महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-29

एतदेवंविधं चित्रमिह तात युधिष्ठिर ।
प्रेक्षन्ते सर्वभूतानि बहुशः पर्वसंधिषु ॥२९॥

29. etadevaṁvidhaṁ citramiha tāta yudhiṣṭhira ,
prekṣante sarvabhūtāni bahuśaḥ parvasaṁdhiṣu.

29. etat evaṃvidham citram iha tāta yudhiṣṭhira
prekṣante sarvabhūtāni bahuśaḥ parvasandhiṣu

29. O dear Yudhiṣṭhira, all beings repeatedly behold this kind of wonderful spectacle here at the mountain ridges.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spectacle) (this)

• एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - such (referring to the spectacle's nature) (of this kind, such)

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (spectacle) (wonderful, amazing, variegated, spectacle)

• इह (iha) - here (on Gandhamādana) (here, in this world)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O father, O dear one)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• प्रेक्षन्ते (prekṣante) - they behold (they see, they behold, they observe)

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, in many ways)

• पर्वसन्धिषु (parvasandhiṣu) - at the mountain ridges (in the joints of the mountains, at the mountain ridges)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spectacle) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - such (referring to the spectacle's nature) (of this kind, such)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of this kind, such, like this

Compound of evam (thus) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā with vi and a suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Modifies the implicit noun.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (spectacle) (wonderful, amazing, variegated, spectacle)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, painted, wonderful, strange, a spectacle

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Modifies the implicit noun.

इह (iha) - here (on Gandhamādana) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from idam.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O father, O dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

Compound yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular form.
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रेक्षन्ते (prekṣante) - they behold (they see, they behold, they observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prekṣ

Present Middle

From pra + root īkṣ (to see). īkṣ is from ikṣ (Class 1, Ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything existent

Tatpurusha compound. sarva (all) + bhūta (being/creature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, existent, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be) + kta suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of prekṣante.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, in many ways)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix śas from bahu (many).

Note: Modifies prekṣante.

पर्वसन्धिषु (parvasandhiṣu) - at the mountain ridges (in the joints of the mountains, at the mountain ridges)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvasandhi

parvasandhi - mountain ridge, joint of a mountain

Tatpurusha compound. parva (joint/knot/section) + sandhi (junction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parva+sandhi)

• parva – knot, joint, section, chapter, mountain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• sandhi – junction, union, connection, sandhi
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root dhā (to place).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)