महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-19

अथापश्यन्त ते वीराः पृथिवीमवदारिताम् ।
समासाद्य बिलं तच्च खनन्तः सगरात्मजाः ।
कुद्दालैर्ह्रेषुकैश्चैव समुद्रमखनंस्तदा ॥१९॥

19. athāpaśyanta te vīrāḥ pṛthivīmavadāritām ,
samāsādya bilaṁ tacca khanantaḥ sagarātmajāḥ ,
kuddālairhreṣukaiścaiva samudramakhanaṁstadā.

19. atha apaśyanta te vīrāḥ pṛthivīm
avadāritām samāsādya bilam tat ca
khanantaḥ sagarātmajāḥ kuddālaiḥ
hreṣukaiḥ ca eva samudram akhanan tadā

19. Then, those heroes saw the earth torn open. Having reached that cavern, the sons of Sagara, while digging, then indeed dug the ocean (samudra) with pickaxes and shovels.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अपश्यन्त (apaśyanta) - they saw, they beheld

• ते (te) - they

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

• अवदारिताम् (avadāritām) - torn open, rent, split

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained, having found

• बिलम् (bilam) - hole, cavern, opening

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and, also

• खनन्तः (khanantaḥ) - digging, excavating

• सगरात्मजाः (sagarātmajāḥ) - sons of Sagara

• कुद्दालैः (kuddālaiḥ) - with pickaxes, with hoes

• ह्रेषुकैः (hreṣukaiḥ) - with shovels, with spades

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, sea

• अखनन् (akhanan) - they dug, they excavated

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अपश्यन्त (apaśyanta) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect 3rd plural, active voice (from root paśya-)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

अवदारिताम् (avadāritām) - torn open, rent, split

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avadārita

avadārita - torn, split, rent asunder

Past Passive Participle

formed from root √dṝ with prefix ava- and suffix -ita

Prefix: ava

Root: dṝ (class 1)

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained, having found

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √sad with prefixes sam- and ā- and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

बिलम् (bilam) - hole, cavern, opening

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, cavern, burrow, opening

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

खनन्तः (khanantaḥ) - digging, excavating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khanant

khanant - digging, excavating

Present Active Participle

formed from root √khan with suffix -at

Root: khan (class 1)

सगरात्मजाः (sagarātmajāḥ) - sons of Sagara

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sagarātmaja

sagarātmaja - son of Sagara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sagara+ātmaja)

• sagara – Sagara (a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  from ātman + √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

कुद्दालैः (kuddālaiḥ) - with pickaxes, with hoes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuddāla

kuddāla - pickaxe, spade, hoe

ह्रेषुकैः (hreṣukaiḥ) - with shovels, with spades

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hreṣuka

hreṣuka - spade, shovel

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

अखनन् (akhanan) - they dug, they excavated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of khan

Imperfect 3rd plural, active voice

Root: khan (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)