महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-69, verse-16

राजमार्गाश्च तत्रासन्सुमनोभिरलंकृताः ।
शुशुभे तत्पुरं चापि समुद्रौघनिभस्वनम् ॥१६॥

16. rājamārgāśca tatrāsansumanobhiralaṁkṛtāḥ ,
śuśubhe tatpuraṁ cāpi samudraughanibhasvanam.

16. rājamārgāḥ ca tatra āsan sumanobhiḥ alaṃkṛtāḥ
śuśubhe tat puram ca api samudrāughanibhasvanam

16. The main thoroughfares there were adorned with flowers. That city also shone splendidly, its sound resembling the roar of the ocean waves.

Words meanings summery:

• राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ) - royal roads, main streets

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आसन् (āsan) - they were, there were

• सुमनोभिः (sumanobhiḥ) - with flowers

• अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - decorated, adorned, embellished

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was splendid, it appeared beautiful

• तत् (tat) - that

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• समुद्राउघनिभस्वनम् (samudrāughanibhasvanam) - with a sound like the multitude/surge of oceans

Words meanings and morphology

राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ) - royal roads, main streets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, highway, main street

Compound of rājan (king) and mārga (path, road).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  From root mṛg (to seek, hunt).
  Root: mṛg (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + traL suffix.

आसन् (āsan) - they were, there were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

सुमनोभिः (sumanobhiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sumanas

sumanas - good-minded, benevolent, cheerful; a flower (specifically jasmine or other fragrant flowers)

Compound of su (good) and manas (mind). In neuter plural it also means flowers.

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+manas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  From root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to flowers.

अलंकृताः (alaṁkṛtāḥ) - decorated, adorned, embellished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - decorated, adorned, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix alam.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with rājamārgāḥ.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was splendid, it appeared beautiful

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada.

Root: śubh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agrees with puram.

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

समुद्राउघनिभस्वनम् (samudrāughanibhasvanam) - with a sound like the multitude/surge of oceans

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudrāughanibhasvana

samudrāughanibhasvana - having a sound like the multitude of oceans

Bahuvrihi compound: samudra (ocean) + augha (multitude, flood, surge) + nibha (like, resembling) + svana (sound).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samudra+augha+nibha+svana)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• augha – flood, torrent, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan (to sound, roar).
  Root: svan (class 2)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'puram'.