महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-30

उपर्युपरि शैलस्य गुहाः परमदुर्गमाः ।
सुदुर्गमांस्ते सुबहून्सुखेनैवाभिचक्रमुः ॥३०॥

30. uparyupari śailasya guhāḥ paramadurgamāḥ ,
sudurgamāṁste subahūnsukhenaivābhicakramuḥ.

30. uparyupari śailasya guhāḥ paramadurgamāḥ
sudurgamān te subahūn sukhena eva abhicakramuḥ

30. Above the mountain, there were caves that were extremely difficult to access. They, however, easily traversed many of those very difficult-to-access places.

Words meanings summery:

• उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - on top of, high above, repeatedly above

• शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

• गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves, caverns

• परमदुर्गमाः (paramadurgamāḥ) - extremely difficult to access, highly inaccessible

• सुदुर्गमान् (sudurgamān) - very difficult to access, highly inaccessible

• ते (te) - they

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

• सुखेन (sukhena) - with ease, happily, comfortably

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• अभिचक्रमुः (abhicakramuḥ) - they went towards, they approached, they traversed

Words meanings and morphology

उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - on top of, high above, repeatedly above

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of 'upari' for emphasis.

शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves, caverns

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern

परमदुर्गमाः (paramadurgamāḥ) - extremely difficult to access, highly inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paramadurgama

paramadurgama - extremely difficult to access

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+durgama)

• parama – highest, greatest, extreme, supreme
  adjective
• durgama – difficult to go, inaccessible, difficult to reach
  adjective
  Derived from 'dur' (bad, difficult) and root 'gam' (to go).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guhāḥ'.

सुदुर्गमान् (sudurgamān) - very difficult to access, highly inaccessible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sudurgama

sudurgama - very difficult to access, highly inaccessible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durgama)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• durgama – difficult to go, inaccessible, difficult to reach
  adjective
  Derived from 'dur' (bad, difficult) and root 'gam' (to go).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'pradeśān' (places) or referring to the 'guhāḥ' in accusative.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pandavas and their companions.

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, numerous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bahu – much, many, numerous
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'sudurgamān'.

सुखेन (sukhena) - with ease, happily, comfortably

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, ease, comfort

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

अभिचक्रमुः (abhicakramuḥ) - they went towards, they approached, they traversed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of abhi-kram

Prefix: abhi

Root: kram (class 1)