महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-24

ताराढ्यं कुमुदाकारमाकाशं निर्मलं च ह ।
मेघैर्मुक्तं नभो दृष्ट्वा लुब्धकः शीतविह्वलः ॥२४॥

24. tārāḍhyaṁ kumudākāramākāśaṁ nirmalaṁ ca ha ,
meghairmuktaṁ nabho dṛṣṭvā lubdhakaḥ śītavihvalaḥ.

24. tārāḍhyaṃ kumudākāram ākāśaṃ nirmalaṃ ca ha
meghaiḥ muktaṃ nabhaḥ dṛṣṭvā lubdhakaḥ śītavihvalaḥ

24. lubdhakaḥ meghaiḥ muktaṃ tārāḍhyaṃ kumudākāram
nirmalaṃ ākāśaṃ ca ha nabhaḥ dṛṣṭvā śītavihvalaḥ

24. Having seen the clear sky, full of stars and resembling a white lotus, and indeed free from clouds, the hunter was distressed by the cold.

Words meanings summery:

• ताराढ्यं (tārāḍhyaṁ) - adorned with stars, full of stars

• कुमुदाकारम् (kumudākāram) - resembling a white water lily, lotus-like

• आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - sky, space

• निर्मलं (nirmalaṁ) - clear, pure, spotless

• च (ca) - and

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

• मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - freed, released, liberated

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - hunter

• शीतविह्वलः (śītavihvalaḥ) - distressed by cold, overcome by cold

Words meanings and morphology

ताराढ्यं (tārāḍhyaṁ) - adorned with stars, full of stars

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tārāḍhya

tārāḍhya - adorned with stars, full of stars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārā+āḍhya)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, full of, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ākāśaṃ/nabhaḥ.

कुमुदाकारम् (kumudākāram) - resembling a white water lily, lotus-like

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kumudākāra

kumudākāra - having the form of a kumuda (white water lily), resembling a kumuda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumuda+ākāra)

• kumuda – white water lily (blooming at night)
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ākāśaṃ/nabhaḥ.

आकाशं (ākāśaṁ) - sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

निर्मलं (nirmalaṁ) - clear, pure, spotless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - spotless, pure, clean, clear

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+mala)

• nir – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies ākāśaṃ/nabhaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

From root √mih (to sprinkle, wet)

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Agent in 'freed by clouds'.

मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - freed, released, liberated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, disjoined

Past Passive Participle

From root √muc (to release, free)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies nabhaḥ.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, heaven

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √dṛś + -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

लुब्धकः (lubdhakaḥ) - hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdhaka

lubdhaka - hunter, fowler, greedy person

From root √lubh (to covet, desire strongly)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शीतविह्वलः (śītavihvalaḥ) - distressed by cold, overcome by cold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śītavihvala

śītavihvala - overcome by cold, distressed by cold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīta+vihvala)

• śīta – cold, coolness
  noun (neuter)
• vihvala – agitated, distressed, overcome, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hval

Note: Predicative adjective for lubdhakaḥ.