savāsavāḥ sarve devāḥ sthitāḥ
timirāsyam anuprāptāḥ yathā matsyāḥ mahārṇave

25. All the gods, along with Indra (Vāsava), were situated at the root of his tongue. They entered his mouth like a Timi fish (in the sea), just as ordinary fish (swim) in the great ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• जिह्वामूले (jihvāmūle) - at the root of the tongue

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, stood, remained

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - accompanied by Indra (Vāsava) (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

• तिमिरास्यम् (timirāsyam) - a mouth like that of a Timi fish, the Timi-mouth

• अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - having reached, entered

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

• महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

जिह्वामूले (jihvāmūle) - at the root of the tongue

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jihvāmūla

jihvāmūla - root of the tongue

Compound type : tatpurusha (jihvā+mūla)

• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)
• mūla – root, base, origin
  noun (neuter)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, stood, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, stood, remaining, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sthā 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - accompanied by Indra (Vāsava) (with Indra, accompanied by Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savāsava

savāsava - with Vāsava (Indra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vāsava)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vāsava – Indra (son of Vasu)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ.

तिमिरास्यम् (timirāsyam) - a mouth like that of a Timi fish, the Timi-mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of timirāsya

timirāsya - a mouth like a Timi (whale-fish)

Compound type : upameyatatpuruṣa (timi+āsya)

• timi – a large fish, a whale, a shark
  noun (masculine)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of anuprāptāḥ.

अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - having reached, entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - attained, reached, entered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √āp 'to obtain, reach' with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ (implied subject).

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: Subject of the simile.

महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean, sea

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

Note: Place where fish swim.