महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-38, verse-35

ध्रियमाणं तु तच्छत्रं पाण्डुरं तस्य मूर्धनि ।
शुशुभे तारकाराजसितमभ्रमिवाम्बरे ॥३५॥

35. dhriyamāṇaṁ tu tacchatraṁ pāṇḍuraṁ tasya mūrdhani ,
śuśubhe tārakārājasitamabhramivāmbare.

35. dhriyamāṇam tu tat chatram pāṇḍuram tasya mūrdhani
śuśubhe tārakārājasitam abhram iva ambare

35. tu tasya mūrdhani dhriyamāṇam tat pāṇḍuram
chatram ambare tārakārājasitam abhram iva śuśubhe

35. And that white umbrella, held above his head, shone in the sky like a cloud, white as the moon (tārakārāja).

Words meanings summery:

• ध्रियमाणम् (dhriyamāṇam) - being held, being borne

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

• तत् (tat) - that

• छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella, parasol

• पाण्डुरम् (pāṇḍuram) - white, pale-white

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person being shielded by the umbrella) (his, of him)

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head, at the top

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, became beautiful, was resplendent

• तारकाराजसितम् (tārakārājasitam) - white/bright as the king of stars (moon)

• अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud (cloud, sky)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

ध्रियमाणम् (dhriyamāṇam) - being held, being borne

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhriyamāṇa

dhriyamāṇa - being held, being borne, being supported

Present Passive Participle

from root dhṛ (to hold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: agrees with chatram

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: agrees with chatram

छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella, parasol

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chatra

chatra - umbrella, parasol, canopy

Root: chad (class 1)

पाण्डुरम् (pāṇḍuram) - white, pale-white

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇḍura

pāṇḍura - white, pale-white, yellowish-white

Note: agrees with chatram

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person being shielded by the umbrella) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: refers to the person being shielded by the umbrella

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head, at the top

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, became beautiful, was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Perfect (Lit) of śubh

Perfect Middle

Intensive/Reduplicated form (Perfect tense) of root śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

तारकाराजसितम् (tārakārājasitam) - white/bright as the king of stars (moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tārakārājasita

tārakārājasita - white/bright like the moon (king of stars)

Compound: tārakā + rāja + sita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārakā+rāja+sita)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sita – white, bright, bound
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śi (to bind) or root so (to whiten)
  Root: śi/so (class 3)

अभ्रम् (abhram) - cloud (cloud, sky)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky, atmosphere

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment