महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-158, verse-36

तमासीनं महाकायाः शङ्कुकर्णा महाजवाः ।
उपोपविविशुर्यक्षा राक्षसाश्च सहस्रशः ॥३६॥

36. tamāsīnaṁ mahākāyāḥ śaṅkukarṇā mahājavāḥ ,
upopaviviśuryakṣā rākṣasāśca sahasraśaḥ.

36. tam āsīnam mahākāyāḥ śaṅkukarnāḥ mahājavāḥ
upopaviviśuḥ yakṣāḥ rākṣasāḥ ca sahasraśaḥ

36. As he (Kubera) sat there, thousands of huge-bodied, cone-eared, and mighty-speeded Yakshas and Rakshasas sat down around him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Kubera) (him, that)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting (Kubera) (sitting, seated)

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - huge-bodied (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (huge-bodied, gigantic)

• शङ्कुकर्नाः (śaṅkukarnāḥ) - cone-eared (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (cone-eared, having pointed ears)

• महाजवाः (mahājavāḥ) - mighty in speed (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (very swift, mighty in speed)

• उपोपविविशुः (upopaviviśuḥ) - sat down around (Kubera) (sat around, sat near, took seats near)

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - Yakshas (a class of supernatural beings, often attendants of Kubera) (Yakshas (a class of demigods))

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas (a class of powerful, sometimes malevolent, beings; often associated with Kubera's retinue) (Rakshasas (demons))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by the thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Kubera) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'āsīnam', referring to Kubera.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting (Kubera) (sitting, seated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - sitting, seated, established, present

Past Active Participle

Derived from verb root 'ās' (to sit) with suffix 'īna'.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'tam', describing Kubera's state.

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - huge-bodied (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (huge-bodied, gigantic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - huge-bodied, gigantic

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'kāya' (body).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'yakṣāḥ' and 'rākṣasāḥ'.

शङ्कुकर्नाः (śaṅkukarnāḥ) - cone-eared (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (cone-eared, having pointed ears)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkukarna

śaṅkukarna - cone-eared, having pointed ears (literally 'stake-eared')

Compound of 'śaṅku' (stake, cone, spike) and 'karna' (ear).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅku+karna)

• śaṅku – stake, peg, cone, spike
  noun (masculine)
• karna – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yakṣāḥ' and 'rākṣasāḥ'.

महाजवाः (mahājavāḥ) - mighty in speed (Yakshas and Rakshasas) (very swift, mighty in speed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahājava

mahājava - very swift, mighty in speed, great speed

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'java' (speed, swiftness).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+java)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• java – speed, swiftness, velocity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yakṣāḥ' and 'rākṣasāḥ'.

उपोपविविशुः (upopaviviśuḥ) - sat down around (Kubera) (sat around, sat near, took seats near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of upopaviś

Reduplicated Perfect Active

From root 'viś' (to enter, sit) with prefixes 'upa' (near) repeated for intensity or emphasis on 'around'. The reduplicated perfect form is 'viviśuḥ'.

Prefixes: upa+upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - Yakshas (a class of supernatural beings, often attendants of Kubera) (Yakshas (a class of demigods))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, attendants of Kubera, often benevolent but sometimes mischievous

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'upopaviviśuḥ'.

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas (a class of powerful, sometimes malevolent, beings; often associated with Kubera's retinue) (Rakshasas (demons))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a class of malevolent beings, demons; also attendants of Kubera in some contexts

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject, co-ordinated with 'yakṣāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by the thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Formed with the 'śas' suffix indicating distribution or quantity.

Note: Modifies the action of 'upopaviviśuḥ'.