महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-68

केचित्पुरवराकाराः केचिद्गजकुलोपमाः ।
केचिदञ्जनसंकाशाः केचिन्मकरसंस्थिताः ।
विद्युन्मालापिनद्धाङ्गाः समुत्तिष्ठन्ति वै घनाः ॥६८॥

68. kecitpuravarākārāḥ kecidgajakulopamāḥ ,
kecidañjanasaṁkāśāḥ kecinmakarasaṁsthitāḥ ,
vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅgāḥ samuttiṣṭhanti vai ghanāḥ.

68. kecit puravarākārāḥ kecit gajakulopamāḥ
kecit añjanasaṃkāśāḥ kecit
makarasaṃsthitāḥ vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅgāḥ
samuttiṣṭhanti vai ghanāḥ

68. Some clouds appear like magnificent cities, and others resemble herds of elephants. Some are as dark as collyrium, while others are shaped like mythical sea creatures (makara). Indeed, these dense clouds, with their forms encircled by streaks of lightning, rise up.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• पुरवराकाराः (puravarākārāḥ) - appearing like magnificent cities (having the form/shape of excellent cities)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• गजकुलोपमाः (gajakulopamāḥ) - resembling herds of elephants

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• अञ्जनसंकाशाः (añjanasaṁkāśāḥ) - dark like collyrium (resembling collyrium, black like antimony)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• मकरसंस्थिताः (makarasaṁsthitāḥ) - shaped like mythical sea creatures (makara) (situated in the form of crocodiles/sea monsters)

• विद्युन्मालापिनद्धाङ्गाः (vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅgāḥ) - with their forms encircled by streaks of lightning (with bodies adorned/bound by garlands of lightning)

• समुत्तिष्ठन्ति (samuttiṣṭhanti) - they rise up (they rise up, they emerge)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily (emphatic particle))

• घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense clouds (clouds, dense, solid)

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'ghanāḥ' (clouds).

पुरवराकाराः (puravarākārāḥ) - appearing like magnificent cities (having the form/shape of excellent cities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puravarākāra

puravarākāra - having the form/shape of excellent cities

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pura+vara+ākāra)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best, noble
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'ghanāḥ' (clouds).

गजकुलोपमाः (gajakulopamāḥ) - resembling herds of elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajakulopama

gajakulopama - resembling herds of elephants

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+kula+upamā)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• kula – herd, family, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'ghanāḥ' (clouds).

अञ्जनसंकाशाः (añjanasaṁkāśāḥ) - dark like collyrium (resembling collyrium, black like antimony)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of añjanasaṃkāśa

añjanasaṁkāśa - resembling collyrium, black like antimony

Compound type : bahuvrihi (añjana+saṃkāśa)

• añjana – collyrium, antimony, dark substance
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, appearing similar
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-kāś (to appear, shine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'ghanāḥ' (clouds).

मकरसंस्थिताः (makarasaṁsthitāḥ) - shaped like mythical sea creatures (makara) (situated in the form of crocodiles/sea monsters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of makarasaṃsthita

makarasaṁsthita - situated in the form of a makara, shaped like a crocodile

Compound type : bahuvrihi (makara+saṃsthita)

• makara – sea monster, crocodile, dolphin
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthita – situated, standing, formed, arranged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-sthā (to stand, be situated)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

विद्युन्मालापिनद्धाङ्गाः (vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅgāḥ) - with their forms encircled by streaks of lightning (with bodies adorned/bound by garlands of lightning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅga

vidyunmālāpinaddhāṅga - with bodies adorned/bound by garlands of lightning

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidyut+mālā+pinaddha+aṅga)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• mālā – garland, string, series
  noun (feminine)
• pinaddha – bound, tied, entwined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pi-nah (to bind, tie)
  Prefix: pi
  Root: nah (class 4)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

समुत्तिष्ठन्ति (samuttiṣṭhanti) - they rise up (they rise up, they emerge)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person plural present active of sam-ut-sthā

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, verily (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

घनाः (ghanāḥ) - dense clouds (clouds, dense, solid)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense, solid, compact