महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-16

ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः ।
समुद्रनाभ्यां शाल्वोऽभूत्सौभमास्थाय शत्रुहन् ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ sāgaramāsādya kukṣau tasya mahormiṇaḥ ,
samudranābhyāṁ śālvo'bhūtsaubhamāsthāya śatruhan.

16. tataḥ sāgaram āsādya kukṣau tasya mahormiṇaḥ
samudranābhyām śālvaḥ abhūt saubham āsthāya śatruhan

16. O slayer of enemies, then, having reached the great-waved ocean, Salva was in its interior, at the navel of the ocean, having ascended Saubha.

16. אז הגעתי אל הים, והנה שָׁאלְוַה, הו משמיד אויבים, עלה על סַאוּבְּהַה והיה בטבור הים, בחיקו של האוקיינוס רב הגלים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

• कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the deep interior (of the ocean) (in the belly, in the interior, in the womb)

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to the ocean (of him, of that)

• महोर्मिणः (mahormiṇaḥ) - of the ocean (of the great-waved one, of the one with great waves)

• समुद्रनाभ्याम् (samudranābhyām) - in the navel of the ocean, at the center of the ocean

• शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - King Salva (Salva (proper noun))

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• सौभम् (saubham) - The flying city (vehicle) of Salva. (Saubha (the aerial city/vehicle))

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having ascended, having taken up

• शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - An address to the listener (Krishna's charioteer, or Yudhiṣṭhira if this is a narration). (O slayer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

derived from tad (that) with suffix -tas

सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of āsādya.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed from ā + sad + lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the deep interior (of the ocean) (in the belly, in the interior, in the womb)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - belly, womb, interior

तस्य (tasya) - referring to the ocean (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to sāgara and agrees with mahormiṇaḥ.

महोर्मिणः (mahormiṇaḥ) - of the ocean (of the great-waved one, of the one with great waves)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahormin

mahormin - having great waves, great-waved

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ūrmi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ūrmi – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies sāgaram (implied by context and genitive case agreeing with tasya, which refers to sāgaram).

समुद्रनाभ्याम् (samudranābhyām) - in the navel of the ocean, at the center of the ocean

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of samudranābhi

samudranābhi - navel of the ocean, central point of the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+nābhi)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• nābhi – navel, center, focal point
  noun (feminine)

शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - King Salva (Salva (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - Salva (name of a king, a country)

Note: Subject of abhūt.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (luṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice

aorist stem with augment 'a'

Root: bhū (class 1)

सौभम् (saubham) - The flying city (vehicle) of Salva. (Saubha (the aerial city/vehicle))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saubha

saubha - related to Subha; name of an aerial city, a magical flying machine

Note: Object of āsthāya.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having ascended, having taken up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed from ā + sthā + lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - An address to the listener (Krishna's charioteer, or Yudhiṣṭhira if this is a narration). (O slayer of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatruhan

śatruhan - slayer of enemies

formed from śatru (enemy) + han (to strike/kill)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+han)

• śatru – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• han – striking, killer
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative
  Derived from root han (to strike/kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

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