महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-68

चषालो यस्य सौवर्णस्तस्मिन्यूपे हिरण्मये ।
ननृतुर्देवगन्धर्वाः षट्सहस्राणि सप्तधा ॥६८॥

68. caṣālo yasya sauvarṇastasminyūpe hiraṇmaye ,
nanṛturdevagandharvāḥ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi saptadhā.

68. caṣālaḥ yasya sauvarṇaḥ tasmin yūpe hiraṇmaye
nanṛtuḥ devagandharvāḥ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi saptadhā

68. yasya sauvarṇaḥ caṣālaḥ āsīt,
tasmin hiraṇmaye yūpe ṣaṭsahasrāṇi devagandharvāḥ saptadhā nanṛtuḥ

68. On whose golden sacrificial post (yūpa) was a golden cap, six thousand gods and gandharvas danced upon it in seven different ways.

Words meanings summery:

• चषालः (caṣālaḥ) - the wooden ring/cap at the top of a sacrificial post

• यस्य (yasya) - of the sacrificial post (whose, of whom)

• सौवर्णः (sauvarṇaḥ) - golden, made of gold

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that sacrificial post (on that, in that)

• यूपे (yūpe) - on the sacrificial post

• हिरण्मये (hiraṇmaye) - on the golden (post)

• ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced

• देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - gods and gandharvas (celestial musicians)

• षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand (of gods and gandharvas) (six thousand)

• सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven ways, sevenfold

Words meanings and morphology

चषालः (caṣālaḥ) - the wooden ring/cap at the top of a sacrificial post

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caṣāla

caṣāla - a ring of wood or metal at the top of a sacrificial post (yūpa)

यस्य (yasya) - of the sacrificial post (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

सौवर्णः (sauvarṇaḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold

Derived from suvarna (gold)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that sacrificial post (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यूपे (yūpe) - on the sacrificial post

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yūpa

yūpa - sacrificial post, a pillar

हिरण्मये (hiraṇmaye) - on the golden (post)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hiraṇmaya

hiraṇmaya - golden, made of gold

Formed from hiraṇya + mayaṭ (made of)

ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (liṭ) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - gods and gandharvas (celestial musicians)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devagandharva

devagandharva - gods and gandharvas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+gandharva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
  noun (masculine)

षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand (of gods and gandharvas) (six thousand)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ṣaṭsahasra

ṣaṭsahasra - six thousand

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+sahasra)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the quantity of devagandharvas.

सप्तधा (saptadhā) - in seven ways, sevenfold

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā meaning 'in X parts/ways'

Note: Describes how the dancing was performed.