महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-88, verse-14

यत्र सर्वाः सरिच्छ्रेष्ठाः साक्षात्तमृषिसत्तमम् ।
स्वं स्वं तोयमुपादाय परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥१४॥

14. yatra sarvāḥ saricchreṣṭhāḥ sākṣāttamṛṣisattamam ,
svaṁ svaṁ toyamupādāya parivāryopatasthire.

14. yatra sarvāḥ saritśreṣṭhāḥ sākṣāt tam ṛṣisattamam
svaṃ svaṃ toyam upādāya parivārya upatastire

14. Where all the principal rivers, directly approaching that best of sages, brought their own waters and, surrounding him, stood nearby.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• सरित्श्रेष्ठाः (saritśreṣṭhāḥ) - principal rivers, best of rivers

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly

• तम् (tam) - that sage (him)

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the best of sages

• स्वं (svaṁ) - their own waters (their own)

• स्वं (svaṁ) - their respective waters (respective)

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• उपादाय (upādāya) - having brought, having taken

• परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded

• उपतस्तिरे (upatastire) - they stood nearby, they approached

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

सरित्श्रेष्ठाः (saritśreṣṭhāḥ) - principal rivers, best of rivers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saritśreṣṭha

saritśreṣṭha - best of rivers, principal river

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarit+śreṣṭha)

• sarit – river, stream
  noun (feminine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that sage (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the best of sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

स्वं (svaṁ) - their own waters (their own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

स्वं (svaṁ) - their respective waters (respective)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'respective' or intensifies 'own'.

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water, fluid

उपादाय (upādāya) - having brought, having taken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

उपतस्तिरे (upatastire) - they stood nearby, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (lit) of sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)