महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-27, verse-5

तन्महोदधिसंकाशं निरानन्दमनुत्सवम् ।
वीरपत्नीभिराकीर्णं गङ्गातीरमशोभत ॥५॥

5. tanmahodadhisaṁkāśaṁ nirānandamanutsavam ,
vīrapatnībhirākīrṇaṁ gaṅgātīramaśobhata.

5. tat mahodadhisamkāśam nirānandam anutsavam
vīrapatnibhiḥ ākīrṇam gaṅgātīram aśobhata

5. tat vīrapatnibhiḥ ākīrṇam mahodadhisamkāśam
nirānandam anutsavam gaṅgātīram aśobhata

5. That bank of the Gaṅgā, crowded with the wives of heroes, appeared like the great ocean—devoid of joy and festivity.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• महोदधिसम्काशम् (mahodadhisamkāśam) - resembling the great ocean, ocean-like

• निरानन्दम् (nirānandam) - joyless, devoid of joy

• अनुत्सवम् (anutsavam) - without festivity, devoid of celebration

• वीरपत्निभिः (vīrapatnibhiḥ) - by the wives of heroes, by the heroic wives

• आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - crowded, filled, strewn, covered

• गङ्गातीरम् (gaṅgātīram) - the bank of the Gaṅgā

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, appeared, was beautiful, was adorned

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'gaṅgātīram'

महोदधिसम्काशम् (mahodadhisamkāśam) - resembling the great ocean, ocean-like

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahodadhisamkāśa

mahodadhisamkāśa - resembling the great ocean

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada karmadhāraya (mahodadhi+saṃkāśa)

• mahodadhi – great ocean
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṅgātīram'

निरानन्दम् (nirānandam) - joyless, devoid of joy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirānanda

nirānanda - joyless, devoid of joy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ānanda)

• nir – without, free from, out of
  indeclinable
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṅgātīram'

अनुत्सवम् (anutsavam) - without festivity, devoid of celebration

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anutsava

anutsava - without festivity, devoid of celebration

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+utsava)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• utsava – festival, celebration, festivity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṅgātīram'

वीरपत्निभिः (vīrapatnibhiḥ) - by the wives of heroes, by the heroic wives

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vīrapatnī

vīrapatnī - wife of a hero, heroic wife

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vīra+patnī)

• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife
  noun (feminine)

आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - crowded, filled, strewn, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - crowded, filled, strewn, covered

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'gaṅgātīram'

गङ्गातीरम् (gaṅgātīram) - the bank of the Gaṅgā

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaṅgātīra

gaṅgātīra - the bank of the Gaṅgā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+tīra)

• gaṅgā – the sacred river Gaṅgā
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, coast
  noun (neuter)

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, appeared, was beautiful, was adorned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)