महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-57, verse-48

न प्रकाशन्त वेश्मानि धूमरुद्धानि भारत ।
नीहारसंवृतानीव वनानि गिरयस्तथा ॥४८॥

48. na prakāśanta veśmāni dhūmaruddhāni bhārata ,
nīhārasaṁvṛtānīva vanāni girayastathā.

48. na prakāśanta veśmāni dhūmaruddhāni bhārata
nīhārasaṃvṛtāni iva vanāni girayaḥ tathā

48. bhārata dhūmaruddhāni veśmāni na prakāśanta
nīhārasaṃvṛtāni vanāni tathā girayaḥ iva

48. O Bhārata, the houses, obstructed by smoke, were not visible, just like forests and mountains are enveloped by mist.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रकाशन्त (prakāśanta) - were not visible, did not shine

• वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, dwellings

• धूमरुद्धानि (dhūmaruddhāni) - obstructed by smoke, covered by smoke

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a traditional epithet for kings in the Mahābhārata, here likely referring to Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

• नीहारसंवृतानि (nīhārasaṁvṛtāni) - covered by mist, enveloped in fog

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

• गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains, hills

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, likewise

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशन्त (prakāśanta) - were not visible, did not shine

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - houses, dwellings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode

धूमरुद्धानि (dhūmaruddhāni) - obstructed by smoke, covered by smoke

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dhūmaruddha

dhūmaruddha - obstructed by smoke

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (dhūma+ruddha)

• dhūma – smoke, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• ruddha – obstructed, blocked, stopped, hindered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rudh' (to obstruct, block) with 'kta' suffix.
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'veśmāni'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a traditional epithet for kings in the Mahābhārata, here likely referring to Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata; an inhabitant of Bhārata (India)

नीहारसंवृतानि (nīhārasaṁvṛtāni) - covered by mist, enveloped in fog

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nīhārasaṃvṛta

nīhārasaṁvṛta - covered by mist/fog

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (nīhāra+saṃvṛta)

• nīhāra – mist, fog, dew
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – covered, enveloped, concealed, hidden
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, enclose) with 'sam' prefix and 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'vanāni' and 'girayaḥ' (implied).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of giri

giri - mountain, hill

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way, likewise

(indeclinable)