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.

22. הצבא ההוא, שדומה היה לים שני ודגלים רבים בו, הגיע אל היער שבחוף הים וחנה שם באותה עת.

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.

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