महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-151, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स गत्वा नलिनीं रम्यां राक्षसैरभिरक्षिताम् ।
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये ददर्श शुभकानने ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
sa gatvā nalinīṁ ramyāṁ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām ,
kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane.

1. vaiśampāyana uvāca sa gatvā nalinīm ramyām rākṣasaiḥ
abhirakṣitām kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakanane

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having reached a beautiful lotus pond, which was guarded by rākṣasas, he saw it situated on the charming peak of Mount Kailasa, within an auspicious forest.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स (sa) - He, referring to the son of Kuntī (from later verses) (he, that (person))

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going, having reached

• नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - to the lotus pond, to the lotus lake

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - charming, beautiful, delightful

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

• अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded, kept safe

• कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa, on Mount Kailasa's summit

• रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• शुभकनने (śubhakanane) - in an auspicious forest, in a beautiful grove

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

स (sa) - He, referring to the son of Kuntī (from later verses) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Formed from root gam with the suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - to the lotus pond, to the lotus lake

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus pond, lotus lake

रम्याम् (ramyām) - charming, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, to be delighted in

gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from the root ram (to delight) with the suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'nalinīm'.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded, kept safe

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded

past passive participle

Formed from prefix abhi + root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix -ta

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'nalinīm'.

कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa, on Mount Kailasa's summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kailāsaśikhara

kailāsaśikhara - peak of Kailasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (kailāsa+śikhara)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)

रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, to be delighted in

gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from the root ram (to delight) with the suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'kailāsaśikhare'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

शुभकनने (śubhakanane) - in an auspicious forest, in a beautiful grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubhakanana

śubhakanana - auspicious forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+kanana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, propitious
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• kanana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)