महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-19

इष्टं किल गिरौ स्थानं तद्दिव्यमनुशुश्रुम ।
नित्यं संनिहितो देवस्तथा पारिषदाः शुभाः ॥१९॥

19. iṣṭaṁ kila girau sthānaṁ taddivyamanuśuśruma ,
nityaṁ saṁnihito devastathā pāriṣadāḥ śubhāḥ.

19. iṣṭam kila girau sthānam tat divyam anuśuśruma
nityam saṃnihitaḥ devaḥ tathā pāriṣadāḥ śubhāḥ

19. kila girau tat divyam iṣṭam sthānam anuśuśruma
nityam devaḥ saṃnihitaḥ tathā śubhāḥ pāriṣadāḥ

19. Indeed, we have heard that a divine place on the mountain is his beloved abode. The god (deva) is eternally present there, and his auspicious attendants (pāriṣada) are likewise.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - beloved (place) (desired, beloved, favorite)

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said (indeed, verily, it is said, for)

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain (Kailāsa, implied for Shiva) (on the mountain)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, residence (place, abode, position)

• तत् (tat) - that (place) (that)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (place) (divine, heavenly)

• अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have traditionally heard (we have heard, we have listened)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

• संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present (there) (present, near, existing)

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (Shiva) (god, deity)

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (and, thus, also)

• पारिषदाः (pāriṣadāḥ) - the attendants (of Shiva) (the attendants, followers)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (attendants) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - beloved (place) (desired, beloved, favorite)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From root √yaj (to worship, sacrifice), via irregular formation.

Root: yaj (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said (indeed, verily, it is said, for)

(indeclinable)

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain (Kailāsa, implied for Shiva) (on the mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, residence (place, abode, position)

(noun)

neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, station, abode, position

From root √sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence (implied 'is').

तत् (tat) - that (place) (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to sthānam.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (place) (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

Derived from div (heaven).

Note: Agrees with sthānam.

अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have traditionally heard (we have heard, we have listened)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of anuśru

Perfect 1st Person Plural

Root √śru (to hear) with prefix anu-, in perfect tense.

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Can function as an adverb.

Note: Functions adverbially.

संनिहितः (saṁnihitaḥ) - present (there) (present, near, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnihita

saṁnihita - placed together, near, present, inherent

Past Passive Participle

From root √dhā (to place) with prefixes sam- and ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (Shiva) (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From root √div (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to Shiva.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise (and, thus, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the second clause.

पारिषदाः (pāriṣadāḥ) - the attendants (of Shiva) (the attendants, followers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāriṣada

pāriṣada - an attendant, follower, member of an assembly/retinue

Derived from pariṣad (assembly).

Note: Subject of the second part of the second clause (implied 'are present').

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (attendants) (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright

From root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pāriṣadāḥ.