महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-33

तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु स देशोऽभिव्यराजत ।
आज्याहुतिमहाज्वालैर्यज्ञवाटोऽग्निभिर्यथा ॥३३॥

33. teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu sa deśo'bhivyarājata ,
ājyāhutimahājvālairyajñavāṭo'gnibhiryathā.

33. teṣu tatra upaviṣṭeṣu saḥ deśaḥ abhivyarājata
ājyāhutimahājvālaiḥ yajñavāṭaḥ agnibhiḥ yathā

33. teṣu tatra upaviṣṭeṣu saḥ deśaḥ abhivyarājata
yathā yajñavāṭaḥ agnibhiḥ ājyāhutimahājvālaiḥ

33. When they were seated there, that place shone brilliantly, just as a ritual ground (yajñavāṭa) becomes radiant with the great flames of ghee offerings from the fires.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - when they (the sages and Nārada) (in them, among them, when they)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when (they) were seated

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

• अभिव्यारजत (abhivyārajata) - shone brilliantly, became radiant

• आज्याहुतिमहाज्वालैः (ājyāhutimahājvālaiḥ) - with great flames of ghee offerings

• यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - a ritual ground

• अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - when they (the sages and Nārada) (in them, among them, when they)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'upaviṣṭeṣu'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when (they) were seated

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sitting, sat down

Past Passive Participle

From root viś (to enter, sit) with prefix upa, and suffix kta

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'teṣu'.

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abhivyārajata'.

देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, spot, country

Note: Subject of 'abhivyārajata'.

अभिव्यारजत (abhivyārajata) - shone brilliantly, became radiant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhivyāraj

Imperfect Indicative

From root rāj (to shine, rule) with prefixes abhi and vi. Third person singular, middle voice.

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

आज्याहुतिमहाज्वालैः (ājyāhutimahājvālaiḥ) - with great flames of ghee offerings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ājyāhutimahājvāla

ājyāhutimahājvāla - having great flames from ghee offerings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājya+āhuti+mahājvāla)

• ājya – ghee, clarified butter (used in Vedic rituals)
  noun (neuter)
• āhuti – offering, oblation (especially in fire rituals)
  noun (feminine)
  From root hu (to offer)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)
• mahājvāla – great flame
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental plural, describing the means by which the yajñavāṭa shines, and by simile, how the place shines. Agrees with 'agnibhiḥ'.

यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - a ritual ground

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa

yajñavāṭa - sacrificial ground, place for a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāṭa)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, precinct
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb in the simile clause.

अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means by which the yajñavāṭa shines.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.