महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-175, verse-9

स संपश्यन्गिरिनदीर्वैडूर्यमणिसंनिभैः ।
सलिलैर्हिमसंस्पर्शैर्हंसकारण्डवायुतैः ॥९॥

9. sa saṁpaśyangirinadīrvaiḍūryamaṇisaṁnibhaiḥ ,
salilairhimasaṁsparśairhaṁsakāraṇḍavāyutaiḥ.

9. sa saṃpaśyan girinadīḥ vaiḍūryamaṇisaṃnibhaiḥ
salilaiḥ himasaṃsparśaiḥ haṃsakāraṇḍavāyutaiḥ

9. As he (Rāma) observed the mountain rivers, with their waters resembling lapis lazuli gems, cool to the touch like snow, and frequented by swans and wild ducks.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Rāma (he, that)

• संपश्यन् (saṁpaśyan) - seeing, observing, looking at

• गिरिनदीः (girinadīḥ) - mountain rivers

• वैडूर्यमणिसंनिभैः (vaiḍūryamaṇisaṁnibhaiḥ) - resembling lapis lazuli gems, like cat's eye jewels

• सलिलैः (salilaiḥ) - by the waters, with the waters

• हिमसंस्पर्शैः (himasaṁsparśaiḥ) - with snow-like touch, cool like snow to the touch

• हंसकारण्डवायुतैः (haṁsakāraṇḍavāyutaiḥ) - frequented by swans and wild ducks, with swans and wild ducks

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Rāma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the ongoing narrative, Rāma.

संपश्यन् (saṁpaśyan) - seeing, observing, looking at

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpaśyat

saṁpaśyat - seeing, observing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see), with 'paś' as the stem, and prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

गिरिनदीः (girinadīḥ) - mountain rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of girinadī

girinadī - mountain river

Compound noun: 'giri' (mountain) + 'nadī' (river).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+nadī)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'saṃpaśyan'.

वैडूर्यमणिसंनिभैः (vaiḍūryamaṇisaṁnibhaiḥ) - resembling lapis lazuli gems, like cat's eye jewels

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vaiḍūryamaṇisaṃnibha

vaiḍūryamaṇisaṁnibha - resembling a vaiḍūrya (cat's eye or lapis lazuli) gem

Compound adjective: 'vaiḍūrya' (gem) + 'maṇi' (jewel) + 'saṃnibha' (resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaiḍūrya+maṇi+saṃnibha)

• vaiḍūrya – cat's eye gem, lapis lazuli
  noun (neuter)
• maṇi – gem, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sam' + 'nibha' (from root 'bhā' - to shine).
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'salilaiḥ'.

सलिलैः (salilaiḥ) - by the waters, with the waters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of salila

salila - water

Note: Indicates the waters as a characteristic feature of the rivers.

हिमसंस्पर्शैः (himasaṁsparśaiḥ) - with snow-like touch, cool like snow to the touch

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of himasaṃsparśa

himasaṁsparśa - having the touch/sensation of snow, cool to the touch like snow

Compound adjective: 'hima' (snow) + 'saṃsparśa' (touch).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+saṃsparśa)

• hima – snow, frost, cold
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsparśa – touch, contact, sensation of touch
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'spṛś' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'salilaiḥ'.

हंसकारण्डवायुतैः (haṁsakāraṇḍavāyutaiḥ) - frequented by swans and wild ducks, with swans and wild ducks

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of haṃsakāraṇḍavāyuta

haṁsakāraṇḍavāyuta - frequented or filled with swans and kāraṇḍava ducks

Compound adjective: 'haṃsa' (swan) + 'kāraṇḍava' (wild duck) + 'āyuta' (joined, frequented).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (haṃsa+kāraṇḍava+āyuta)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇḍava – a species of duck, wild duck
  noun (masculine)
• āyuta – joined, united, frequented, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yu' (to join) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'salilaiḥ'.