महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-62

तथा शालांस्तमालांश्च पाटल्यो बकुलानि च ।
माला इव समासक्ताः शैलानां शिखरेषु च ॥६२॥

62. tathā śālāṁstamālāṁśca pāṭalyo bakulāni ca ,
mālā iva samāsaktāḥ śailānāṁ śikhareṣu ca.

62. tathā śālān tamālān ca pāṭalyaḥ bakulāni ca
mālāḥ iva samāsaktāḥ śailānām śikhareṣu ca

62. And similarly, sala, tamala, pāṭalī, and bakula trees were intertwined like garlands on the mountain peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• शालान् (śālān) - salas (trees)

• तमालान् (tamālān) - tamalas (trees)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पाटल्यः (pāṭalyaḥ) - pāṭalī trees

• बकुलानि (bakulāni) - bakula trees

• च (ca) - and, also

• मालाः (mālāḥ) - garlands, rows

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• समासक्ताः (samāsaktāḥ) - joined together, attached, clinging, hanging

• शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

• शिखरेषु (śikhareṣu) - on peaks, on summits

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

शालान् (śālān) - salas (trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śāla

śāla - sala tree (Shorea robusta)

Root: śal (class 1)

Note: Accusative objects of an implied verb like 'they saw'.

तमालान् (tamālān) - tamalas (trees)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tamāla

tamāla - tamala tree (Garcinia xanthochymus), a tree with dark bark

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Accusative objects of an implied verb like 'they saw'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पाटल्यः (pāṭalyaḥ) - pāṭalī trees

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāṭalī

pāṭalī - pāṭalī tree (Bignonia suaveolens), trumpet flower tree

Root: paṭ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied 'were intertwined'.

बकुलानि (bakulāni) - bakula trees

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bakula

bakula - bakula tree (Mimusops elengi), a tree with fragrant flowers

Root: bak

Note: Subject of the implied 'were intertwined'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मालाः (mālāḥ) - garlands, rows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mālā

mālā - garland, string of flowers, row, series

Root: mal

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

समासक्ताः (samāsaktāḥ) - joined together, attached, clinging, hanging

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samāsakta

samāsakta - joined, attached, connected, clinging, engrossed

Past Passive Participle

From root √sañj (to cling, adhere) with prefix sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

शैलानाम् (śailānām) - of mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, hill, rock

Derivative of śilā (stone).

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Possessive case modifying śikhareṣu.

शिखरेषु (śikhareṣu) - on peaks, on summits

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top, crest

Root: śikh

Note: Indicates location.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)