महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-9

पञ्चशीर्षधरैर्नागैः शैलैरिव समुन्नतैः ।
नभःस्पृशैर्महावृक्षैः परिक्षिप्तं महावनम् ॥९॥

9. pañcaśīrṣadharairnāgaiḥ śailairiva samunnataiḥ ,
nabhaḥspṛśairmahāvṛkṣaiḥ parikṣiptaṁ mahāvanam.

9. pañcaśīrṣadharaiḥ nāgaiḥ śailaiḥ iva samunnataiḥ
nabhaḥspṛśaiḥ mahāvṛkṣaiḥ parikṣiptam mahāvanam

9. mahāvanam pañcaśīrṣadharaiḥ nāgaiḥ samunnataiḥ
śailaiḥ iva nabhaḥspṛśaiḥ mahāvṛkṣaiḥ parikṣiptam

9. This great forest was encompassed by five-headed serpents, by mountains, as it were, towering high, and by immense trees that touched the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चशीर्षधरैः (pañcaśīrṣadharaiḥ) - by those bearing five heads, by five-headed ones

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

• शैलैः (śailaiḥ) - by mountains, by rocks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• समुन्नतैः (samunnataiḥ) - by those highly raised, by lofty, by elevated

• नभःस्पृशैः (nabhaḥspṛśaiḥ) - by those touching the sky, sky-high

• महावृक्षैः (mahāvṛkṣaiḥ) - by great trees, by large trees

• परिक्षिप्तम् (parikṣiptam) - surrounded, encompassed, thrown around

• महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest, large forest

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चशीर्षधरैः (pañcaśīrṣadharaiḥ) - by those bearing five heads, by five-headed ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pañcaśīrṣadhara

pañcaśīrṣadhara - bearing five heads, five-headed

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'pañca' (five) + 'śīrṣa' (head) + 'dhara' (bearing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+śīrṣa+dhara)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• śīrṣa – head, top
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root `dhṛ` (to bear, hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra; mythical serpent-being (Nāga); elephant

शैलैः (śailaiḥ) - by mountains, by rocks

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, peak

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

समुन्नतैः (samunnataiḥ) - by those highly raised, by lofty, by elevated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of samunnata

samunnata - highly raised, lofty, elevated, prominent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `nam` (to bend, incline) with prefixes `sam` and `ud` (ut).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: nam (class 1)

नभःस्पृशैः (nabhaḥspṛśaiḥ) - by those touching the sky, sky-high

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nabhaḥspṛś

nabhaḥspṛś - touching the sky, reaching to the clouds

Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound: 'nabhas' (sky) + 'spṛś' (touching).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nabhas+spṛś)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• spṛś – touching, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root `spṛś` (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

महावृक्षैः (mahāvṛkṣaiḥ) - by great trees, by large trees

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvṛkṣa

mahāvṛkṣa - great tree, large tree

Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'vṛkṣa' (tree).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vṛkṣa)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective (masculine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

परिक्षिप्तम् (parikṣiptam) - surrounded, encompassed, thrown around

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parikṣipta

parikṣipta - surrounded, encompassed, cast around

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `kṣip` (to throw, cast) with prefix `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣip (class 6)

महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest, large forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest, extensive forest

Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'vana' (forest).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)