महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-168, verse-20

तुष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा सा पुरी कुरुनन्दन ।
अशोभत तदा तेन शक्रेणेवामरावती ॥२०॥

20. tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā sā purī kurunandana ,
aśobhata tadā tena śakreṇevāmarāvatī.

20. tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā sā purī kurunandana
aśobhata tadā tena śakreṇa iva amarāvatī

20. O delight of the Kurus, that city, filled with contented and well-nourished people, then shone because of him (Rama), just as Amaravati shines because of Shakra (Indra).

20. הו שמחתם של בני קוּרוּ, העיר הייתה גדושה באנשים שמחים ושבעים, והיא האירה אז בזכותו כמו אַמַרָאוַטִי בזכות שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה).

Words meanings summery:

• तुष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा (tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā) - filled with contented and well-nourished people

• सा (sā) - that (city) (that, she)

• पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone (it shone, it was splendid)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• तेन (tena) - because of him (Rama) (by him, by that)

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra) (by Shakra, by Indra)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अमरावती (amarāvatī) - Amaravati (Indra's capital city) (Amaravati (Indra's city))

Words meanings and morphology

तुष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णा (tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇā) - filled with contented and well-nourished people

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇa

tuṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇa - filled with satisfied and nourished people

Compound type : tatpurusha (tuṣṭa+puṣṭa+jana+ākīrṇa)

• tuṣṭa – satisfied, contented, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root tuṣ (to be pleased) + kta suffix
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• puṣṭa – nourished, thriving, healthy, plump
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root puṣ (to nourish, thrive) + kta suffix
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• jana – people, persons
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – filled, covered, crowded
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix ā + root kīr (to scatter) + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

सा (sā) - that (city) (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरी (purī) - city (city, town)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru (an epithet for descendants of Kuru)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king and his descendants
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone (it shone, it was splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - because of him (Rama) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra) (by Shakra, by Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (name of Indra), powerful, mighty

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अमरावती (amarāvatī) - Amaravati (Indra's capital city) (Amaravati (Indra's city))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of amarāvatī

amarāvatī - Amarāvatī (the capital city of Indra)

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