महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-17

तत्र कर्णस्य वसतो महेन्द्रे पर्वतोत्तमे ।
गन्धर्वै राक्षसैर्यक्षैर्देवैश्चासीत्समागमः ॥१७॥

17. tatra karṇasya vasato mahendre parvatottame ,
gandharvai rākṣasairyakṣairdevaiścāsītsamāgamaḥ.

17. tatra karṇasya vasataḥ mahendre parvatottame
gandharvaiḥ rākṣasaiḥ yakṣaiḥ devaiḥ ca āsīt samāgamaḥ

17. tatra mahendre parvatottame karṇasya vasataḥ
gandharvaiḥ rākṣasaiḥ yakṣaiḥ devaiḥ ca samāgamaḥ āsīt

17. While Karna was residing there on the supreme Mahendra mountain, he had encounters with Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Yakshas, and Devas.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - referring to the location where Karna was staying. (there, in that place)

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - while Karna was dwelling (of one dwelling, residing)

• महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - on Mahendra (mountain)

• पर्वतोत्तमे (parvatottame) - on the excellent mountain, on the supreme mountain

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by Rakshasas (demons)

• यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - by Yakshas (nature spirits)

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by Devas (gods)

• च (ca) - and

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

• समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting, assembly, encounter

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - referring to the location where Karna was staying. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

वसतः (vasataḥ) - while Karna was dwelling (of one dwelling, residing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular of the present active participle, agreeing with karṇasya.

महेन्द्रे (mahendre) - on Mahendra (mountain)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendra

mahendra - Mahendra (name of a mountain range)

Note: Locative case indicating 'on Mahendra'.

पर्वतोत्तमे (parvatottame) - on the excellent mountain, on the supreme mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvatottama

parvatottama - excellent mountain, supreme mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+uttama)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Compound parvata + uttama. uttama (supreme) modifies parvata (mountain), both in locative. It further describes Mahendra.

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians and dancers)

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by Rakshasas (demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rakshasa (a class of mythological beings, often depicted as demons or ogres)

यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - by Yakshas (nature spirits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yakṣa (a class of benevolent or malevolent nature-spirits, guardians of treasures)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by Devas (gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - deity, god, celestial being

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Postpositive conjunction.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting, assembly, encounter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, assembly, encounter

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam-ā (together-towards)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)