महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
युधिष्ठिर सभा दिव्या वरुणस्य सितप्रभा ।
प्रमाणेन यथा याम्या शुभप्राकारतोरणा ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
yudhiṣṭhira sabhā divyā varuṇasya sitaprabhā ,
pramāṇena yathā yāmyā śubhaprākāratoraṇā.

1. nārada uvāca yudhiṣṭhira sabhā divyā varuṇasya
sitaprabhā pramāṇena yathā yāmyā śubhaprākāratoraṇā

1. Nārada said: "O Yudhiṣṭhira, Varuṇa's divine assembly hall, shining white, is equal in measure to that of Yama and possesses auspicious walls and gateways."

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall, court

• दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

• सितप्रभा (sitaprabhā) - white-shining, lustrous with white light

• प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by measure, in its dimensions

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

• याम्या (yāmyā) - of Yama, belonging to Yama

• शुभप्राकारतोरणा (śubhaprākāratoraṇā) - with auspicious walls and gateways

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

Note: The vocative singular form.

सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall, court

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly hall, court, meeting, congregation

दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent, wonderful

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'sabhā'.

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a Vedic deity, god of oceans, cosmic order, and justice)

सितप्रभा (sitaprabhā) - white-shining, lustrous with white light

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sitaprabhā

sitaprabhā - white-shining, lustrous, having white splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sita+prabhā)

• sita – white, pure, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śvit (to be white) or si (to bind); here 'white'
  Root: śvit (class 1)
• prabhā – splendor, light, radiance, effulgence
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'sabhā'.

प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by measure, in its dimensions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, extent, dimension

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

याम्या (yāmyā) - of Yama, belonging to Yama

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāmya

yāmya - relating to Yama, belonging to Yama, southern

Derived from Yama with suffix '-ya'

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing implicitly with 'sabhā'.

शुभप्राकारतोरणा (śubhaprākāratoraṇā) - with auspicious walls and gateways

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhaprākāratoraṇa

śubhaprākāratoraṇa - having auspicious walls and gateways

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+prākāra+toraṇa)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate
  adjective (masculine)
• prākāra – wall, enclosure, rampart
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• toraṇa – arch, gateway, decorated entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine nominative singular, agreeing with 'sabhā'.