महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-91, verse-30

पाण्डवाश्च महीपालैः समेतैः संवृतास्तदा ।
अशोभन्त महाराज ग्रहास्तारागणैरिव ॥३०॥

30. pāṇḍavāśca mahīpālaiḥ sametaiḥ saṁvṛtāstadā ,
aśobhanta mahārāja grahāstārāgaṇairiva.

30. pāṇḍavāḥ ca mahīpālaiḥ sametaiḥ saṁvṛtāḥ tadā
aśobhanta mahārāja grahāḥ tārā-gaṇaiḥ iva

30. mahārāja tadā ca mahīpālaiḥ sametaiḥ saṁvṛtāḥ
pāṇḍavāḥ tārā-gaṇaiḥ iva grahāḥ aśobhanta

30. O great king (mahārāja), the Pāṇḍavas, surrounded by the assembled kings, then shone splendidly, just like planets amidst clusters of stars.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महीपालैः (mahīpālaiḥ) - by kings, by rulers of the earth

• समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - by the assembled, by those who have met

• संवृताः (saṁvṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encircled, covered

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

• महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets, celestial bodies

• तारा-गणैः (tārā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of stars, by constellations

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महीपालैः (mahīpālaiḥ) - by kings, by rulers of the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 1)

समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - by the assembled, by those who have met

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, joined, met, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

संवृताः (saṁvṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encircled, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṁvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets, celestial bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizer, grasping

Root: grah (class 9)

तारा-गणैः (tārā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of stars, by constellations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tārā-gaṇa

tārā-gaṇa - group of stars, constellation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārā+gaṇa)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)