महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-15

बालादित्यवपुःप्रख्यैः पुष्करैरुपशोभिताम् ।
वैदूर्यवर्णसदृशैः पद्मपत्रैरथावृताम् ॥१५॥

15. bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ puṣkarairupaśobhitām ,
vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ padmapatrairathāvṛtām.

15. bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ puṣkaraiḥ upaśobhitām
vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ padmapatraiḥ atha āvṛtām

15. bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ puṣkaraiḥ upaśobhitām
atha vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ padmapatraiḥ āvṛtām

15. which was adorned by lotuses brilliant like the body of the rising sun, and also covered with lotus leaves resembling the color of lapis lazuli.

Words meanings summery:

• बालादित्यवपुःप्रख्यैः (bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ) - resembling the body of the rising sun

• पुष्करैः (puṣkaraiḥ) - by lotuses, by blue lotuses

• उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned, beautified, embellished

• वैदूर्यवर्णसदृशैः (vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ) - similar to the color of lapis lazuli / cat's eye gem

• पद्मपत्रैः (padmapatraiḥ) - by lotus leaves

• अथ (atha) - also (then, also, moreover)

• आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

Words meanings and morphology

बालादित्यवपुःप्रख्यैः (bālādityavapuḥprakhyaiḥ) - resembling the body of the rising sun

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bālādityavapuḥprakhya

bālādityavapuḥprakhya - resembling the body of the rising sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāla+āditya+vapus+prakhya)

• bāla – young, infant, rising (sun)
  adjective (masculine)
• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• vapus – body, form, figure, nature
  noun (neuter)
• prakhya – resembling, like, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-khyā (to appear)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'puṣkaraiḥ'.

पुष्करैः (puṣkaraiḥ) - by lotuses, by blue lotuses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus (especially blue lotus), water, sky, elephant's trunk

Note: Agent of 'upaśobhitām'.

उपशोभिताम् (upaśobhitām) - adorned, beautified, embellished

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upaśobhita

upaśobhita - adorned, beautified, embellished, splendid

past passive participle

prefix upa + root śubh (to shine) + kta suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padminīm' from previous verse.

वैदूर्यवर्णसदृशैः (vaidūryavarṇasadṛśaiḥ) - similar to the color of lapis lazuli / cat's eye gem

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vaidūryavarṇasadṛśa

vaidūryavarṇasadṛśa - similar to the color of lapis lazuli / cat's eye gem

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaidūrya+varṇa+sadṛśa)

• vaidūrya – lapis lazuli, cat's eye gem, beryl
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue, form, class
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, equal, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From sa + dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padmapatraiḥ'.

पद्मपत्रैः (padmapatraiḥ) - by lotus leaves

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of padmapatra

padmapatra - lotus leaf

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+patra)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of 'āvṛtām'.

अथ (atha) - also (then, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two descriptions of the pond.

आवृताम् (āvṛtām) - covered, surrounded, enveloped

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

past passive participle

prefix ā + root vṛ (to cover) + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'padminīm' from previous verse.