महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-23

स यक्षगन्धर्वसुरब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् ।
विलोडयामास तदा पुष्पहेतोररिंदमः ॥२३॥

23. sa yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevitam ,
viloḍayāmāsa tadā puṣpahetorariṁdamaḥ.

23. sa yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevitam
vilodayāmāsa tadā puṣpahetoḥ ariṃdamaḥ

23. Then, that subduer of enemies (ariṃdama) churned [the region] frequented by groups of yakṣas, gandharvas, devas, and brahmin sages, all for the sake of flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• यक्षगन्धर्वसुरब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् (yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevitam) - describes the area or mountain which the subject churned (frequented/served by groups of yakṣas, gandharvas, devas, and brahmin sages)

• विलोदयामास (vilodayāmāsa) - he churned, he disturbed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पुष्पहेतोः (puṣpahetoḥ) - for the sake of flowers, on account of flowers

• अरिंदमः (ariṁdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject (ariṃdamaḥ).

यक्षगन्धर्वसुरब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम् (yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevitam) - describes the area or mountain which the subject churned (frequented/served by groups of yakṣas, gandharvas, devas, and brahmin sages)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevita

yakṣagandharvasurabrahmarṣigaṇasevita - served by groups of yakṣas, gandharvas, devas, and brahmin sages

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in sevita (past passive participle of sev - to serve)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yakṣa+gandharva+sura+brahmarṣi+gaṇa+sevita)

• yakṣa – a class of mythical beings
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – a class of celestial musicians
  noun (masculine)
• sura – deity, god
  noun (masculine)
• brahmarṣi – brahmin sage, a sage of the highest class
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, worshipped, frequented, inhabited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Describes the object of 'vilodayāmāsa', implicitly the mountain.

विलोदयामास (vilodayāmāsa) - he churned, he disturbed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vilodayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect

Composed of the root-verb lūḍ (to stir, agitate) with prefix vi, followed by the auxiliary verb ās in perfect tense.

Prefix: vi

Root: lūḍ (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

पुष्पहेतोः (puṣpahetoḥ) - for the sake of flowers, on account of flowers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṣpahetu

puṣpahetu - reason for flowers, sake of flowers

Compound formed with hetu (reason/sake)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+hetu)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implies purpose.

अरिंदमः (ariṁdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies

Compound of ari (enemy) + dama (subduer, from root dam - to tame)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – tamer, subduer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'vilodayāmāsa'.