महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-2

वणिजो नावि भिन्नायां यथागाधेऽप्लवेऽर्णवे ।
अपारे पारमिच्छन्तो हते शूरे महात्मनि ॥२॥

2. vaṇijo nāvi bhinnāyāṁ yathāgādhe'plave'rṇave ,
apāre pāramicchanto hate śūre mahātmani.

2. vaṇijaḥ nāvi bhinnāyām yathā agādhe aplave
arṇave apāre pāram icchantaḥ hate śūre mahātmani

2. yathā vaṇijaḥ bhinnāyām nāvi agādhe aplave apāre arṇave pāram icchantaḥ (bhavanti),
(tathā) mahātmani śūre hate (vayam abhavāma)

2. Just as merchants, with their boat shattered in a fathomless, uncrossable ocean, long for the shore in that boundless sea, such was our state when the great-souled hero was slain.

Words meanings summery:

• वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

• नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

• भिन्नायाम् (bhinnāyām) - in the broken, in the shattered

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अगाधे (agādhe) - in the fathomless, in the bottomless

• अप्लवे (aplave) - in the uncrossable, in the unfloatable (ocean)

• अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

• अपारे (apāre) - in the boundless, in the shoreless

• पारम् (pāram) - the shore, the other side, the end

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

• हते (hate) - when killed, slain, destroyed

• शूरे (śūre) - in the hero, to the hero

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great-souled one, to the noble one

Words meanings and morphology

वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

नावि (nāvi) - in the boat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

भिन्नायाम् (bhinnāyām) - in the broken, in the shattered

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, shattered, divided

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhid (to break, split) + kta (past participle suffix).

Root: bhil (class 7)

Note: Agrees with nāvi.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

अगाधे (agādhe) - in the fathomless, in the bottomless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of agādha

agādha - fathomless, bottomless, deep

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'gādha' (fordable, shallow).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gādha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• gādha – fordable, shallow, firm ground
  noun (masculine)

अप्लवे (aplave) - in the uncrossable, in the unfloatable (ocean)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of aplava

aplava - without a boat, without means of floating, uncrossable (by swimming)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'plava' (boat, float, swimming).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+plava)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• plava – boat, raft, swimming, floating
  noun (masculine)
  Root: plu (class 1)

अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, waves

अपारे (apāre) - in the boundless, in the shoreless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of apāra

apāra - boundless, shoreless, endless

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'pāra' (shore, limit).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• pāra – shore, bank, limit, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

पारम् (pāram) - the shore, the other side, the end

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāra

pāra - shore, bank, limit, end

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of `icchantaḥ`.

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring, wishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √iṣ (to wish, desire) + śatṛ (present active participle suffix).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

हते (hate) - when killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √han (to strike, kill) + kta (past participle suffix).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with śūre and mahātmani.

शूरे (śūre) - in the hero, to the hero

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great-souled one, to the noble one

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (ātman), the Supreme Soul

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with śūre.