महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-14

आकाशनीकाशतटां नीपनीवारसंकुलाम् ।
बभूव चरतां हर्षः पुण्यतीर्थां सरस्वतीम् ॥१४॥

14. ākāśanīkāśataṭāṁ nīpanīvārasaṁkulām ,
babhūva caratāṁ harṣaḥ puṇyatīrthāṁ sarasvatīm.

14. ākāśanīkāśataṭām nīpanīvārasaṅkulām babhūva
caratām harṣaḥ puṇyatīrthām sarasvatīm

14. Joy arose for those who wandered along the Sarasvatī river (Sarasvatīm), which had banks resembling the sky, was crowded with `nīpa` trees and wild rice, and featured sacred bathing places.

Words meanings summery:

• आकाशनीकाशतटाम् (ākāśanīkāśataṭām) - having banks like the sky

• नीपनीवारसङ्कुलाम् (nīpanīvārasaṅkulām) - crowded with `nīpa` trees and wild rice

• बभूव (babhūva) - it was, there was, it became

• चरताम् (caratām) - of those who wandered/roamed

• हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight

• पुण्यतीर्थाम् (puṇyatīrthām) - having sacred bathing places

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the Sarasvatī river

Words meanings and morphology

आकाशनीकाशतटाम् (ākāśanīkāśataṭām) - having banks like the sky

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ākāśanīkāśataṭa

ākāśanīkāśataṭa - having banks resembling the sky

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ākāśa+nīkāśa+taṭa)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• nīkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

नीपनीवारसङ्कुलाम् (nīpanīvārasaṅkulām) - crowded with `nīpa` trees and wild rice

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīpanīvārasaṅkula

nīpanīvārasaṅkula - crowded with `nīpa` trees and wild rice

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nīpa+nīvāra+saṅkula)

• nīpa – `nīpa` tree (a species of tree, kadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• nīvāra – wild rice
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled, pervaded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix sam- and root kul
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

बभूव (babhūva) - it was, there was, it became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

चरताम् (caratām) - of those who wandered/roamed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of carat

carat - wandering, moving, roaming

Present Active Participle

from root car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied group of people.

हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy, delight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure, elation

पुण्यतीर्थाम् (puṇyatīrthām) - having sacred bathing places

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇyatīrtha

puṇyatīrtha - having sacred bathing places (tīrtha)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (puṇya+tīrtha)

• puṇya – sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
• tīrtha – sacred bathing place, ford, holy site
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the Sarasvatī river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a sacred river and goddess of knowledge)