महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-5

सा सभा सुखसंस्पर्शा न शीता न च घर्मदा ।
वेश्मासनवती रम्या सिता वरुणपालिता ॥५॥

5. sā sabhā sukhasaṁsparśā na śītā na ca gharmadā ,
veśmāsanavatī ramyā sitā varuṇapālitā.

5. sā sabhā sukhasaṃsparśā na śītā na ca gharmadā
veśmāsanavatī ramyā sitā varuṇapālitā

5. That assembly hall was pleasant to the touch, neither cold nor oppressive with heat. It was charming, white, filled with dwellings and seats, and protected by Varuṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that (assembly hall) (she, that)

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly, assembly hall, court

• सुखसंस्पर्शा (sukhasaṁsparśā) - pleasant to the touch, comfortable

• न (na) - not, nor

• शीता (śītā) - cold

• न (na) - not, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• घर्मदा (gharmadā) - causing heat, hot

• वेश्मासनवती (veśmāsanavatī) - having houses and seats, furnished with dwellings and seats

• रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• सिता (sitā) - white, pure, bright

• वरुणपालिता (varuṇapālitā) - protected by Varuṇa

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that (assembly hall) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

सभा (sabhā) - assembly, assembly hall, court

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, assembly hall, court, council

सुखसंस्पर्शा (sukhasaṁsparśā) - pleasant to the touch, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhasaṃsparśa

sukhasaṁsparśa - pleasant to the touch, comfortable touch

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+saṃsparśa)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

शीता (śītā) - cold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, chill

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śyai with suffix kta (past passive participle)

Root: śyai (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

घर्मदा (gharmadā) - causing heat, hot

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gharmada

gharmada - giving heat, causing sweat, hot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gharma+da)

• gharma – heat, warmth, sweat
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, granting, causing
  adjective
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

वेश्मासनवती (veśmāsanavatī) - having houses and seats, furnished with dwellings and seats

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of veśmāsanavat

veśmāsanavat - having houses and seats

Possessive suffix -vat, applied to a dvandva compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (veśman+āsana+vat)

• veśman – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)
• āsana – seat, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  From root ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to delight, play)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

सिता (sitā) - white, pure, bright

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sita

sita - white, pure, bright, tied, bound

Past Passive Participle (for meaning 'tied')

From root śvit (to be white) or si (to bind)

Root: śvit (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.

वरुणपालिता (varuṇapālitā) - protected by Varuṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varuṇapālita

varuṇapālita - protected by Varuṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varuṇa+pālita)

• varuṇa – Varuṇa (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pālita – protected, guarded, nourished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pāl (to protect)
  Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Adjective for 'sabhā'.