महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-17

प्राकारपरिखोपेतो द्वारतोरणमण्डितः ।
वितानेन विचित्रेण सर्वतः समवस्तृतः ॥१७॥

17. prākāraparikhopeto dvāratoraṇamaṇḍitaḥ ,
vitānena vicitreṇa sarvataḥ samavastṛtaḥ.

17. prākāraparikhā upetaḥ dvāratoraṇa maṇḍitaḥ
vitānena vicitreṇa sarvataḥ samavastṛtaḥ

17. It was equipped with ramparts and moats, adorned with gates and ornamental arches, and entirely covered on all sides by a colorful canopy.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राकारपरिखा (prākāraparikhā) - rampart and moat (as part of a compound)

• उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, furnished with

• द्वारतोरण (dvāratoraṇa) - gates and arches (as part of a compound)

• मण्डितः (maṇḍitaḥ) - adorned, embellished, decorated

• वितानेन (vitānena) - by a canopy, by an awning

• विचित्रेण (vicitreṇa) - by a variegated, colorful, wondrous

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, completely

• समवस्तृतः (samavastṛtaḥ) - covered, spread over

Words meanings and morphology

प्राकारपरिखा (prākāraparikhā) - rampart and moat (as part of a compound)

(noun)

of prākāraparikhā

prākāraparikhā - rampart and moat (usually refers to the pair)

Dvandva compound of 'prākāra' (rampart) and 'parikhā' (moat).

Compound type : Dvandva (prākāra+parikhā)

• prākāra – rampart, enclosing wall, fence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• parikhā – moat, ditch, circumvallation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: khan (class 1)

Note: This is the first part of the compound 'prākāraparikhopetaḥ'.

उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, furnished with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upeta

upeta - endowed with, furnished with, possessed of, gone near

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'upa-' (near) and root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Completes the Bahuvrīhi compound 'prākāraparikhopetaḥ', agreeing with 'samājavāṭaḥ'.

द्वारतोरण (dvāratoraṇa) - gates and arches (as part of a compound)

(noun)

of dvāratoraṇa

dvāratoraṇa - gates and arches

Dvandva compound of 'dvāra' (gate) and 'toraṇa' (archway).

Compound type : Dvandva (dvāra+toraṇa)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dvā (class 4)
• toraṇa – archway, ornamental arch, gateway
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is the first part of the compound 'dvāratoraṇamaṇḍitaḥ'.

मण्डितः (maṇḍitaḥ) - adorned, embellished, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇḍita

maṇḍita - adorned, embellished, decorated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'maṇḍ' (to adorn, decorate).

Root: maṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Completes the Bahuvrīhi compound 'dvāratoraṇamaṇḍitaḥ', agreeing with 'samājavāṭaḥ'.

वितानेन (vitānena) - by a canopy, by an awning

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vitāna

vitāna - canopy, awning, cover; extent, expansion

From 'vi-' and root 'tan' (to spread).

Root: tan (class 8)

विचित्रेण (vicitreṇa) - by a variegated, colorful, wondrous

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange, curious, colorful

Prefix: vi

Root: cit

Note: Agrees with 'vitānena'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, completely

(indeclinable)

समवस्तृतः (samavastṛtaḥ) - covered, spread over

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samavastṛta

samavastṛta - covered, spread over, strewn over

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'sam-ava-' (completely over) and root 'stṛ' (to spread).

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'samājavāṭaḥ'.