महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-9

ते प्रविश्योदधिं घोरं नक्रग्राहसमाकुलम् ।
उत्सादनार्थं लोकानां रात्रौ घ्नन्ति मुनीनिह ॥९॥

9. te praviśyodadhiṁ ghoraṁ nakragrāhasamākulam ,
utsādanārthaṁ lokānāṁ rātrau ghnanti munīniha.

9. te praviśya udadhim ghoram nakragrāhasamākulam
utsādanārtham lokānām rātrau ghnanti munīn iha

9. Having entered that dreadful ocean, teeming with crocodiles and alligators, they (the Kāleyas) now kill sages here at night with the purpose of destroying the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the Kāleyas (they)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

• उदधिम् (udadhim) - ocean, sea

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

• नक्रग्राहसमाकुलम् (nakragrāhasamākulam) - filled with crocodiles and alligators, teeming with aquatic monsters

• उत्सादनार्थम् (utsādanārtham) - for the purpose of destroying, for destruction

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike

• मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics, hermits

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the Kāleyas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'viś' (to enter) with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

उदधिम् (udadhim) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea, large body of water

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable, awful

नक्रग्राहसमाकुलम् (nakragrāhasamākulam) - filled with crocodiles and alligators, teeming with aquatic monsters

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nakragrāhasamākula

nakragrāhasamākula - full of or crowded with crocodiles and alligators/aquatic monsters

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nakra+grāha+samākula)

• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)
• grāha – aquatic monster, alligator, crocodile, shark
  noun (masculine)
• samākula – filled with, crowded, disordered, teeming
  adjective
  From root 'ākul' with upasarga 'sam'
  Prefix: sam

उत्सादनार्थम् (utsādanārtham) - for the purpose of destroying, for destruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utsādanārtha

utsādanārtha - for the purpose of destruction, with a view to extermination

Compound type : tatpurusha (utsādana+artha)

• utsādana – destruction, extermination, eradication, removal
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'sad' with upasarga 'ut', in causative form
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sad (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill, they strike

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of han

Root: han (class 2)

मुनीन् (munīn) - sages, ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, saint, a silent one

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

(indeclinable)