महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-153, verse-28

अनुशास्य च कौन्तेयं पद्मानि प्रतिगृह्य च ।
तस्यामेव नलिन्यां ते विजह्रुरमरोपमाः ॥२८॥

28. anuśāsya ca kaunteyaṁ padmāni pratigṛhya ca ,
tasyāmeva nalinyāṁ te vijahruramaropamāḥ.

28. anuśāsya ca kaunteyam padmāni pratigṛhya ca
tasyām eva nalinyām te vijahruḥ amaropamāḥ

28. And having instructed the son of Kuntī, and having received the lotuses, they, who were god-like, sported in that very lotus pond.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुशास्य (anuśāsya) - having instructed, having admonished

• च (ca) - and

• कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - the son of Kuntī

• पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

• च (ca) - and

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that

• एव (eva) - very, indeed

• नलिन्याम् (nalinyām) - in the lotus pond

• ते (te) - they

• विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - they sported, they enjoyed themselves

• अमरोपमाः (amaropamāḥ) - god-like, resembling gods

Words meanings and morphology

अनुशास्य (anuśāsya) - having instructed, having admonished

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śās with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - the son of Kuntī

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

Patronymic from Kuntī

पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus (flower), specifically the pink or white Indian lotus

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एव (eva) - very, indeed

(indeclinable)

नलिन्याम् (nalinyām) - in the lotus pond

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus plant, lotus pond

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - they, those

विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - they sported, they enjoyed themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of hṛ

Perfect Tense

3rd person plural perfect active of root hṛ with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अमरोपमाः (amaropamāḥ) - god-like, resembling gods

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amaropama

amaropama - resembling gods, god-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amara+upamā)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)