महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-31, verse-25

तत्सदः पार्थिवैः कीर्णं ब्राह्मणैश्च महात्मभिः ।
भ्राजते स्म तदा राजन्नाकपृष्ठमिवामरैः ॥२५॥

25. tatsadaḥ pārthivaiḥ kīrṇaṁ brāhmaṇaiśca mahātmabhiḥ ,
bhrājate sma tadā rājannākapṛṣṭhamivāmaraiḥ.

25. tat sadaḥ pārthivaiḥ kīrṇam brāhmaṇaiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ
| bhrājate sma tadā rājan nākapṛṣṭham iva amaraiḥ

25. That assembly hall, O King, filled with kings and great-souled (mahātmā) Brahmins, then shone like the celestial realm (nākapṛṣṭha) with the immortals.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (assembly hall) (that, it)

• सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly hall, council, gathering

• पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by kings, by rulers of the earth

• कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - filled (with) (strewn, filled, scattered)

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by noble-minded (mahātmā) (by great-souled, by noble-minded)

• भ्राजते (bhrājate) - it shines, gleams

• स्म (sma) - turns 'bhrājate' into 'shone' (an emphatic particle, turns present tense to past)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative)

• नाकपृष्ठम् (nākapṛṣṭham) - the celestial realm (nākapṛṣṭha) (heavenly expanse, celestial realm)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals, by gods

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (assembly hall) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly hall, council, gathering

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadas

sadas - assembly, council, session, hall

Root: sad (class 1)

पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by kings, by rulers of the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, king, ruler of the earth

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth) with suffix 'aṇ'

कीर्णम् (kīrṇam) - filled (with) (strewn, filled, scattered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - strewn, scattered, filled, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to strew, scatter) with suffix 'kta'

Root: kṛ (class 6)

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from 'brahman'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by noble-minded (mahātmā) (by great-souled, by noble-minded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

भ्राजते (bhrājate) - it shines, gleams

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhrāj

Present Active

Root 'bhrāj' (class 1, sometimes 2). Present, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

स्म (sma) - turns 'bhrājate' into 'shone' (an emphatic particle, turns present tense to past)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

नाकपृष्ठम् (nākapṛṣṭham) - the celestial realm (nākapṛṣṭha) (heavenly expanse, celestial realm)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha

nākapṛṣṭha - surface of the sky, heaven, celestial realm

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – sky, heaven, firmament
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, summit
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals, by gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

Compound type : negative tatpurusha (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mara – mortal, dying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective from root 'mṛ'
  Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)