महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-229, verse-20

गणैरप्सरसां चैव त्रिदशानां तथात्मजैः ।
विहारशीलः क्रीडार्थं तेन तत्संवृतं सरः ॥२०॥

20. gaṇairapsarasāṁ caiva tridaśānāṁ tathātmajaiḥ ,
vihāraśīlaḥ krīḍārthaṁ tena tatsaṁvṛtaṁ saraḥ.

20. gaṇaiḥ apsarasām ca eva tridaśānām tathā ātmajaiḥ
vihāraśīlaḥ krīḍārtham tena tat saṃvṛtam saraḥ

20. Being fond of pleasure and recreation, that lake was occupied by him (the Gandharva king) along with his retinue, Apsaras, and the sons of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by the multitudes, by the hosts, by the attendants

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (lit. 'of thirty')

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

• आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by the sons, by the offspring (lit. 'self-born')

• विहारशीलः (vihāraśīlaḥ) - fond of pleasure, playful, delighting in recreation

• क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for the sake of play, for recreation

• तेन (tena) - by the Gandharva king (by him, by that)

• तत् (tat) - that lake (that, it)

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, occupied

• सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond

Words meanings and morphology

गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by the multitudes, by the hosts, by the attendants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - multitude, host, retinue, attendants

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara, celestial nymph

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (lit. 'of thirty')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - a god (lit. 'thirty', referring to the traditional number of Vedic gods)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+daśan)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśan – ten
  numeral

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and

(indeclinable)

आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - by the sons, by the offspring (lit. 'self-born')

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring (lit. 'self-born' or 'born from oneself')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

विहारशीलः (vihāraśīlaḥ) - fond of pleasure, playful, delighting in recreation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihāraśīla

vihāraśīla - fond of pleasure/recreation, playful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vihāra+śīla)

• vihāra – sport, play, recreation, pleasure, stroll
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• śīla – nature, habit, character, disposition
  noun (neuter)

क्रीडार्थम् (krīḍārtham) - for the sake of play, for recreation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krīḍārtha

krīḍārtha - for the sake of play/sport

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krīḍā+artha)

• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of play'

तेन (tena) - by the Gandharva king (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that lake (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, occupied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, occupied

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool