महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-9, verse-16

पुरं च ते सुगुप्तं स्याद्दृढप्राकारतोरणम् ।
अट्टाट्टालकसंबाधं षट्पथं सर्वतोदिशम् ॥१६॥

16. puraṁ ca te suguptaṁ syāddṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam ,
aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṁbādhaṁ ṣaṭpathaṁ sarvatodiśam.

16. puram ca te suguptam syāt dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam
aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṃbādham ṣaṭpatham sarvatodiśam

16. te puram ca suguptam syāt dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam
aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṃbādham ṣaṭpatham sarvatodiśam

16. And your city should be well-protected, possessing strong walls and gateways, densely packed with watchtowers, and equipped with roads leading in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरम् (puram) - city (city, fortress, town)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ते (te) - your (to you, for you, your)

• सुगुप्तम् (suguptam) - well-protected (well-protected, well-guarded, very secret)

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, would be)

• दृढप्राकारतोरणम् (dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam) - possessing strong walls and gateways (having strong walls and gates)

• अट्टाट्टालकसंबाधम् (aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṁbādham) - densely packed with watchtowers (crowded/densely packed with watchtowers and high buildings)

• षट्पथम् (ṣaṭpatham) - equipped with roads (leading in all directions) (having six paths, having paths in all directions)

• सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - leading in all directions (in all directions, from all sides)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरम् (puram) - city (city, fortress, town)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, fortress, town, abode

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, nominative as the subject of 'syāt'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Also can be dative singular. Here used as a possessive, equivalent to 'your'.

सुगुप्तम् (suguptam) - well-protected (well-protected, well-guarded, very secret)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sugupta

sugupta - well-protected, well-guarded, very secret

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'su-' (good, well) + 'gupta' (protected, secret), which is a past passive participle of root 'gup' (to protect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+gupta)

• su – good, well, easily, intensely
  indeclinable
• gupta – protected, guarded, hidden, secret
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gup' (to protect, to hide) with suffix -ta.
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

स्यात् (syāt) - should be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Mood, Third Person Singular

Root 'as' (to be) in optative mood, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

दृढप्राकारतोरणम् (dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇam) - possessing strong walls and gateways (having strong walls and gates)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇa

dṛḍhaprākāratoraṇa - (that which has) strong walls and gates

Compound formed by dṛḍha + prākāra + toraṇa. Behaves as an adjective describing the city.

Compound type : karmadhāraya/dvandva (dṛḍha+prākāra+toraṇa)

• dṛḍha – strong, firm, solid, hard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'dṛh' (to be firm, strong).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• prākāra – wall, rampart, enclosure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• toraṇa – gate, archway, portal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

अट्टाट्टालकसंबाधम् (aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṁbādham) - densely packed with watchtowers (crowded/densely packed with watchtowers and high buildings)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṃbādha

aṭṭāṭṭālakasaṁbādha - crowded with watchtowers

Compound of 'aṭṭa' (watchtower), 'aṭṭālaka' (watchtower) and 'saṃbādha' (crowded). Behaves as an adjective describing the city.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṭṭa+aṭṭālaka+saṃbādha)

• aṭṭa – watchtower, turret, guardhouse
  noun (masculine)
• aṭṭālaka – watchtower, turret, fortified gate
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbādha – crowded, obstructed, confined, pressed together
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'sam-' (together) + root 'badh' (to bind, impede).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: badh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

षट्पथम् (ṣaṭpatham) - equipped with roads (leading in all directions) (having six paths, having paths in all directions)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṣaṭpatha

ṣaṭpatha - having six paths, having paths in all directions (often metaphorical for 'all-directional')

Compound of 'ṣaṭ' (six) and 'patha' (path). Can refer to six main directions or generally 'many paths'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+patha)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - leading in all directions (in all directions, from all sides)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound from 'sarvataḥ' (on all sides) + 'diśam' (direction, accusative used adverbially).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sarvatas+diś)

• sarvatas – on all sides, everywhere, completely
  indeclinable
  From 'sarva' (all) with suffix -tas.
• diś – direction, quarter, point of compass
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverbial usage here.