महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-5

तथा सहस्रशस्तत्र रत्नसंघाः प्लवन्त्युत ।
वायुश्च घूर्णते भीमस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥५॥

5. tathā sahasraśastatra ratnasaṁghāḥ plavantyuta ,
vāyuśca ghūrṇate bhīmastadadbhutamivābhavat.

5. tathā sahasraśaḥ tatra ratnasaṃghāḥ plavanti uta
vāyuḥ ca ghūrṇate bhīmaḥ tat adbhutam iva abhavat

5. Similarly, thousands of piles of jewels floated there, and a terrifying wind swirled. Indeed, it was like a wonder.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• रत्नसंघाः (ratnasaṁghāḥ) - heaps of jewels, piles of gems, multitudes of treasures

• प्लवन्ति (plavanti) - they float, they swim

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• च (ca) - and, also

• घूर्णते (ghūrṇate) - whirls, rotates, becomes agitated

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrifying, formidable, dreadful

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, an amazing thing, astonishing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

रत्नसंघाः (ratnasaṁghāḥ) - heaps of jewels, piles of gems, multitudes of treasures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratnasaṃgha

ratnasaṁgha - collection of jewels, multitude of treasures

Compound type : Genitive Tatpurusha (ratna+saṃgha)

• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• saṃgha – collection, multitude, assembly, heap
  noun (masculine)

प्लवन्ति (plavanti) - they float, they swim

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of plu

Present Tense, Active Voice

From root PLU (to float), present 3rd plural plavanti

Root: plu (class 1)

उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, the god of wind

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

घूर्णते (ghūrṇate) - whirls, rotates, becomes agitated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ghūrṇ

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From root GHŪRṆ (to whirl), present 3rd singular ghūrṇate

Root: ghūrṇ (class 10)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrifying, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearful

Note: Agrees with 'vāyuḥ'

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wonder, an amazing thing, astonishing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, amazing, surprising, a marvel

Note: Functions as a predicate nominative with 'abhavat'

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

From root BHŪ (to be), imperfect 3rd singular abhavat

Root: bhū (class 1)