महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-135, verse-33

वालुकामुष्टिमनिशं भागीरथ्यां व्यसर्जयत् ।
सेतुमभ्यारभच्छक्रो यवक्रीतं निदर्शयन् ॥३३॥

33. vālukāmuṣṭimaniśaṁ bhāgīrathyāṁ vyasarjayat ,
setumabhyārabhacchakro yavakrītaṁ nidarśayan.

33. vālukāmuṣṭim aniśam bhāgīrathyām vyasarjayat
setum abhyārabhāt śakraḥ yavakrītām nidarśayan

33. Indra (Śakra) incessantly cast handfuls of sand into the Ganges (Bhāgīrathī), as he commenced building a bridge, thereby demonstrating [a point] to Yavakrīta.

Words meanings summery:

• वालुकामुष्टिम् (vālukāmuṣṭim) - a handful of sand (handful of sand)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly (incessantly, constantly, day and night)

• भागीरथ्याम् (bhāgīrathyām) - into the Ganges (Bhāgīrathī) (into the Ganges)

• व्यसर्जयत् (vyasarjayat) - cast, threw (cast, threw, released)

• सेतुम् (setum) - bridge (bridge, dam)

• अभ्यारभात् (abhyārabhāt) - commenced building (a bridge) (began, undertook)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

• यवक्रीताम् (yavakrītām) - Yavakrīta

• निदर्शयन् (nidarśayan) - thereby demonstrating [his point] (showing, demonstrating, making one see)

Words meanings and morphology

वालुकामुष्टिम् (vālukāmuṣṭim) - a handful of sand (handful of sand)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vālukāmuṣṭi

vālukāmuṣṭi - handful of sand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vālukā+muṣṭi)

• vālukā – sand
  noun (feminine)
  Root: val
• muṣṭi – handful, fist
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muṣ (class 9)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly (incessantly, constantly, day and night)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (na+niśā)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

भागीरथ्याम् (bhāgīrathyām) - into the Ganges (Bhāgīrathī) (into the Ganges)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhāgīrathī

bhāgīrathī - The Ganges river (named after King Bhagiratha)

Note: Locative here implies 'into' or 'towards' due to motion.

व्यसर्जयत् (vyasarjayat) - cast, threw (cast, threw, released)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, imperfect tense, with upasarga `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सेतुम् (setum) - bridge (bridge, dam)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - bridge, dam, dike, boundary

Root: si

अभ्यारभात् (abhyārabhāt) - commenced building (a bridge) (began, undertook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of rabh

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (here used as Parasmaipada), imperfect tense, with upasargas `abhi` and `ā`

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful, mighty

Root: śak (class 5)

यवक्रीताम् (yavakrītām) - Yavakrīta

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yavakrīta

yavakrīta - Name of a sage

निदर्शयन् (nidarśayan) - thereby demonstrating [his point] (showing, demonstrating, making one see)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidarśayat

nidarśayat - showing, demonstrating, pointing out

Present Active Participle

from root `dṛś` (to see) with upasarga `ni`, causal form `darśayati`, + `śatṛ` suffix, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)