महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-102, verse-8

तन्महोदधिवत्पूर्णं नगरं वै व्यरोचत ।
द्वारतोरणनिर्यूहैर्युक्तमभ्रचयोपमैः ।
प्रासादशतसंबाधं महेन्द्रपुरसंनिभम् ॥८॥

8. tanmahodadhivatpūrṇaṁ nagaraṁ vai vyarocata ,
dvāratoraṇaniryūhairyuktamabhracayopamaiḥ ,
prāsādaśatasaṁbādhaṁ mahendrapurasaṁnibham.

8. tat mahodadhivat pūrṇam nagaram
vai vyarocata dvāratoraṇaniryūhaiḥ
yuktam abhracayopamaiḥ
prāsādaśatasaṃbādham mahendrapurasaṃnibham

8. That city, indeed, shone magnificently, as full as a great ocean. It was adorned with gates, arches, and battlements that resembled heaps of clouds, and it was crowded with hundreds of palaces, appearing like the city of Mahendra (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the city. (that)

• महोदधिवत् (mahodadhivat) - like a great ocean

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, abundant

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly, verily)

• व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - it shone, it glittered, it appeared splendid

• द्वारतोरणनिर्यूहैः (dvāratoraṇaniryūhaiḥ) - by gates, arches, and battlements

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with, furnished with, joined with

• अभ्रचयोपमैः (abhracayopamaiḥ) - resembling heaps of clouds

• प्रासादशतसंबाधम् (prāsādaśatasaṁbādham) - crowded with hundreds of palaces

• महेन्द्रपुरसंनिभम् (mahendrapurasaṁnibham) - resembling the city of Mahendra (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Referring to the city. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with nagaram, which is the subject.

महोदधिवत् (mahodadhivat) - like a great ocean

(indeclinable)

Compound mahā + udadhi + vat (suffix indicating similarity). mahā + udadhi undergoes internal sandhi ā+u=o.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā+udadhi+vat)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine pre-compound form of mahat.
• udadhi – ocean, sea (literally "water-reservoir")
  noun (masculine)
  Compound uda (water) + dhi (holder).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix vat forms an adverb expressing similitude.

Note: Adverbial use.

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, abundant

Past Passive Participle

From root pṛ (to fill)

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with nagaram.

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Subject of vyarocata.

वै (vai) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - it shone, it glittered, it appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

Imperfect, Ātmanepada

Augmented past tense (imperfect) of root ruc (Ātmanepada, 3rd singular). Prefix vi is incorporated.

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

द्वारतोरणनिर्यूहैः (dvāratoraṇaniryūhaiḥ) - by gates, arches, and battlements

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvāratoraṇaniryūha

dvāratoraṇaniryūha - gates, arches, and battlements

Dvandva compound of dvāra, toraṇa, and niryūha.

Compound type : Dvandva (dvāra+toraṇa+niryūha)

• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• toraṇa – arch, gateway, ornamental arch
  noun (neuter)
  From root tṝ (to cross).
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• niryūha – battlement, turret, projection
  noun (masculine)
  From root ūh with prefix nir.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ūh (class 1)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed with, furnished with, joined with

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, endowed with, furnished with, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with nagaram.

अभ्रचयोपमैः (abhracayopamaiḥ) - resembling heaps of clouds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhracayopama

abhracayopama - resembling heaps of clouds

Tatpurusha compound: abhra-caya (heaps of clouds) + upama (resembling).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (abhra+caya+upama)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, pile, collection, mass
  noun (masculine)
  From root ci (to collect).
  Root: ci (class 5)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From upa + root mā (to measure).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with dvāratoraṇaniryūhaiḥ.

प्रासादशतसंबाधम् (prāsādaśatasaṁbādham) - crowded with hundreds of palaces

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāsādaśatasaṃbādha

prāsādaśatasaṁbādha - crowded by hundreds of palaces, thronged with many palaces

Tatpurusha compound: prāsāda-śata (hundreds of palaces) + saṃbādha (crowded).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (prāsāda+śata+saṃbādha)

• prāsāda – palace, large mansion
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + sad (to sit, settle).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbādha – crowded, obstructed, oppressed, narrow
  adjective (neuter)
  From sam + root badh (to bind, oppress).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with nagaram.

महेन्द्रपुरसंनिभम् (mahendrapurasaṁnibham) - resembling the city of Mahendra (Indra)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahendrapurasaṃnibha

mahendrapurasaṁnibha - resembling the city of Mahendra (Indra)

Tatpurusha compound: mahā-indra-pura (city of great Indra) + saṃnibha (resembling).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā+indra+pura+saṃnibha)

• mahā – great
  adjective (feminine)
  Pre-compound form of mahat.
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief
  proper noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (neuter)
  From sam + root bhā (to shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with nagaram.