महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-58, verse-8

पताकाभिर्विचित्राभिः सघण्टाभिः समन्ततः ।
पुंभिः स्त्रीभिश्च संघुष्टः प्रगीत इव चाभवत् ।
अतीव प्रेक्षणीयोऽभून्मेरुर्मुनिगणैरिव ॥८॥

8. patākābhirvicitrābhiḥ saghaṇṭābhiḥ samantataḥ ,
puṁbhiḥ strībhiśca saṁghuṣṭaḥ pragīta iva cābhavat ,
atīva prekṣaṇīyo'bhūnmerurmunigaṇairiva.

8. patākābhiḥ vicitrābhiḥ saghaṇṭābhiḥ
samantataḥ puṃbhiḥ strībhiḥ ca saṃghuṣṭaḥ
pragītaḥ iva ca abhavat atīva
prekṣaṇīyaḥ abhūt meruḥ munigaṇaiḥ iva

8. Adorned on all sides with various, colorful banners and bells, it (the mountain) resounded with the voices of men and women, as if being sung itself. Mount Meru became exceedingly beautiful to behold, just like (a mountain graced by) multitudes of sages (muni).

Words meanings summery:

• पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - by banners, with flags

• विचित्राभिः (vicitrābhiḥ) - by various, by colorful, with diverse

• सघण्टाभिः (saghaṇṭābhiḥ) - by those with bells, with bells

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, all around, everywhere

• पुंभिः (puṁbhiḥ) - by men

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• च (ca) - and

• संघुष्टः (saṁghuṣṭaḥ) - resounded, filled with sound, proclaimed

• प्रगीतः (pragītaḥ) - sung, praised, chanted

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• च (ca) - and

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

• प्रेक्षणीयः (prekṣaṇīyaḥ) - worth seeing, beautiful, attractive

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

• मुनिगणैः (munigaṇaiḥ) - by multitudes of sages, by groups of ascetics

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - by banners, with flags

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, standard

विचित्राभिः (vicitrābhiḥ) - by various, by colorful, with diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vicitrā

vicitrā - variegated, diverse, colorful, wonderful

Note: Agrees with patākābhiḥ.

सघण्टाभिः (saghaṇṭābhiḥ) - by those with bells, with bells

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of saghaṇṭā

saghaṇṭā - having bells, with bells

bahuvrīhi compound, sa (with) + ghaṇṭā (bell)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ghaṇṭā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ghaṇṭā – bell
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with patākābhiḥ.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

पुंभिः (puṁbhiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, human being

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संघुष्टः (saṁghuṣṭaḥ) - resounded, filled with sound, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃghuṣṭa

saṁghuṣṭa - resounded, filled with sound, proclaimed

past passive participle

from √ghuṣ (to sound, proclaim) with prefix saṃ-

Prefix: sam

Root: √ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (mountain).

प्रगीतः (pragītaḥ) - sung, praised, chanted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pragīta

pragīta - sung, chanted, praised

past passive participle

from √gai (to sing) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √gai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject (mountain).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of √bhū

imperfect active indicative

3rd person singular imperfect active of √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, extremely

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षणीयः (prekṣaṇīyaḥ) - worth seeing, beautiful, attractive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣaṇīya

prekṣaṇīya - worth seeing, beautiful, attractive, visible

gerundive (future passive participle)

from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra- and suffix -anīya

Prefix: pra

Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Meruḥ.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of √bhū

aorist active indicative

3rd person singular aorist active of √bhū

Root: √bhū (class 1)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, the mythical golden mountain, center of the universe

Note: Subject of abhūt.

मुनिगणैः (munigaṇaiḥ) - by multitudes of sages, by groups of ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of munigaṇa

munigaṇa - host of sages, multitude of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+gaṇa)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)