महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-11

नानारूपैरिव कृता सुविचित्रैः सुभास्वरैः ।
स्तम्भैर्न च धृता सा तु शाश्वती न च सा क्षरा ॥११॥

11. nānārūpairiva kṛtā suvicitraiḥ subhāsvaraiḥ ,
stambhairna ca dhṛtā sā tu śāśvatī na ca sā kṣarā.

11. nānārūpaiḥ iva kṛtā suvicitraiḥ subhāsvaraiḥ
stambhaiḥ na ca dhṛtā sā tu śāśvatī na ca sā kṣarā

11. That assembly hall appears as if made with various, very wonderful, and exceedingly radiant forms, yet it is not supported by pillars. Indeed, it is eternal, and it is not perishable.

Words meanings summery:

• नानारूपैः (nānārūpaiḥ) - with various forms, with manifold appearances

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, created

• सुविचित्रैः (suvicitraiḥ) - with very variegated, with very wonderful (forms)

• सुभास्वरैः (subhāsvaraiḥ) - with very radiant, with very splendid (forms)

• स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) - by pillars

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• धृता (dhṛtā) - supported, held, borne

• सा (sā) - that, she

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, permanent, everlasting

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• सा (sā) - that, she

• क्षरा (kṣarā) - perishable, decaying, transient

Words meanings and morphology

नानारूपैः (nānārūpaiḥ) - with various forms, with manifold appearances

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - of various forms, manifold in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, manifold, diverse
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुविचित्रैः (suvicitraiḥ) - with very variegated, with very wonderful (forms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvicitra

suvicitra - very variegated, extremely wonderful, exceedingly diverse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vicitra)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

सुभास्वरैः (subhāsvaraiḥ) - with very radiant, with very splendid (forms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of subhāsvara

subhāsvara - very shining, exceedingly bright, splendid

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhāsvara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bhāsvara – shining, bright, luminous
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhās' (to shine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)

स्तम्भैः (stambhaiḥ) - by pillars

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धृता (dhṛtā) - supported, held, borne

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, maintained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, permanent, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent, everlasting

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

क्षरा (kṣarā) - perishable, decaying, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣara

kṣara - perishable, decaying, transient, fluid

From root 'kṣar' (to flow, waste away)

Root: kṣar (class 1)