महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-39

स ततार तया नावा समुद्रं मनुजेश्वर ।
नृत्यमानमिवोर्मीभिर्गर्जमानमिवाम्भसा ॥३९॥

39. sa tatāra tayā nāvā samudraṁ manujeśvara ,
nṛtyamānamivormībhirgarjamānamivāmbhasā.

39. sa tatāra tayā nāvā samudram manujeśvara
nṛtyamānam iva ūrmībhiḥ garjamānam iva ambhasā

39. O lord of men, he crossed that ocean, which seemed to be dancing with its waves and roaring with its waters.

39. הו אדון בני האדם, הדג חצה בספינה ההיא את האוקיינוס, שנראה כרוקד בגלים וכשואג במימיו.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• ततार (tatāra) - he crossed

• तया (tayā) - by that, with that

• नावा (nāvā) - by the boat

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean

• मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O lord of men

• नृत्यमानम् (nṛtyamānam) - dancing, being danced

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• ऊर्मीभिः (ūrmībhiḥ) - by waves

• गर्जमानम् (garjamānam) - roaring, being roared

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततार (tatāra) - he crossed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tṝ

Root: tṝ (class 1)

तया (tayā) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नावा (nāvā) - by the boat

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujeśvara

manujeśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+īśvara)

• manuja – man, human being, born of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

नृत्यमानम् (nṛtyamānam) - dancing, being danced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛtyamāna

nṛtyamāna - dancing, being danced

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root nṛt (to dance) + -māna suffix for present middle participle.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मीभिः (ūrmībhiḥ) - by waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ūrmi

ūrmi - wave, billow

गर्जमानम् (garjamānam) - roaring, being roared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of garjamāna

garjamāna - roaring, thundering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root garj (to roar) + -māna suffix for present middle participle.

Root: garj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

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