महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-49

पञ्चभिस्तैर्महेष्वासैरिन्द्रकल्पैः समन्वितम् ।
शुशुभे तत्पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर्भोगवती यथा ॥४९॥

49. pañcabhistairmaheṣvāsairindrakalpaiḥ samanvitam ,
śuśubhe tatpuraśreṣṭhaṁ nāgairbhogavatī yathā.

49. pañcabhiḥ taiḥ maheṣvāsaiḥ indrakalpaiḥ samanvitam
śuśubhe tat puraśreṣṭham nāgaiḥ bhogavatī yathā

49. That excellent city, accompanied by those five great archers who were comparable to Indra, shone brilliantly, just as Bhogavatī, the capital of the nāgas, is adorned by the nāgas themselves.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by the five Pāṇḍavas (by five)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (Pāṇḍavas) (by those)

• महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers, by those with mighty bows

• इन्द्रकल्पैः (indrakalpaiḥ) - by those resembling Indra, by those comparable to Indra

• समन्वितम् (samanvitam) - endowed with, accompanied by, furnished with

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

• तत् (tat) - that (city) (that)

• पुरश्रेष्ठम् (puraśreṣṭham) - the excellent city (Khāṇḍavaprastha) (the best of cities, excellent city)

• नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by mythical serpent-beings (by nāgas, by serpents)

• भोगवती (bhogavatī) - Bhogavatī (name of the capital of the nāgas)

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by the five Pāṇḍavas (by five)

(numeral)

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (Pāṇḍavas) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas, agreeing with 'pañcabhiḥ'.

महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers, by those with mighty bows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+iṣvāsa)

• mahat – great, mighty
  adjective
  Root: mah (class 1)
• iṣvāsa – bow (weapon)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ'.

इन्द्रकल्पैः (indrakalpaiḥ) - by those resembling Indra, by those comparable to Indra

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of indrakalpa

indrakalpa - resembling Indra, like Indra, equal to Indra

'kalpa' is a suffix meaning 'resembling' or 'like'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+kalpa)

• indra – Indra (king of gods, god of thunder and rain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kalpa – resembling, like, equal to (suffix)
  adjective
  Suffix denoting similarity.

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ' and 'maheṣvāsaiḥ'.

समन्वितम् (samanvitam) - endowed with, accompanied by, furnished with

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samanvita

samanvita - endowed with, accompanied by, furnished with, joined with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu' and 'kta' suffix.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'śubh'.

Root: śubh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (city) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the city, 'puraśreṣṭham'.

पुरश्रेष्ठम् (puraśreṣṭham) - the excellent city (Khāṇḍavaprastha) (the best of cities, excellent city)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puraśreṣṭha

puraśreṣṭha - best of cities, excellent city, chief city

'śreṣṭha' is the superlative of 'praśasya' (excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+śreṣṭha)

• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya'.

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by mythical serpent-beings (by nāgas, by serpents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - nāga (mythical serpent-being), snake, elephant

Note: Agent of adornment for Bhogavatī.

भोगवती (bhogavatī) - Bhogavatī (name of the capital of the nāgas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogavatī

bhogavatī - Bhogavatī (the name of the capital city of the nāgas in the underworld)

Feminine form of 'bhogavat' (possessing enjoyment, wealth).

Note: The object of comparison with 'puraśreṣṭham'.

यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as

(indeclinable)