महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-21

ततोऽभ्यगच्छन्सहिताः समुद्रं भीमनिस्वनम् ।
नृत्यन्तमिव चोर्मीभिर्वल्गन्तमिव वायुना ॥२१॥

21. tato'bhyagacchansahitāḥ samudraṁ bhīmanisvanam ,
nṛtyantamiva cormībhirvalgantamiva vāyunā.

21. tatas abhyagacchan sahitāḥ samudram bhīmanisvanam
nṛtyantam iva ca urmībhiḥ valgantam iva vāyunā

21. Then, assembled together, they approached the ocean, which had a dreadful roar, seeming to dance with its waves and to leap about due to the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

• अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - they approached, they went towards

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, assembled, accompanied

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - to the ocean, the sea

• भीमनिस्वनम् (bhīmanisvanam) - having a dreadful roar, terrible-sounding

• नृत्यन्तम् (nṛtyantam) - dancing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• उर्मीभिः (urmībhiḥ) - by the waves

• वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping, prancing, bounding

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - they approached, they went towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past (laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect

3rd person plural, imperfect, active voice, root gam with prefix abhi- and augment 'a-'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, assembled, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa- (with) + root dhā (to place) + kta suffix, where the root becomes 'hi' due to grammatical rules

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (the followers from the previous verse).

समुद्रम् (samudram) - to the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 7)

भीमनिस्वनम् (bhīmanisvanam) - having a dreadful roar, terrible-sounding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmanisvana

bhīmanisvana - having a dreadful sound, roaring terribly

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhīma (terrible) + nisvana (sound/roar), meaning 'that which has a terrible sound'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+nisvana)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix nis- + root svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

नृत्यन्तम् (nṛtyantam) - dancing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, performing a dance

Present Active Participle

From root nṛt (to dance) + śatṛ suffix

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

उर्मीभिः (urmībhiḥ) - by the waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of urmi

urmi - wave, surge

वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping, prancing, bounding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of valgat

valgat - leaping, prancing, bounding

Present Active Participle

From root valg (to leap, prance) + śatṛ suffix

Root: valg (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vāyu (the wind god)

Root: vā (class 2)