महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-55, verse-14

उदपानगताश्चापो व्यवर्धन्त समन्ततः ।
अशरीरा महानादाः श्रूयन्ते स्म तदा नृप ॥१४॥

14. udapānagatāścāpo vyavardhanta samantataḥ ,
aśarīrā mahānādāḥ śrūyante sma tadā nṛpa.

14. udapānagatāḥ ca āpaḥ vyavardhanta samantataḥ
aśarīrāḥ mahānādāḥ śrūyante sma tadā nṛpa

14. nṛpa,
udapānagatāḥ āpaḥ ca samantataḥ vyavardhanta.
tadā aśarīrāḥ mahānādāḥ śrūyante sma.

14. And waters from wells swelled everywhere. Then, O king, great disembodied sounds were heard.

Words meanings summery:

• उदपानगताः (udapānagatāḥ) - situated in wells, gone into wells

• च (ca) - and

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

• व्यवर्धन्त (vyavardhanta) - they swelled, they increased

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

• अशरीराः (aśarīrāḥ) - bodiless, disembodied

• महानादाः (mahānādāḥ) - great sounds, loud roars

• श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

उदपानगताः (udapānagatāḥ) - situated in wells, gone into wells

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of udapānagata

udapānagata - fallen into a well, situated in a well

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udapāna+gata)

• udapāna – a well, reservoir
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

व्यवर्धन्त (vyavardhanta) - they swelled, they increased

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyavṛdh

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Derived from samanta (all-encompassing)

अशरीराः (aśarīrāḥ) - bodiless, disembodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśarīra

aśarīra - bodiless, without a body, incorporeal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+śarīra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

महानादाः (mahānādāḥ) - great sounds, loud roars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāda

mahānāda - a great sound, loud roar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāda)

• mahā – great, mighty, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - they are heard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)