महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-16

प्रागुत्तरेण नगराद्भूमिभागे समे शुभे ।
समाजवाटः शुशुभे भवनैः सर्वतो वृतः ॥१६॥

16. prāguttareṇa nagarādbhūmibhāge same śubhe ,
samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ.

16. prāguttareṇa nagarāt bhūmibhāge same śubhe
samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvataḥ vṛtaḥ

16. To the northeast of the city, on a level and beautiful plot of land, the assembly ground appeared splendid, enclosed on all sides by buildings.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रागुत्तरेण (prāguttareṇa) - in the northeast, towards the northeast

• नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

• भूमिभागे (bhūmibhāge) - on a part of the land, in a region

• समे (same) - on a level, even

• शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, beautiful

• समाजवाटः (samājavāṭaḥ) - the assembly ground, meeting place

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was beautiful, it appeared splendid

• भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) - by buildings, by mansions

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, completely

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enclosed, covered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रागुत्तरेण (prāguttareṇa) - in the northeast, towards the northeast

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāguttara

prāguttara - northeast, north-east direction

Compound of 'prāk' (east) and 'uttara' (north).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (prāk+uttara)

• prāk – east, eastern
  indeclinable
• uttara – north, upper, later, higher
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate direction relative to the city.

नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

भूमिभागे (bhūmibhāge) - on a part of the land, in a region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūmibhāga

bhūmibhāga - a part of the earth, portion of land, region

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'bhūmi' (earth/land) and 'bhāga' (part/portion).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+bhāga)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, part, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

समे (same) - on a level, even

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar; level, even; impartial

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmibhāge'.

शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, fortunate; beautiful, lovely; good, pure

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmibhāge'.

समाजवाटः (samājavāṭaḥ) - the assembly ground, meeting place

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samājavāṭa

samājavāṭa - assembly ground, meeting place, public enclosure for gatherings

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'samāja' (assembly) and 'vāṭa' (enclosure/ground).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samāja+vāṭa)

• samāja – assembly, congregation, collection, meeting
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: aj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, hedge, ground
  noun (masculine)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was beautiful, it appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada form.

भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) - by buildings, by mansions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhavana

bhavana - building, house, dwelling, mansion; being, existing

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, completely

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enclosed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, encompassed, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'samājavāṭaḥ'.