महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-12

क्वचित्कनकसंकाशं क्वचिद्रजतसंनिभम् ।
क्वचिदञ्जनपुञ्जाभं हिमवन्तमुपागमत् ॥१२॥

12. kvacitkanakasaṁkāśaṁ kvacidrajatasaṁnibham ,
kvacidañjanapuñjābhaṁ himavantamupāgamat.

12. kvacit kanakasaṃkāśam kvacit rajatasaṃnibham
kvacit añjanapuñjābham himavantam upāgamat

12. He approached the Himavanta mountain, which in some places appeared like gold, in others like silver, and elsewhere like a mass of collyrium.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

• कनकसंकाशम् (kanakasaṁkāśam) - resembling gold, golden in appearance

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

• रजतसंनिभम् (rajatasaṁnibham) - resembling silver, silver-like

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

• अञ्जनपुञ्जाभम् (añjanapuñjābham) - resembling a heap of collyrium, black like a mass of antimony

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - the Himalaya mountain (Himavanta (the Himalayas))

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, reached

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

From `ka` (what) + `cit` (an indefinite particle).

कनकसंकाशम् (kanakasaṁkāśam) - resembling gold, golden in appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kanakasaṃkāśa

kanakasaṁkāśa - resembling gold, of golden appearance

Tatpuruṣa compound: `kanakasya saṃkāśaḥ` (resemblance of gold).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+saṃkāśa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, appearing, shining
  adjective
  From `sam-kāś` (to appear, shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `himavantam`.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

From `ka` (what) + `cit` (an indefinite particle).

रजतसंनिभम् (rajatasaṁnibham) - resembling silver, silver-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rajatasaṃnibha

rajatasaṁnibha - resembling silver, silver-like in appearance

Tatpuruṣa compound: `rajatasya saṃnibhaḥ` (resemblance of silver).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajata+saṃnibha)

• rajata – silver
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
  From `sam-nibh` (to resemble, shine like).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `himavantam`.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places (referring to the mountain) (somewhere, in some place, sometimes, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

From `ka` (what) + `cit` (an indefinite particle).

अञ्जनपुञ्जाभम् (añjanapuñjābham) - resembling a heap of collyrium, black like a mass of antimony

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of añjanapuñjābha

añjanapuñjābha - resembling a heap of collyrium/antimony (dark mineral powder)

Tatpuruṣa compound: `añjanapuñjasya ābhaḥ` (resemblance of a heap of collyrium).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (añjanapuñja+ābha)

• añjanapuñja – a heap/mass of collyrium/antimony (dark mineral powder)
  noun (masculine)
  `añjanasya puñjaḥ` (heap of collyrium).
• ābha – resembling, shining, appearing like
  adjective
  From `ā-bhā` (to shine).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `himavantam`.

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - the Himalaya mountain (Himavanta (the Himalayas))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - the Himalaya mountain, Snowy Mountain (proper noun)

From `hima` (snow) + `vat` (possessive suffix).

Note: Object of `upāgamat`.

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached, reached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Imperfect (laṅ) form of root `gam` with prefixes `upa` and `ā`.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)