महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-24

शाखां शाखां महानद्यः संयान्ति सिकतासमाः ।
धानापूपा मांसशाकाः सदा पायसकर्दमाः ॥२४॥

24. śākhāṁ śākhāṁ mahānadyaḥ saṁyānti sikatāsamāḥ ,
dhānāpūpā māṁsaśākāḥ sadā pāyasakardamāḥ.

24. śākhām śākhām mahānadyaḥ saṃyānti sikatāsamāḥ
dhānāpūpāḥ māṃsaśākāḥ sadā pāyasakardamāḥ

24. Great rivers flow into each branch, resembling sands. Cakes of fried grains, meat, and vegetables are always present, forming mires of milk-rice.

Words meanings summery:

• शाखाम् (śākhām) - into a branch, channel

• शाखाम् (śākhām) - into each branch, channel by channel

• महानद्यः (mahānadyaḥ) - great rivers

• संयान्ति (saṁyānti) - they flow together, they merge

• सिकतासमाः (sikatāsamāḥ) - like sands, resembling sands

• धानापूपाः (dhānāpūpāḥ) - cakes of fried grains

• मांसशाकाः (māṁsaśākāḥ) - meat and vegetables

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• पायसकर्दमाः (pāyasakardamāḥ) - mires of milk-rice

Words meanings and morphology

शाखाम् (śākhām) - into a branch, channel

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, channel, limb

शाखाम् (śākhām) - into each branch, channel by channel

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, channel, limb

महानद्यः (mahānadyaḥ) - great rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+nadī)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

संयान्ति (saṁyānti) - they flow together, they merge

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of √yā

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural, with prefix 'saṃ-'

Prefix: saṃ

Root: √yā (class 2)

सिकतासमाः (sikatāsamāḥ) - like sands, resembling sands

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sikatāsamā

sikatāsamā - resembling sand, like sand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi (sikatā+sama)

• sikatā – sand, gravel
  noun (feminine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahānadyaḥ'.

धानापूपाः (dhānāpūpāḥ) - cakes of fried grains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhānāpūpa

dhānāpūpa - cake made from fried grains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhānā+apūpa)

• dhānā – fried grain, parched corn
  noun (feminine)
• apūpa – cake, pancake, bread
  noun (masculine)

मांसशाकाः (māṁsaśākāḥ) - meat and vegetables

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsaśāka

māṁsaśāka - meat and vegetables

Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+śāka)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• śāka – vegetable, herb
  noun (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

पायसकर्दमाः (pāyasakardamāḥ) - mires of milk-rice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāyasakardama

pāyasakardama - mire or mud of milk-rice (pāyasa)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāyasa+kardama)

• pāyasa – milk-rice, rice porridge cooked in milk
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire, dirt, filth
  noun (masculine)