महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-33

सागरस्तु ततः स्वप्ने दर्शयामास राघवम् ।
देवो नदनदीभर्ता श्रीमान्यादोगणैर्वृतः ॥३३॥

33. sāgarastu tataḥ svapne darśayāmāsa rāghavam ,
devo nadanadībhartā śrīmānyādogaṇairvṛtaḥ.

33. sāgaraḥ tu tataḥ svapne darśayāmāsa rāghavam
| devaḥ nadanadībhartā śrīmān yādogaṇaiḥ vṛtaḥ

33. But then the Ocean (god) appeared to Rama in a dream, a glorious deity, the lord of rivers and streams, surrounded by hosts of aquatic creatures (yādogaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the Ocean god (ocean, sea)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after Rama lay down) (then, thereupon, from that)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - (the Ocean god) showed himself, or appeared (he showed, he appeared)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

• देवः (devaḥ) - (the Ocean) god (god, deity)

• नदनदीभर्ता (nadanadībhartā) - lord of rivers and streams

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

• यादोगणैः (yādogaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of aquatic creatures, by multitudes of sea animals

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by aquatic creatures) (surrounded, covered, chosen)

Words meanings and morphology

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the Ocean god (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, reservoir

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after Rama lay down) (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable).

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

From root `svap` (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - (the Ocean god) showed himself, or appeared (he showed, he appeared)

(verb)

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

Periphrastic Perfect, causative

Periphrastic perfect of the causative of `dṛś` (to see) - `darśayati` (to show), meaning 'he caused to see' or 'he showed'. `āmāsa` is auxiliary.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Often used to mean "he made himself seen" or "he appeared".

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic, derived from Raghu.

Note: Object of `darśayāmāsa`.

देवः (devaḥ) - (the Ocean) god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

From root `div` (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Appositive to `sāgaraḥ`.

नदनदीभर्ता (nadanadībhartā) - lord of rivers and streams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nadanadībhartṛ

nadanadībhartṛ - lord of rivers (both masculine and feminine)

Compound type : dvandva (nadanadī) + ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nadanadībhartṛ) (nada+nadī+bhartṛ)

• nada – river, stream (masculine)
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
• bhartṛ – lord, master, husband, supporter, sustainer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `tṛ` suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `sāgaraḥ`.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate, wealthy

From `śrī` (glory, beauty, prosperity) + `matup` suffix.

यादोगणैः (yādogaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of aquatic creatures, by multitudes of sea animals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yādogaṇa

yādogaṇa - multitude of aquatic animals, host of sea creatures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yādas+gaṇa)

• yādas – aquatic animal, sea monster
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with `vṛtaḥ`.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by aquatic creatures) (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛ` (to cover, surround, choose) + `kta` suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as a descriptive adjective for `sāgaraḥ`.