महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-72

भिन्ननौका यथा राजन्द्वीपमासाद्य निर्वृताः ।
भवन्ति पुरुषव्याघ्र नाविकाः कालपर्यये ॥७२॥

72. bhinnanaukā yathā rājandvīpamāsādya nirvṛtāḥ ,
bhavanti puruṣavyāghra nāvikāḥ kālaparyaye.

72. bhinnanaukāḥ yathā rājan dvīpam āsādya nirvr̥tāḥ
bhavanti puruṣavyāghra nāvikāḥ kālaparyaye

72. rājan puruṣavyāghra,
yathā bhinnanaukāḥ nāvikāḥ dvīpam āsādya kālaparyaye nirvr̥tāḥ bhavanti

72. Just as, O King, O tiger among men, shipwrecked sailors, having reached an island, become relieved and safe in times of distress,

Words meanings summery:

• भिन्ननौकाः (bhinnanaukāḥ) - whose boats are broken, shipwrecked

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• राजन् (rājan) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

• द्वीपम् (dvīpam) - island, refuge

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, approaching, having obtained

• निर्व्र्̥ताः (nirvr̥tāḥ) - comforted, relieved, safe, settled

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• नाविकाः (nāvikāḥ) - sailors, mariners

• कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - at the turn of time, in times of distress/adversity

Words meanings and morphology

भिन्ननौकाः (bhinnanaukāḥ) - whose boats are broken, shipwrecked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnanaukā

bhinnanaukā - whose boat is broken, shipwrecked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+naukā)

• bhinna – broken, split, shattered
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root bhid (to split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• naukā – boat, ship
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'nāvikāḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

द्वीपम् (dvīpam) - island, refuge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent; refuge, shelter

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, approaching, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive of root sad with prefix ā, and suffix -lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

निर्व्र्̥ताः (nirvr̥tāḥ) - comforted, relieved, safe, settled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvr̥ta

nirvr̥ta - calmed, relieved, safe, contented, ceased

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root vr̥ with prefix nir

Prefix: nis

Root: vr̥ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'nāvikāḥ'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present

3rd person plural present active of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

नाविकाः (nāvikāḥ) - sailors, mariners

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāvika

nāvika - sailor, mariner

कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - at the turn of time, in times of distress/adversity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kālaparyaya

kālaparyaya - turn of time, change of season, critical moment, distress

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+paryaya)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• paryaya – turn, change, course, reverse, adversity
  noun (masculine)