महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-26

ततस्ते प्रेक्षकाः सर्वे रङ्गवाट इव स्थिताः ।
हर्षयामासुरुच्चैर्मां सिंहनादतलस्वनैः ॥२६॥

26. tataste prekṣakāḥ sarve raṅgavāṭa iva sthitāḥ ,
harṣayāmāsuruccairmāṁ siṁhanādatalasvanaiḥ.

26. tataḥ te prekṣakāḥ sarve raṅga-vāṭe iva sthitāḥ
harṣayām āsuḥ uccaiḥ mām siṃha-nāda-tala-svanaiḥ

26. Then all those spectators, standing as if in an arena, loudly cheered me with lion-like roars and the sound of slapping palms.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• ते (te) - those, they

• प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators, observers

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• रङ्ग-वाटे (raṅga-vāṭe) - As if on a stage or theatre where a show is being watched (in the arena, in the enclosure)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated

• हर्षयाम् (harṣayām) - caused to rejoice, delighted

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they made

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

• माम् (mām) - me

• सिंह-नाद-तल-स्वनैः (siṁha-nāda-tala-svanaiḥ) - Describing the sounds of acclamation (with lion-roars and palm-slapping sounds)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators, observers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣaka

prekṣaka - spectator, observer

Agent noun from root īkṣ with upasarga pra-

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with upasarga 'pra-' (forth, forward) and '-aka' suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'prekṣakāḥ'

रङ्ग-वाटे (raṅga-vāṭe) - As if on a stage or theatre where a show is being watched (in the arena, in the enclosure)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṅga-vāṭa

raṅga-vāṭa - arena, theatre, stage, place of entertainment

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṅga+vāṭa)

• raṅga – stage, arena, dye, color
  noun (masculine)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, fence
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-ta'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prekṣakāḥ'

हर्षयाम् (harṣayām) - caused to rejoice, delighted

(verb)

active

Causative stem + Ām-pratyaya (for periphrastic perfect)

Causative of root 'hṛṣ' (to be excited, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of as

Perfect tense, active voice

Root 'as' (to be), perfect tense, 3rd person plural. Used as an auxiliary verb to form periphrastic perfect with 'harṣayām'

Root: as (class 2)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly, high, aloud

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

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

सिंह-नाद-तल-स्वनैः (siṁha-nāda-tala-svanaiḥ) - Describing the sounds of acclamation (with lion-roars and palm-slapping sounds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃha-nāda-tala-svana

siṁha-nāda-tala-svana - sounds consisting of lion's roars and palm-slapping sounds

Compound type : dvandva (siṃha-nāda+tala-svana)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – roar, cry, sound
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nad' (to sound)
  Root: nad (class 1)
• tala – palm (of hand), sole (of foot), surface
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'svan' (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)