महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-36

उपेतमन्यैश्च तदा मृगैर्मृदुनिनादिभिः ।
ते गन्धमादनवनं तन्नन्दनवनोपमम् ॥३६॥

36. upetamanyaiśca tadā mṛgairmṛduninādibhiḥ ,
te gandhamādanavanaṁ tannandanavanopamam.

36. upetam anyaiḥ ca tadā mṛgaiḥ mṛdunādinībhiḥ
te gandhamādanavanam tannandanavanopamam

36. (The mountain was) then also populated by other animals making soft sounds. They (the heroes) perceived the Gandhamādana forest, which resembled the celestial Nandanavana.

Words meanings summery:

• उपेतम् (upetam) - populated by (endowed with, accompanied by, filled with)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (animals) (by others)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - by animals (by animals, by deer)

• मृदुनादिनीभिः (mṛdunādinībhiḥ) - by those making soft sounds (by those making soft sounds, by those with gentle cries)

• ते (te) - they (the heroes) (they)

• गन्धमादनवनम् (gandhamādanavanam) - the forest of Gandhamādana

• तन्नन्दनवनोपमम् (tannandanavanopamam) - which resembled the celestial Nandanavana (resembling the Nandanavana)

Words meanings and morphology

उपेतम् (upetam) - populated by (endowed with, accompanied by, filled with)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upeta

upeta - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of, filled with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the mountain/forest, agrees with parvatam/vanam (implicit)

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by other (animals) (by others)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Agrees with mṛgaiḥ

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -dā

मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - by animals (by animals, by deer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - animal, beast, deer

Note: Agent of upetam (populated by)

मृदुनादिनीभिः (mṛdunādinībhiḥ) - by those making soft sounds (by those making soft sounds, by those with gentle cries)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛdunādin

mṛdunādin - making soft sounds, having gentle calls

agent noun/adjective

Compound of mṛdu (soft) and nādin (sounding, calling)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mṛdu+nādin)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, tender
  adjective (masculine)
• nādin – sounding, calling, roaring
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root nad (to sound) with suffix -in
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mṛgaiḥ

ते (te) - they (the heroes) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject, referring to the 'mighty heroes' from earlier verses

गन्धमादनवनम् (gandhamādanavanam) - the forest of Gandhamādana

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gandhamādanavana

gandhamādanavana - forest of Gandhamādana

Tatpurusha compound: Gandhamādana (mountain) + vana (forest)

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (gandhamādana+vana)

• gandhamādana – Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object, with an implied verb like 'saw' or 'perceived' from the context of previous verses

तन्नन्दनवनोपमम् (tannandanavanopamam) - which resembled the celestial Nandanavana (resembling the Nandanavana)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tannandanavanopama

tannandanavanopama - resembling the Nandanavana (celestial garden)

Compound of tat (that) + nandanavanopama (resembling Nandanavana), with sandhi

Compound type : karmadharaya (tad+nandanavanopama)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• nandanavanopama – resembling Nandanavana
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of Nandanavana (celestial garden) and upama (resembling)
• nandanavana – Nandanavana (Indra's celestial garden)
  proper noun (neuter)
  Compound of nandana (delighting, son) and vana (forest)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resemblance
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with gandhamādanavanam