महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-164, verse-19

ततो मेरुव्रजं नाम नगरं शैलतोरणम् ।
शैलप्राकारवप्रं च शैलयन्त्रार्गलं तथा ॥१९॥

19. tato meruvrajaṁ nāma nagaraṁ śailatoraṇam ,
śailaprākāravapraṁ ca śailayantrārgalaṁ tathā.

19. tataḥ meruvrajam nāma nagaram śailatoraṇam
śailaprākāravapram ca śailayantrārgalm tathā

19. tataḥ nagaram meruvrajam nāma śailatoraṇam
śailaprākāravapram ca tathā śailayantrārgalm

19. Then, (he reached) a city named Meruvraja, which possessed gates made of rock, walls and ramparts made of rock, and similarly, mechanical bolts and defenses made of rock.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मेरुव्रजम् (meruvrajam) - the city named Meruvraja (Meruvraja (name of a city))

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• नगरम् (nagaram) - a city (city, town)

• शैलतोरणम् (śailatoraṇam) - with rock gates (having gates of rock)

• शैलप्राकारवप्रम् (śailaprākāravapram) - with rock walls and ramparts (having rock walls and ramparts)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शैलयन्त्रार्गल्म् (śailayantrārgalm) - with rock-made mechanical bolts for defense (having mechanical bolts/defenses of rock)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, similarly, likewise)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from 'tad'

Note: Connects to the previous event.

मेरुव्रजम् (meruvrajam) - the city named Meruvraja (Meruvraja (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of meruvraja

meruvraja - assembly/multitude of Meru; a proper noun (city name)

compound proper noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+vraja)

• meru – a mythical mountain, world axis
  proper noun (masculine)
• vraja – herd, multitude, abode, path
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: In apposition to 'nagaram'.

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

originally neuter accusative singular of nāman, used adverbially

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

नगरम् (nagaram) - a city (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of implied verb of perception/arrival.

शैलतोरणम् (śailatoraṇam) - with rock gates (having gates of rock)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailatoraṇa

śailatoraṇa - rock-gate; having rock-gates

compound noun, functioning as an adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+toraṇa)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stony
  noun (masculine)
  derived from śilā (stone)
• toraṇa – arched gateway, portal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nagaram'.

शैलप्राकारवप्रम् (śailaprākāravapram) - with rock walls and ramparts (having rock walls and ramparts)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailaprākāravapra

śailaprākāravapra - rock-wall-rampart; having rock walls and ramparts

compound noun, functioning as an adjective

Compound type : dvandva (śaila+prākāra+vapra)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stony
  noun (masculine)
• prākāra – wall, enclosure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vapra – rampart, mound, bank
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nagaram'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Connects attributes of the city.

शैलयन्त्रार्गल्म् (śailayantrārgalm) - with rock-made mechanical bolts for defense (having mechanical bolts/defenses of rock)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailayantrargala

śailayantrargala - rock-machine-bolt; having rock-made mechanical bolts/defenses

compound noun, functioning as an adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+yantra+argala)

• śaila – rock, mountain, stony
  noun (masculine)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  derived from yam (to control)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• argala – bolt, bar, impediment, defense
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'nagaram'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, similarly, likewise)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from 'tad'

Note: Functions as an adverb.