महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-64, verse-4

पुष्पितैः पादपैः कीर्णमतीव सुखशाद्वलम् ।
विपुलं मधुरारावैर्नादितं विहगैस्तथा ॥४॥

4. puṣpitaiḥ pādapaiḥ kīrṇamatīva sukhaśādvalam ,
vipulaṁ madhurārāvairnāditaṁ vihagaistathā.

4. पुष्पितैः पादपैः कीर्णम् अतीव सुख-शाद्वलम्
विपुलम् मधुर-आरावैः नादितम् विहगैः तथा

4. It was covered with blooming trees, exceedingly pleasant with its green meadows, vast, and filled with the sweet calls of birds.

4. (היער) היה זרוע עצים פורחים, עם דשא רך ונעים מאוד, רחב ידיים, ומהדהד מציוצם המתוק של ציפורים.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पितैः (पुष्पितैः) - with blooming (with blooming, with flowered)

• पादपैः (पादपैः) - with trees (by trees, with trees)

• कीर्णम् (कीर्णम्) - covered (covered, strewn, filled)

• अतीव (अतीव) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

• सुख-शाद्वलम् (सुख-शाद्वलम्) - pleasant with green meadows (pleasant with green meadows, delightful green)

• विपुलम् (विपुलम्) - vast (vast, extensive, large)

• मधुर-आरावैः (मधुर-आरावैः) - with sweet calls (with sweet sounds, with melodious cries)

• नादितम् (नादितम्) - filled with sound (resounded, filled with sound, made to sound)

• विहगैः (विहगैः) - by birds

• तथा (तथा) - and (and, thus, also, so)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पितैः (पुष्पितैः) - with blooming (with blooming, with flowered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowered, blooming, adorned with flowers

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'puṣpa' (flower) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: puṣp (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'pādapaiḥ'.

पादपैः (पादपैः) - with trees (by trees, with trees)

(common noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'foot-drinker')

Compound of pāda (foot) and pa (drinker).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root
  common noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'kīrṇam'.

कीर्णम् (कीर्णम्) - covered (covered, strewn, filled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - strewn, scattered, covered, filled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to scatter, to strew).

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective for 'vanam' (implied from previous verse).

अतीव (अतीव) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'ati' (over) and 'iva' (like, as if).

Note: Intensifier for 'sukha-śādvalam'.

सुख-शाद्वलम् (सुख-शाद्वलम्) - pleasant with green meadows (pleasant with green meadows, delightful green)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha-śādvala

sukha-śādvala - pleasant with fresh grass/meadows

Compound 'sukha' (pleasant) and 'śādvala' (green meadow).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sukha+śādvala)

• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure, pleasant
  common noun/adjective (neuter)
• śādvala – green field, meadow, green
  common noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective for 'vanam'.

विपुलम् (विपुलम्) - vast (vast, extensive, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, extensive, large, abundant

Note: Adjective for 'vanam'.

मधुर-आरावैः (मधुर-आरावैः) - with sweet calls (with sweet sounds, with melodious cries)

(common noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of madhura-ārava

madhura-ārava - sweet sound, melodious cry

Karmadharaya compound 'sweet sound'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+ārava)

• madhura – sweet, melodious, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
• ārava – sound, cry, noise, call
  common noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ru' (to cry, sound) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Instrumental, describing the manner of sound.

नादितम् (नादितम्) - filled with sound (resounded, filled with sound, made to sound)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nādita

nādita - sounded, made to resound, filled with sound

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nad' (to sound) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'vanam'.

विहगैः (विहगैः) - by birds

(common noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vihaga

vihaga - bird (lit. 'sky-goer')

Compound 'vi' (sky) + 'haga' (goer).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (vi+haga)

• vi – sky, air, bird (as prefix)
  indeclinable
• haga – goer, mover
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'nāditam'.

तथा (तथा) - and (and, thus, also, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects attributes.

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