महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-145, verse-20

अदंशमशके देशे बहुमूलफलोदके ।
नीलशाद्वलसंछन्ने देवगन्धर्वसेविते ॥२०॥

20. adaṁśamaśake deśe bahumūlaphalodake ,
nīlaśādvalasaṁchanne devagandharvasevite.

20. adaṃśamaśake deśe bahumūlaphalodake
nīlaśādvalasaṃchanne devagandharvasevite

20. [It was in] a region free from biting insects and mosquitoes, rich in many roots, fruits, and water, covered with blue-green grass, and frequented by gods and Gandharvas.

20. (העץ עומד) במקום שאין בו יתושים וזבובים עוקצים, שיש בו שפע של שורשים, פירות ומים, מכוסה דשא ירוק, ואלים וגַנְדְהַרְוַה משרתים אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• अदंशमशके (adaṁśamaśake) - in a place free from biting insects and mosquitoes

• देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a region, in a country

• बहुमूलफलोदके (bahumūlaphalodake) - in a place with many roots, fruits, and water

• नीलशाद्वलसंछन्ने (nīlaśādvalasaṁchanne) - in a place covered with blue-green grass, in a verdant region

• देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - in a place frequented by gods and Gandharvas

Words meanings and morphology

अदंशमशके (adaṁśamaśake) - in a place free from biting insects and mosquitoes

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of adaṃśamaśaka

adaṁśamaśaka - free from biting insects (like gadflies) and mosquitoes

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (of a Dvandva) (a+daṃśamaśaka)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• daṃśamaśaka – biting insects and mosquitoes
  noun (masculine)

देशे (deśe) - in a place, in a region, in a country

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, spot, region, country, district

बहुमूलफलोदके (bahumūlaphalodake) - in a place with many roots, fruits, and water

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahumūlaphalodaka

bahumūlaphalodaka - abounding in roots, fruits, and water

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bahu+mūla+phala+udaka)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• mūla – root, origin, base; capital
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit; result, consequence; reward
  noun (neuter)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

नीलशाद्वलसंछन्ने (nīlaśādvalasaṁchanne) - in a place covered with blue-green grass, in a verdant region

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nīlaśādvalasaṃchanna

nīlaśādvalasaṁchanna - covered with blue-green grass or verdant meadows

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nīlaśādvala+saṃchanna)

• nīlaśādvala – blue-green grass, verdant meadow
  noun (neuter)
• saṃchanna – covered, veiled, concealed; adorned
  adjective
  Past Passive Particulation
  Derived from root chad (to cover) with upasarga sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chad (class 10)

देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - in a place frequented by gods and Gandharvas

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of devagandharvasevita

devagandharvasevita - frequented or served by gods and Gandharvas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (devagandharva+sevita)

• devagandharva – gods and Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, worshipped; frequented, resorted to
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev (to serve, to attend)
  Root: sev (class 1)

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