महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-25

तत्कुमारबलं तत्र गृहीतशरकार्मुकम् ।
गन्धर्वनगराकारं प्रेक्ष्य ते विस्मिताभवन् ॥२५॥

25. tatkumārabalaṁ tatra gṛhītaśarakārmukam ,
gandharvanagarākāraṁ prekṣya te vismitābhavan.

25. tat kumārabaIam tatra gṛhītaśarakārmukam
gandharvanagarākāram prekṣya te vismitāḥ abhavan

25. Upon seeing that army of princes there, holding their bows and arrows, appearing like an ethereal city of the Gandharvas, they became astonished.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• कुमारबैअम् (kumārabaiam) - the army of princes

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गृहीतशरकार्मुकम् (gṛhītaśarakārmukam) - holding arrows and bows

• गन्धर्वनगराकारम् (gandharvanagarākāram) - having the appearance of a Gandharva city (a mirage, ethereal)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, seeing, upon seeing

• ते (te) - they

• विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, surprised

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुमारबैअम् (kumārabaiam) - the army of princes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kumārabaIa

kumārabaIa - army of princes, group of youths

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumāra+baIa)

• kumāra – prince, youth, boy
  noun (masculine)
• baIa – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

गृहीतशरकार्मुकम् (gṛhītaśarakārmukam) - holding arrows and bows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhītaśarakārmuka

gṛhītaśarakārmuka - having taken arrows and a bow, armed with bow and arrows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gṛhīta+śara+kārmuka)

• gṛhīta – taken, seized, held
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)

गन्धर्वनगराकारम् (gandharvanagarākāram) - having the appearance of a Gandharva city (a mirage, ethereal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gandharvanagarākāra

gandharvanagarākāra - having the form or appearance of a Gandharva city (an illusory or ethereal city)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+nagara+ākāra)

• gandharva – a class of celestial beings, heavenly musician
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, seeing, upon seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished, surprised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, amazed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'smi' (to smile) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

Root: bhū (class 1)