महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-138, verse-15

शयनेषु परार्ध्येषु ये पुरा वारणावते ।
नाधिजग्मुस्तदा निद्रां तेऽद्य सुप्ता महीतले ॥१५॥

15. śayaneṣu parārdhyeṣu ye purā vāraṇāvate ,
nādhijagmustadā nidrāṁ te'dya suptā mahītale.

15. śayaneṣu parārdhyeṣu ye purā vāraṇāvate na
adhijagmuḥ tadā nidrām te adya suptāḥ mahītale

15. Those who, in the past, could not find sleep even on the most excellent beds in Vāraṇāvata, are now sleeping on the bare ground today.

Words meanings summery:

• शयनेषु (śayaneṣu) - on beds, in sleeping places

• परार्ध्येषु (parārdhyeṣu) - on most excellent, on most costly (beds)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

• वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata (a city)

• न (na) - not

• अधिजग्मुः (adhijagmuḥ) - they obtained, they reached

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

• ते (te) - they, those

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - sleeping, asleep

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

Words meanings and morphology

शयनेषु (śayaneṣu) - on beds, in sleeping places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping, lying down

Root: śī (class 2)

परार्ध्येषु (parārdhyeṣu) - on most excellent, on most costly (beds)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of parārdhya

parārdhya - most excellent, costly, valuable, supreme

Note: Agrees with 'śayaneṣu'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

(indeclinable)

वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Vāraṇāvata (a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāraṇāvata

vāraṇāvata - Vāraṇāvata (name of a city mentioned in the Mahābhārata)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अधिजग्मुः (adhijagmuḥ) - they obtained, they reached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

Note: Object of the verb 'adhijagmuḥ'.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

सुप्ताः (suptāḥ) - sleeping, asleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supta

supta - slept, asleep, sleeping

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √svap with suffix -ta

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'te'.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - the surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, ground, plane
  noun (neuter)