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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-22

हसन्तमिव फेनौघैः स्खलन्तं कन्दरेषु च ।
नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णं नानाद्विजगणायुतम् ॥२२॥
22. hasantamiva phenaughaiḥ skhalantaṁ kandareṣu ca ,
nānāgrāhasamākīrṇaṁ nānādvijagaṇāyutam.
22. hasantam iva phenaughaiḥ skhalantam kandareṣu
ca nānāgrāhasamākīrṇam nānādvijagaṇāyutam
22. It appeared as if smiling with masses of foam, flowing down into its caves, filled with various large aquatic creatures, and teeming with flocks of various birds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हसन्तम् (hasantam) - as if smiling (referring to the ocean) (laughing, smiling, deriding)
  • इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)
  • फेनौघैः (phenaughaiḥ) - with masses of foam (by masses of foam, with floods of foam)
  • स्खलन्तम् (skhalantam) - flowing down, descending (slipping, stumbling, flowing, descending)
  • कन्दरेषु (kandareṣu) - in its caves (in caves, in grottoes)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णम् (nānāgrāhasamākīrṇam) - filled with various large aquatic creatures (filled with various aquatic creatures)
  • नानाद्विजगणायुतम् (nānādvijagaṇāyutam) - teeming with flocks of various birds (joined by, filled with, accompanied by various flocks of birds)

Words meanings and morphology

हसन्तम् (hasantam) - as if smiling (referring to the ocean) (laughing, smiling, deriding)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hasant
hasant - laughing, smiling, deriding
Present Active Participle
From root `has` (to laugh) + `śatṛ` suffix, modifying a masculine noun (implicitly 'ocean').
Root: has (class 1)
Note: Adjectival participle modifying an implied 'ocean'.
इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as)
(indeclinable)
फेनौघैः (phenaughaiḥ) - with masses of foam (by masses of foam, with floods of foam)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of phenaugha
phenaugha - mass of foam, flood of foam
Compound of `phena` (foam) and `ogha` (flood, mass).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phena+ogha)
  • phena – foam, froth
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, current, mass, multitude
    noun (masculine)
स्खलन्तम् (skhalantam) - flowing down, descending (slipping, stumbling, flowing, descending)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of skhalant
skhalant - slipping, stumbling, wavering, flowing
Present Active Participle
From root `skhal` (to stumble, flow) + `śatṛ` suffix, modifying a masculine noun (implicitly 'ocean').
Root: skhal (class 1)
Note: Adjectival participle modifying an implied 'ocean'.
कन्दरेषु (kandareṣu) - in its caves (in caves, in grottoes)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kandara
kandara - cave, grotto, valley
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नानाग्राहसमाकीर्णम् (nānāgrāhasamākīrṇam) - filled with various large aquatic creatures (filled with various aquatic creatures)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nānāgrāhasamākīrṇa
nānāgrāhasamākīrṇa - teeming with various aquatic monsters
Past Passive Participle (from `ā-kīrṇa`) compounded with nouns.
Bahuvrīhi or Karmadhāraya compound. `nānā` (various) + `grāha` (aquatic creature) + `samākīrṇa` (filled with). `samākīrṇa` is ppp of `sam-ā-kīr`.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+grāha+samākīrṇa)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • grāha – aquatic animal (crocodile, shark, large fish), seizing, grasping
    noun (masculine)
    From root `grah` (to seize).
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • samākīrṇa – filled with, covered with, mixed with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From `sam-ā-√kīr` (to scatter, strew, fill)
    Prefixes: sam+ā
    Root: kīr (class 6)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied object (e.g., ocean).
नानाद्विजगणायुतम् (nānādvijagaṇāyutam) - teeming with flocks of various birds (joined by, filled with, accompanied by various flocks of birds)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nānādvijagaṇāyuta
nānādvijagaṇāyuta - accompanied by various groups of birds, filled with various groups of twice-born (birds/brahmins)
Past Passive Participle (from `ā-yuta`) compounded with nouns.
Bahuvrīhi or Karmadhāraya compound. `nānā` (various) + `dvija-gaṇa` (flock of birds) + `āyuta` (joined with, filled with). `āyuta` is ppp of `ā-yuj`.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+dvijagaṇa+āyuta)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • dvijagaṇa – flock of birds, group of twice-born
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of `dvija` (bird/twice-born) and `gaṇa` (group, flock).
  • āyuta – joined, united, accompanied by, connected, filled with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From `ā-√yuj` (to join, connect)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied object (e.g., ocean).