महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-44

अनेकशतविस्तीर्णं योजनानां महोदधिम् ।
तिमिनक्रझषावासं चिन्तयन्तः सुदुःखिताः ॥४४॥

44. anekaśatavistīrṇaṁ yojanānāṁ mahodadhim ,
timinakrajhaṣāvāsaṁ cintayantaḥ suduḥkhitāḥ.

44. anekaśatavistīrṇam yojanānām mahāudadhim
timinakrajhaṣāvāsam cintayantaḥ suduḥkhitāḥ

44. Contemplating that great ocean, which stretched for many hundreds of yojanas and served as the dwelling (āvāsa) for whales, crocodiles, and fish, we were deeply saddened.

Words meanings summery:

• अनेकशतविस्तीर्णम् (anekaśatavistīrṇam) - extended over many hundreds

• योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

• महाउदधिम् (mahāudadhim) - the great ocean

• तिमिनक्रझषावासम् (timinakrajhaṣāvāsam) - the abode of whales, crocodiles, and fish

• चिन्तयन्तः (cintayantaḥ) - thinking, contemplating

• सुदुःखिताः (suduḥkhitāḥ) - very saddened, deeply distressed

Words meanings and morphology

अनेकशतविस्तीर्णम् (anekaśatavistīrṇam) - extended over many hundreds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anekaśatavistīrṇa

anekaśatavistīrṇa - extended over many hundreds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anekaśata+vistīrṇa)

• anekaśata – many hundreds
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of aneka (many) and śata (hundred)
• vistīrṇa – extended, spread out, vast
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with mahāudadhim

योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana

yojana - league, a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km), yoking

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Expresses the measure of extension

महाउदधिम् (mahāudadhim) - the great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāudadhi

mahāudadhi - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udadhi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of cintayantaḥ

तिमिनक्रझषावासम् (timinakrajhaṣāvāsam) - the abode of whales, crocodiles, and fish

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of timinakrajhaṣāvāsa

timinakrajhaṣāvāsa - dwelling of whales, crocodiles, and fish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timi+nakra+jhaṣa+āvāsa)

• timi – whale, large fish
  noun (masculine)
• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)
• jhaṣa – fish
  noun (masculine)
• āvāsa – abode, dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahāudadhim

चिन्तयन्तः (cintayantaḥ) - thinking, contemplating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering, considering

present active participle

Derived from root cint (causative of cit)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'we'

सुदुःखिताः (suduḥkhitāḥ) - very saddened, deeply distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suduḥkhita

suduḥkhita - very sad, deeply distressed

Compound with intensifier su- and duḥkhita (saddened)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+duḥkhita)

• su – good, excellent, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix for intensification
• duḥkhita – saddened, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root duh (to suffer) or noun duḥkha (suffering)
  Root: duh (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'we'