महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-25

न तत्र विषयस्त्वासीन्मम सैन्यस्य भारत ।
खे विषक्तं हि तत्सौभं क्रोशमात्र इवाभवत् ॥२५॥

25. na tatra viṣayastvāsīnmama sainyasya bhārata ,
khe viṣaktaṁ hi tatsaubhaṁ krośamātra ivābhavat.

25. na tatra viṣayaḥ tu āsīt mama sainyasya bhārata
khe viṣaktam hi tat saubham krośa-mātre iva abhavat

25. O Bharata, there was no range (of operation) for my army there, because that Saubha (city), suspended in the sky, was as if only a krośa (distance) away.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - range (of operation or attack) (range, scope, object, domain)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

• भारत (bhārata) - An address to Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya (O Bharata)

• खे (khe) - in the sky

• विषक्तम् (viṣaktam) - suspended (in the sky) (suspended, attached, clinging)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• तत् (tat) - that

• सौभम् (saubham) - The mythical flying city of Salva (Saubha (city/flying machine))

• क्रोश-मात्रे (krośa-mātre) - at a distance of only a krośa

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' with 'tra' suffix indicating place

विषयः (viṣayaḥ) - range (of operation or attack) (range, scope, object, domain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, range, scope, country

From 'vi-' + root 'si' (to bind, contain)

Prefix: vi

Root: si (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice

Root 'as' (to be), Class 2, with imperfect prefix 'a-' and 3rd person singular ending 'īt'

Root: as (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

From 'senā' (army) + 'ya' suffix

भारत (bhārata) - An address to Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya (O Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Bhārata

Bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian

Derived from 'Bharata' (name of an ancient king)

खे (khe) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space

विषक्तम् (viṣaktam) - suspended (in the sky) (suspended, attached, clinging)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣakta

viṣakta - attached, clinging, suspended, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sañj' (to cling, adhere) with upasarga 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat saubham'

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सौभम् (saubham) - The mythical flying city of Salva (Saubha (city/flying machine))

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of Saubha

Saubha - name of a city, especially the aerial city of Salva

क्रोश-मात्रे (krośa-mātre) - at a distance of only a krośa

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of krośa-mātra

krośa-mātra - only a krośa (a measure of distance, approx. 2.25 miles)

Compound type : tatpurusha (krośa+mātra)

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

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice

Root 'bhū' (to be, become), Class 1, with imperfect prefix 'a-' and 3rd person singular ending 'at'

Root: bhū (class 1)