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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-20

छत्रं तवासीत्सुमहत्सौवर्णं मणिभूषितम् ।
ननृतुर्यत्र गन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तधा ॥२०॥
20. chatraṁ tavāsītsumahatsauvarṇaṁ maṇibhūṣitam ,
nanṛturyatra gandharvāḥ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi saptadhā.
20. chatram tava āsīt sumahat sauvarṇam maṇibhūṣitam
nanṛtuḥ yatra gandharvāḥ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi saptadhā
20. tava sumahat sauvarṇam maṇibhūṣitam chatram āsīt,
yatra ṣaṭsahasrāṇi gandharvāḥ saptadhā nanṛtuḥ.
20. Your canopy was magnificent, golden, and adorned with jewels. Under it, six thousand Gandharvas danced in seven distinct ways.

Words meanings summery:

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  • छत्रम् (chatram) - canopy (umbrella, canopy, parasol)
  • तव (tava) - your (your, yours)
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)
  • सुमहत् (sumahat) - magnificent (very great, magnificent, immense)
  • सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden (golden, made of gold)
  • मणिभूषितम् (maṇibhūṣitam) - adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jewel-decorated)
  • ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced (they danced)
  • यत्र (yatra) - where (under it) (where, in which place)
  • गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
  • षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand
  • सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven distinct ways (in seven ways, sevenfold)

Words meanings and morphology

छत्रम् (chatram) - canopy (umbrella, canopy, parasol)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of chatra
chatra - umbrella, parasol, canopy (symbol of sovereignty)
Note: Subject of āsīt.
तव (tava) - your (your, yours)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Regular form of yuṣmad, genitive singular.
आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect
root √as, 2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, imperfect
Root: as (class 2)
Note: From √as 'to be'.
सुमहत् (sumahat) - magnificent (very great, magnificent, immense)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, immense, magnificent
Compound of su- (good, very) and mahat (great)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, important
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with chatram.
सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden (golden, made of gold)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sauvarṇa
sauvarṇa - golden, relating to gold
Derived from suvarna ('gold')
Note: Agrees with chatram.
मणिभूषितम् (maṇibhūṣitam) - adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jewel-decorated)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of maṇibhūṣita
maṇibhūṣita - adorned with jewels
Past Passive Participle
Compound of maṇi ('jewel') and bhūṣita (PPP of √bhūṣ 'to adorn')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+bhūṣita)
  • maṇi – jewel, gem
    noun (masculine)
  • bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
    past passive participle (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √bhūṣ 'to adorn'
    Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with chatram.
ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced (they danced)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nṛt
Perfect
root √nṛt, 4th conjugation, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, perfect
Root: nṛt (class 4)
Note: Plural verb for gandharvāḥ.
यत्र (yatra) - where (under it) (where, in which place)
(indeclinable)
Note: Refers to the location of the canopy.
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician or singer; a mythical being
Note: Subject of nanṛtuḥ.
षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṭ+sahasra)
  • ṣaṭ – six
    numeral
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
Note: Agrees with gandharvāḥ (in number, though gandharvāḥ is masculine).
सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven distinct ways (in seven ways, sevenfold)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -dhā means 'in X ways'
Note: Adverb describing the manner of dancing.