महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-90, verse-31

चतुश्चित्यः स तस्यासीदष्टादशकरात्मकः ।
स रुक्मपक्षो निचितस्त्रिगुणो गरुडाकृतिः ॥३१॥

31. catuścityaḥ sa tasyāsīdaṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ ,
sa rukmapakṣo nicitastriguṇo garuḍākṛtiḥ.

31. catuḥcityaḥ saḥ tasya āsīt aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ
saḥ rukmapakṣaḥ nicitaḥ triguṇaḥ garuḍākṛtiḥ

31. saḥ catuḥcityaḥ tasya aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ āsīt
saḥ rukmapakṣaḥ triguṇaḥ garuḍākṛtiḥ nicitaḥ

31. That altar was constructed in four layers, measuring eighteen `kara` (units of a hand's length). It was built with golden wings, threefold in its dimensions, and had the form of Garuḍa.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुःचित्यः (catuḥcityaḥ) - consisting of four layers (of bricks) (having four layers/piles)

• सः (saḥ) - that (altar) (that, he)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (nature, referring to the altar) (of him, of it, his, its)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• अष्टादशकरात्मकः (aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ) - eighteen `kara` in size (eighteen hands in size/nature)

• सः (saḥ) - that (altar) (that, he)

• रुक्मपक्षः (rukmapakṣaḥ) - with golden wings (having golden wings)

• निचितः (nicitaḥ) - constructed (piled up, heaped, constructed)

• त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - threefold (in dimensions) (threefold, of three qualities, thrice)

• गरुडाकृतिः (garuḍākṛtiḥ) - having the form of Garuḍa

Words meanings and morphology

चतुःचित्यः (catuḥcityaḥ) - consisting of four layers (of bricks) (having four layers/piles)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of catuścitya

catuścitya - having four layers/piles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catuḥ+citya)

• catuḥ – four
  numeral
• citya – to be piled, to be collected, a layer, a pile
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive / Potential Participle
  from root ci + kyap suffix
  Root: ci (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that (altar) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - its (nature, referring to the altar) (of him, of it, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person singular Imperfect active

Root: as (class 2)

अष्टादशकरात्मकः (aṣṭādaśakarātmakaḥ) - eighteen `kara` in size (eighteen hands in size/nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭādaśakarātmaka

aṣṭādaśakarātmaka - of the nature of eighteen hands, eighteen hands in measure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭādaśakara+ātmaka)

• aṣṭādaśa – eighteen
  numeral
• kara – hand, arm, a measure of length (about 24 fingers)
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix for 'nature of'

सः (saḥ) - that (altar) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रुक्मपक्षः (rukmapakṣaḥ) - with golden wings (having golden wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rukmapakṣa

rukmapakṣa - having golden wings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+pakṣa)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)

निचितः (nicitaḥ) - constructed (piled up, heaped, constructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nicita

nicita - piled up, heaped, constructed

Past Passive Participle

from root ci with prefix ni + kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

त्रिगुणः (triguṇaḥ) - threefold (in dimensions) (threefold, of three qualities, thrice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triguṇa

triguṇa - threefold, of three qualities, thrice

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+guṇa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• guṇa – strand, quality, attribute, multiplier, times
  noun (masculine)

गरुडाकृतिः (garuḍākṛtiḥ) - having the form of Garuḍa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍākṛti

garuḍākṛti - having the form of Garuḍa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (garuḍa+ākṛti)

• garuḍa – Garuḍa (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)