महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-69, verse-17

नर्तकैश्चापि नृत्यद्भिर्गायनानां च निस्वनैः ।
आसीद्वैश्रवणस्येव निवासस्तत्पुरं तदा ॥१७॥

17. nartakaiścāpi nṛtyadbhirgāyanānāṁ ca nisvanaiḥ ,
āsīdvaiśravaṇasyeva nivāsastatpuraṁ tadā.

17. nartakaiḥ ca api nṛtyadbhiḥ gāyanānām ca nisvanaiḥ
āsīt vaiśravaṇasya iva nivāsaḥ tat puram tadā

17. With dancing performers and the melodies of singers, that city then appeared like the dwelling of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera).

Words meanings summery:

• नर्तकैः (nartakaiḥ) - by dancers, with dancers

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones), with dancing (performers)

• गायनानाम् (gāyanānām) - of singers, of musicians

• च (ca) - and, also

• निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - with sounds, with music, with roars

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

• वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, residence

• तत् (tat) - that

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

नर्तकैः (nartakaiḥ) - by dancers, with dancers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nartaka

nartaka - dancer, actor, mime

Agent noun from root nṛt.

Derived from root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

नृत्यद्भिः (nṛtyadbhiḥ) - by dancing (ones), with dancing (performers)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, performing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Agrees with nartakaiḥ.

गायनानाम् (gāyanānām) - of singers, of musicians

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gāyana

gāyana - singer, musician, one who sings

Agent noun from root gai.

Derived from root gai (to sing).

Root: gai (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - with sounds, with music, with roars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, roar, music

From root svan (to sound) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: svan (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - an epithet of Kubera, the god of wealth; son of Viśravas

Patronymic from Viśravas.

Note: Refers to Kubera.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, house

From root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (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

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + dA suffix.