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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-30

पाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशेन हिमराशिनिभेन च ।
शुशुभे तत्पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर्भोगवती यथा ॥३०॥
30. pāṇḍurābhraprakāśena himarāśinibhena ca ,
śuśubhe tatpuraśreṣṭhaṁ nāgairbhogavatī yathā.
30. pāṇḍurābhrāprakāśena himarāśinibhena ca
śuśubhe tat puraśreṣṭham nāgaiḥ bhogavatī yathā
30. That excellent city shone like Bhogavatī, the capital of the nāgas, by the radiance of white clouds and resembling a heap of snow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पाण्डुराभ्राप्रकाशेन (pāṇḍurābhrāprakāśena) - by the radiance of white clouds
  • हिमराशिनिभेन (himarāśinibhena) - resembling a heap of snow
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was adorned
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • पुरश्रेष्ठम् (puraśreṣṭham) - best city, excellent city
  • नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the inhabitants of Bhogavatī (implied nāgas) (by nāgas, by serpents, by elephants)
  • भोगवती (bhogavatī) - Bhogavatī (name of the capital of nāgas)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डुराभ्राप्रकाशेन (pāṇḍurābhrāprakāśena) - by the radiance of white clouds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍurābhrāprakāśa
pāṇḍurābhrāprakāśa - the radiance/light of white clouds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍura+abhra+prakāśa)
  • pāṇḍura – white, pale-yellow
    adjective (masculine)
  • abhra – cloud
    noun (neuter)
  • prakāśa – light, radiance, manifestation
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: kāś
हिमराशिनिभेन (himarāśinibhena) - resembling a heap of snow
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of himarāśinibha
himarāśinibha - resembling a heap of snow
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+rāśi+nibha)
  • hima – snow, frost
    noun (neuter)
  • rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
    noun (masculine)
  • nibha – like, resembling
    adjective (masculine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was adorned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śubh
Root: śubh (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
पुरश्रेष्ठम् (puraśreṣṭham) - best city, excellent city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puraśreṣṭha
puraśreṣṭha - best of cities, excellent city
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+śreṣṭha)
  • pura – city, town
    noun (neuter)
  • śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
    adjective (neuter)
नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by the inhabitants of Bhogavatī (implied nāgas) (by nāgas, by serpents, by elephants)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, a class of mythical beings (nāga)
भोगवती (bhogavatī) - Bhogavatī (name of the capital of nāgas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogavatī
bhogavatī - name of the capital city of the nāgas
यथा (yathā) - as, just as
(indeclinable)