महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-12

एताः सहस्रशश्चान्या नृत्तगीतविशारदाः ।
उपतिष्ठन्ति धनदं पाण्डवाप्सरसां गणाः ॥१२॥

12. etāḥ sahasraśaścānyā nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ ,
upatiṣṭhanti dhanadaṁ pāṇḍavāpsarasāṁ gaṇāḥ.

12. etāḥ sahasraśaḥ ca anyāḥ nṛtta-gīta-viśāradāḥ
upatiṣṭhanti dhanadam pāṇḍava apsarasām gaṇāḥ

12. These, and thousands of other groups of Apsaras, O Pāṇḍava, skilled in dance and song, attend upon Kubera (dhanada).

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these (Apsaras mentioned previously) (these, these ones)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (Apsaras) (other, different)

• नृत्त-गीत-विशारदाः (nṛtta-gīta-viśāradāḥ) - experts in performance arts (dance and music) (skilled in dance and song)

• उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they serve, they attend upon (they attend, they serve, they stand near)

• धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera (the god of wealth) (the giver of wealth, Kubera)

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as a descendant of Pāṇḍu's line or common address) (O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava (vocative))

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs (of Apsaras)

• गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups (groups, multitudes, hosts)

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these (Apsaras mentioned previously) (these, these ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Apsaras named in the preceding verses.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas (manner, extent) added to 'sahasra' (thousand)

Note: Modifies anyāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects "these" and "other".

अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (Apsaras) (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with implied "Apsaras" or gaṇāḥ.

नृत्त-गीत-विशारदाः (nṛtta-gīta-viśāradāḥ) - experts in performance arts (dance and music) (skilled in dance and song)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nṛtta-gīta-viśārada

nṛtta-gīta-viśārada - skilled in dance and song

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'nṛtta' (dance) and 'gīta' (song) + 'viśārada' (skilled)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛtta+gīta+viśārada)

• nṛtta – dance, danced
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'nṛt' (to dance)
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• gīta – song, sung
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gā' (to sing)
  Root: gā (class 3)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with etāḥ and anyāḥ apsarasām gaṇāḥ.

उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they serve, they attend upon (they attend, they serve, they stand near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

Root 'sthā' with prefix 'upa'. 3rd person plural, present tense

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is gaṇāḥ (implied etāḥ anyāḥ apsarasām gaṇāḥ).

धनदम् (dhanadam) - Kubera (the god of wealth) (the giver of wealth, Kubera)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanada

dhanada - giver of wealth, Kubera (name of the god of wealth)

Compound 'dhana' (wealth) + 'da' (giver)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+da)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of upatiṣṭhanti.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as a descendant of Pāṇḍu's line or common address) (O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic from 'pāṇḍu'

Note: Address to the listener.

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs (of Apsaras)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsaras (a class of celestial nymphs, often dancers and singers)

Note: Governed by gaṇāḥ (groups of Apsaras).

गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups (groups, multitudes, hosts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, multitude, host, troop, collection

Note: Subject of upatiṣṭhanti.