महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-42

अथापश्यन्महाबाहुर्गन्धमादनसानुषु ।
सुरम्यं कदलीषण्डं बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् ॥४२॥

42. athāpaśyanmahābāhurgandhamādanasānuṣu ,
suramyaṁ kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ bahuyojanavistṛtam.

42. atha apaśyan mahābāhuḥ gandhamādana sānuṣu
suramyaṃ kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ bahuyojanavistṛtam

42. Then, the mighty-armed one (Bhīma) saw, on the slopes of Mount Gandhamadana, a very beautiful banana grove that extended for many yojanas.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, afterwards, now)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Bhīma, the mighty-armed one (the mighty-armed one)

• गन्धमादन (gandhamādana) - Mount Gandhamadana (Gandhamadana (a mountain name))

• सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the slopes (of Gandhamadana) (on the slopes, on the ridges)

• सुरम्यं (suramyaṁ) - very beautiful (very beautiful, charming)

• कदलीषण्डं (kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ) - banana grove

• बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् (bahuyojanavistṛtam) - extended for many yojanas

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, afterwards, now)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: From root dṛś (to see), imperfect 3rd person singular.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Bhīma, the mighty-armed one (the mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

गन्धमादन (gandhamādana) - Mount Gandhamadana (Gandhamadana (a mountain name))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - name of a mythical mountain

Note: First part of a compound noun (Gandhamadanasānu).

सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the slopes (of Gandhamadana) (on the slopes, on the ridges)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sānu

sānu - slope, ridge, peak

Note: Gandhamadanasānuṣu is a locative plural compound. The previous word `gandhamādana` acts as a modifier.

सुरम्यं (suramyaṁ) - very beautiful (very beautiful, charming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suramya

suramya - very beautiful, charming, delightful

Note: Modifies `kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ`.

कदलीषण्डं (kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ) - banana grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadalīṣaṇḍa

kadalīṣaṇḍa - a cluster/grove of banana trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadalī+ṣaṇḍa)

• kadalī – banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• ṣaṇḍa – grove, thicket, cluster
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `apaśyan`.

बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् (bahuyojanavistṛtam) - extended for many yojanas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuyojanavistṛta

bahuyojanavistṛta - extended for many yojanas, many yojanas wide

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+yojana+vistṛta)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)
• vistṛta – spread out, extended, wide
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies `kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ`.