महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-18

नानावर्णधरैश्चित्रं धातुद्रुममृगाण्डजैः ।
सर्वभूषणसंपूर्णं भूमेर्भुजमिवोच्छ्रितम् ॥१८॥

18. nānāvarṇadharaiścitraṁ dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍajaiḥ ,
sarvabhūṣaṇasaṁpūrṇaṁ bhūmerbhujamivocchritam.

18. nānāvarṇadharaiḥ citram dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍajaiḥ
sarvabhūṣaṇasaṃpūrṇam bhūmeḥ bhujam iva ucchritam

18. Varied and adorned with diverse colors from its minerals, trees, animals, and egg-born creatures, and completely full of all ornaments, it resembled an uplifted arm of the earth.

18. (ההר) צבעוני, עם מינרלים, עצים, חיות וציפורים בגוונים שונים, מלא בכל התכשיטים, ונישא כמו זרוע מורמת של האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• नानावर्णधरैः (nānāvarṇadharaiḥ) - by those bearing many colors, by multicolored things

• चित्रम् (citram) - varied, wonderful, adorned, picturesque

• धातुद्रुममृगाण्डजैः (dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍajaiḥ) - by minerals, trees, animals, and egg-born creatures

• सर्वभूषणसंपूर्णम् (sarvabhūṣaṇasaṁpūrṇam) - full of all ornaments, completely adorned

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth

• भुजम् (bhujam) - arm

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised, elevated, uplifted

Words meanings and morphology

नानावर्णधरैः (nānāvarṇadharaiḥ) - by those bearing many colors, by multicolored things

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāvarṇadhara

nānāvarṇadhara - bearing various colors, multicolored

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nānā+varṇa+dhara)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, hue, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying, wearer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ with suffix -a
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चित्रम् (citram) - varied, wonderful, adorned, picturesque

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - varied, variegated, wonderful, strange, picturesque

धातुद्रुममृगाण्डजैः (dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍajaiḥ) - by minerals, trees, animals, and egg-born creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍaja

dhātudrumamṛgāṇḍaja - minerals, trees, animals, and egg-born creatures

Compound type : Dvandva (dhātu+druma+mṛga+aṇḍaja)

• dhātu – mineral, ore, element, constituent of the body
  noun (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, beast
  noun (masculine)
• aṇḍaja – egg-born (e.g., bird, snake, fish)
  noun (masculine)
  From aṇḍa (egg) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वभूषणसंपूर्णम् (sarvabhūṣaṇasaṁpūrṇam) - full of all ornaments, completely adorned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūṣaṇasaṃpūrṇa

sarvabhūṣaṇasaṁpūrṇa - complete with all ornaments

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūṣaṇa+saṃpūrṇa)

• sarvabhūṣaṇa – all ornaments
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpūrṇa – full, complete, perfect
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-pṝ (to fill completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṝ (class 3)

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

भुजम् (bhujam) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised, elevated, uplifted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, elevated, high

Past Passive Participle

From ud-śri (to raise up)

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

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