महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-158, verse-51

वैश्रवण उवाच ।
देवतानामभून्मन्त्रः कुशवत्यां नरेश्वर ।
वृतस्तत्राहमगमं महापद्मशतैस्त्रिभिः ।
यक्षाणां घोररूपाणां विविधायुधधारिणाम् ॥५१॥

51. vaiśravaṇa uvāca ,
devatānāmabhūnmantraḥ kuśavatyāṁ nareśvara ,
vṛtastatrāhamagamaṁ mahāpadmaśataistribhiḥ ,
yakṣāṇāṁ ghorarūpāṇāṁ vividhāyudhadhāriṇām.

51. vaiśravaṇa uvāca devatānām abhūt mantraḥ
kuśavatyām nareśvara vṛtaḥ tatra aham
agamam mahāpadmaśataiḥ tribhiḥ yakṣāṇām
ghorarūpāṇām vividhāyudhadhāriṇām

51. Vaiśravaṇa said: 'O king of men, the gods held a secret counsel in Kuśavatī. Invited to it, I went there with three hundred `mahāpadmas` of frightful Yakṣas who bore various weapons.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa) - The god of wealth, Kubera, son of Viśravas. (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

• अभूत् (abhūt) - there was (was, happened, existed)

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - secret counsel (counsel, plan, sacred utterance)

• कुशवत्याम् (kuśavatyām) - in the city of Kuśavatī (in Kuśavatī)

• नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - Vocative addressing the listener. (O king of men, O lord of men)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - having been invited (chosen, invited)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I reached

• महापद्मशतैः (mahāpadmaśataiḥ) - with three hundred mahāpadmas (by hundreds of mahāpadmas, with three hundred mahāpadmas)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (by three, with three)

• यक्षाणाम् (yakṣāṇām) - of Yakṣas

• घोररूपाणाम् (ghorarūpāṇām) - of frightful form (of terrible forms, terrible-looking)

• विविधायुधधारिणाम् (vividhāyudhadhāriṇām) - bearing various weapons, having diverse armaments

Words meanings and morphology

वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa) - The god of wealth, Kubera, son of Viśravas. (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas, Kubera (god of wealth)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - god, deity, divinity

अभूत् (abhūt) - there was (was, happened, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

Aorist tense form from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - secret counsel (counsel, plan, sacred utterance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, counsel, plan

Root: man (class 4)

कुशवत्याम् (kuśavatyām) - in the city of Kuśavatī (in Kuśavatī)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kuśavatī

kuśavatī - name of a city

नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - Vocative addressing the listener. (O king of men, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - king of men, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - having been invited (chosen, invited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, invited, appointed

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛ (to choose, to cover)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agreement with `aham` (I).

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to Vaiśravaṇa.

अगमम् (agamam) - I went, I reached

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense form from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

महापद्मशतैः (mahāpadmaśataiḥ) - with three hundred mahāpadmas (by hundreds of mahāpadmas, with three hundred mahāpadmas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mahāpadmaśata

mahāpadmaśata - a hundred mahāpadmas (a very large number)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāpadma+śata)

• mahāpadma – a great lotus, a very large number (10^16 or 10^17)
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to a huge number of followers, specified by 'tribhiḥ'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (by three, with three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with mahāpadmaśataiḥ.

यक्षाणाम् (yakṣāṇām) - of Yakṣas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yakṣa (a class of demigods, attendants of Kubera)

Note: Qualifies `mahāpadmaśataiḥ` – three hundred mahāpadmas *of* Yakṣas.

घोररूपाणाम् (ghorarūpāṇām) - of frightful form (of terrible forms, terrible-looking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of terrible form, frightful, monstrous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, frightful
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `yakṣāṇām`.

विविधायुधधारिणाम् (vividhāyudhadhāriṇām) - bearing various weapons, having diverse armaments

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vividhāyudhadhārin

vividhāyudhadhārin - bearing various weapons

Derived from 'dhārin' (bearing) suffixed to 'vividhāyudha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (vividhāyudha+dhārin)

• vividhāyudha – various weapons
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yakṣāṇām`.