महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-11

विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा शरत्तेषां शिवाभवत् ।
मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥११॥

11. vimalākāśanakṣatrā śaratteṣāṁ śivābhavat ,
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām.

11. vimalākāśanakṣatrā śarat teṣām śivā abhavat
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā pāṇḍavānām mahātmanām

11. Autumn became auspicious for the great-souled (ātman) Pāṇḍavas; its sky was clear with bright stars, and the land was filled with deer and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा (vimalākāśanakṣatrā) - having clear sky and stars

• शरत् (śarat) - autumn

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

• मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) - filled with deer and birds

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

Words meanings and morphology

विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा (vimalākāśanakṣatrā) - having clear sky and stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimalākāśanakṣatra

vimalākāśanakṣatra - having clear sky and stars

Bahuvrihi compound. 'Having a clear sky and stars'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vimala+ākāśa+nakṣatra)

• vimala – spotless, pure, clear
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśa – sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing `śarat`.

शरत् (śarat) - autumn

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarat

śarat - autumn

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Shiva

Note: Predicate adjective for `śarat`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root `√bhū` (class 1, parasm. `bhavati`).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) - filled with deer and birds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgadvijasamākīrṇa

mṛgadvijasamākīrṇa - filled with deer and birds

Tatpurusha compound. 'Completely filled with deer and birds'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+dvija+samākīrṇa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born, bird, Brahmin, snake
  noun (masculine)
• samākīrṇa – completely filled, covered, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix `sam-` + `ā-` + root `√kṛ` (to strew) + suffix `-ṇa` (PPP).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective describing `śarat`.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Agrees with `mahātmanām`.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `pāṇḍavānām`.