महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-16

उदपानाः कुरुश्रेष्ठ तथैवाप्यम्बरीषकाः ।
समन्तात्क्रोशमात्रं च कारिता विषमा च भूः ॥१६॥

16. udapānāḥ kuruśreṣṭha tathaivāpyambarīṣakāḥ ,
samantātkrośamātraṁ ca kāritā viṣamā ca bhūḥ.

16. udapānāḥ kuruśreṣṭha tathā eva api ambarīṣakāḥ
samantāt krośamātraṃ ca kāritā viṣamā ca bhūḥ

16. O best among the Kurus (kuruśreṣṭha), wells and similarly also reservoirs were created. And the ground all around, for a distance of a krośa, was made uneven.

Words meanings summery:

• उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells (wells, reservoirs)

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best among the Kurus (vocative) (O best of Kurus, O most excellent among the Kurus)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (even, indeed, only, just)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too, moreover)

• अम्बरीषकाः (ambarīṣakāḥ) - reservoirs, water tanks (to match wells) (cooking vessels, fireplaces, pits, small tanks/reservoirs)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around (all around, on all sides, everywhere)

• क्रोशमात्रं (krośamātraṁ) - for a distance of a krośa (for a distance of a krośa, only a krośa)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• कारिता (kāritā) - were made, were constructed (caused to be made, constructed, built)

• विषमा (viṣamā) - uneven, difficult (uneven, difficult, rough, inaccessible)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• भूः (bhūḥ) - the ground, terrain (ground, earth, land, place)

Words meanings and morphology

उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells (wells, reservoirs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udapāna

udapāna - well, reservoir, cistern

From `uda` (water) + `pāna` (drinking place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uda+pāna)

• uda – water
  noun (neuter)
• pāna – drinking, drink, place for drinking
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root `pā` (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best among the Kurus (vocative) (O best of Kurus, O most excellent among the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best of Kurus, chief of the Kurus

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (even, indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरीषकाः (ambarīṣakāḥ) - reservoirs, water tanks (to match wells) (cooking vessels, fireplaces, pits, small tanks/reservoirs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambarīṣaka

ambarīṣaka - cooking pot, fireplace, pit, reservoir, small tank

Diminutive of ambarīṣa

समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around (all around, on all sides, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from `samanta` (encompassing, universal)

क्रोशमात्रं (krośamātraṁ) - for a distance of a krośa (for a distance of a krośa, only a krośa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krośamātra

krośamātra - measuring a krośa, only a krośa

Compound: `krośa` (a measure of distance) + `mātra` (only, merely, measuring)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krośa+mātra)

• krośa – a measure of distance (approx. 2.25 miles or 3.6 km), a call, a shout
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring, size, quantity
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कारिता (kāritā) - were made, were constructed (caused to be made, constructed, built)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārita

kārita - caused to be made, caused to be done, constructed

Past Passive Participle

From causative `kārayati` of root `kṛ` (to do, to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `bhūḥ`.

विषमा (viṣamā) - uneven, difficult (uneven, difficult, rough, inaccessible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, arduous, rough, not level

From `vi-sama` (not even)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

भूः (bhūḥ) - the ground, terrain (ground, earth, land, place)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, place, being, existence

From root `bhū` (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)