महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-22

द्वितीयसागरनिभं तद्बलं बहुलध्वजम् ।
वेलावनं समासाद्य निवासमकरोत्तदा ॥२२॥

22. dvitīyasāgaranibhaṁ tadbalaṁ bahuladhvajam ,
velāvanaṁ samāsādya nivāsamakarottadā.

22. dvitīyasāgaranibham tat balam bahuladhvajam
velāvanam samāsādya nivāsam akarot tadā

22. That army, which was like a second ocean and had numerous banners, reached the coastal forest and then established its camp there.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वितीयसागरनिभम् (dvitīyasāgaranibham) - resembling a second ocean

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the army) (that)

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• बहुलध्वजम् (bahuladhvajam) - with many banners, having numerous flags

• वेलावनम् (velāvanam) - shore-forest, coastal forest

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached

• निवासम् (nivāsam) - dwelling, residence, camp

• अकरोत् (akarot) - established (a camp) (made, did, performed)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

द्वितीयसागरनिभम् (dvitīyasāgaranibham) - resembling a second ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvitīyasāgaranibha

dvitīyasāgaranibha - resembling a second ocean

Bahuvrīhi compound: dvitīya (second) + sāgara (ocean) + nibha (resembling).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvitīya+sāgara+nibha)

• dvitīya – second, secondary
  adjective (masculine)
  Ordinal number from dvi (two).
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the army) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective for 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

From root √bal (to live, to breathe).

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Direct object.

बहुलध्वजम् (bahuladhvajam) - with many banners, having numerous flags

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuladhvaja

bahuladhvaja - having many banners

Bahuvrīhi compound: bahula (many) + dhvaja (banner).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahula+dhvaja)

• bahula – abundant, numerous, plentiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From bahu (many) with suffix -la.
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhvaj (to move, to go).
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'balam'.

वेलावनम् (velāvanam) - shore-forest, coastal forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of velāvana

velāvana - shore-forest, coastal forest

Tatpuruṣa compound: velā (shore) + vana (forest).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (velā+vana)

• velā – shore, coast, boundary, time
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of the action 'having reached'.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √sad (to sit, to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

निवासम् (nivāsam) - dwelling, residence, camp

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - dwelling, residence, camp, abode

From root √vas (to dwell) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Direct object.

अकरोत् (akarot) - established (a camp) (made, did, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect (laṅ) 3rd singular

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb from tad (that).

Note: Temporal adverb.