महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-204, verse-6

ततः कदाचिद्विन्ध्यस्य पृष्ठे समशिलातले ।
पुष्पिताग्रेषु शालेषु विहारमभिजग्मतुः ॥६॥

6. tataḥ kadācidvindhyasya pṛṣṭhe samaśilātale ,
puṣpitāgreṣu śāleṣu vihāramabhijagmatuḥ.

6. tataḥ kadācit vindhyasya pṛṣṭhe samaśilātale
puṣpitāgreṣu śāleṣu vihāram abhijagmatuḥ

6. Then, one day, they both went for recreation to the summit of the Vindhya mountains, on a level rock surface, amidst śāla trees with flowering tops.

6. ופעם אחת הגיעו אל רום הר וִינְדְהְיַה, למקום בילוי על משטח סלע מישורי, בין עצי שָׁאלַה שקצותיהם פורחים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• विन्ध्यस्य (vindhyasya) - of the Vindhya (mountain)

• पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back, on the surface, on the summit

• समशिलातले (samaśilātale) - on a level rock surface

• पुष्पिताग्रेषु (puṣpitāgreṣu) - among those with flowering tops, with blossoming tips

• शालेषु (śāleṣu) - among the śāla trees

• विहारम् (vihāram) - for recreation, for sporting

• अभिजग्मतुः (abhijagmatuḥ) - they both went towards, they both approached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

विन्ध्यस्य (vindhyasya) - of the Vindhya (mountain)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vindhya

vindhya - the Vindhya mountain range

पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back, on the surface, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, summit, surface

समशिलातले (samaśilātale) - on a level rock surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samaśilātala

samaśilātala - level rock surface

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+śilā+tala)

• sama – level, even, similar
  adjective (neuter)
• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom
  noun (neuter)

पुष्पिताग्रेषु (puṣpitāgreṣu) - among those with flowering tops, with blossoming tips

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṣpitāgra

puṣpitāgra - having flowering tops, with blossoming tips

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpita+agra)

• puṣpita – flowered, blossomed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: puṣ
• agra – top, tip, front
  noun (neuter)

शालेषु (śāleṣu) - among the śāla trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śāla

śāla - śāla tree (Shorea robusta)

विहारम् (vihāram) - for recreation, for sporting

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vihāra

vihāra - recreation, sport, promenade, monastery

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अभिजग्मतुः (abhijagmatuḥ) - they both went towards, they both approached

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of abhi-√gam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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