महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-17

तस्यां क्रीडन्त्यभिरताः स्नान्ति चैवाप्सरोगणाः ।
शून्याकारं निराकाराः शुकं दृष्ट्वा विवाससः ॥१७॥

17. tasyāṁ krīḍantyabhiratāḥ snānti caivāpsarogaṇāḥ ,
śūnyākāraṁ nirākārāḥ śukaṁ dṛṣṭvā vivāsasaḥ.

17. tasyām krīḍanti abhiratāḥ snānti ca eva apsarogaṇāḥ
śūnyākāram nirākārāḥ śukam dṛṣṭvā vivāsasaḥ

17. In that river, groups of apsarases, who were delightedly playing and bathing, upon seeing Śuka – who appeared as if having an empty form – remained unclothed, being without attachment to their physical forms.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (river) (in her; in that)

• क्रीडन्ति (krīḍanti) - they (apsarases) play (they play; they sport)

• अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - delightedly (absorbed in playing and bathing) (delighted, pleased, absorbed in, fond of)

• स्नान्ति (snānti) - they (apsarases) bathe (they bathe; they purify themselves)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

• अप्सरोगणाः (apsarogaṇāḥ) - groups of apsarases (groups of apsarases (celestial nymphs); host of apsarases)

• शून्याकारम् (śūnyākāram) - as if having an empty form (having an empty form; empty-looking; appearing as empty)

• निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - being without attachment to their physical forms (or without physical form) (formless, incorporeal, without shape)

• शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka (Śuka (proper name); parrot)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, perceiving, having perceived)

• विवाससः (vivāsasaḥ) - remained unclothed (unclothed, naked, destitute of clothes)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (river) (in her; in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Mandākinī.

क्रीडन्ति (krīḍanti) - they (apsarases) play (they play; they sport)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - delightedly (absorbed in playing and bathing) (delighted, pleased, absorbed in, fond of)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of abhirata

abhirata - delighted, pleased, absorbed in, intent on, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From abhi-ram (to delight in) + kta suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with apsarogaṇāḥ.

स्नान्ति (snānti) - they (apsarases) bathe (they bathe; they purify themselves)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of snā

Root: snā (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

अप्सरोगणाः (apsarogaṇāḥ) - groups of apsarases (groups of apsarases (celestial nymphs); host of apsarases)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apsarogaṇa

apsarogaṇa - a host or group of apsarases

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apsaras+gaṇa)

• apsaras – celestial nymph, a mythological being
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ap
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root gaṇ (to count, number)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of krīḍanti and snānti.

शून्याकारम् (śūnyākāram) - as if having an empty form (having an empty form; empty-looking; appearing as empty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnyākāra

śūnyākāra - having an empty or void appearance, appearing as empty

Compound type : bahuvrihi or karmadhāraya (śūnya+ākāra)

• śūnya – empty, void, vacant, devoid of
  adjective
  From root śū (to swell, increase, or to be empty)
  Root: śū
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-kṛ (to do, make) + ghañ suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

निराकाराः (nirākārāḥ) - being without attachment to their physical forms (or without physical form) (formless, incorporeal, without shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirākāra

nirākāra - without form or shape, incorporeal, formless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+ākāra)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-kṛ (to do, make) + ghañ suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with apsarogaṇāḥ.

शुकम् (śukam) - Śuka (Śuka (proper name); parrot)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Śuka (name of a sage, son of Vyāsa); a parrot

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, perceiving, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) + ktvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of seeing to the subsequent state of the apsarases.

विवाससः (vivāsasaḥ) - remained unclothed (unclothed, naked, destitute of clothes)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vivāsas

vivāsas - unclothed, naked, destitute of clothes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+vāsas)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vāsas – garment, raiment, clothes
  noun (neuter)
  From root vas (to clothe, wear)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with apsarogaṇāḥ.