महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-229, verse-7

स च पौरजनः सर्वः सैनिकाश्च सहस्रशः ।
यथोपजोषं चिक्रीडुर्वने तस्मिन्यथामराः ॥७॥

7. sa ca paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ sainikāśca sahasraśaḥ ,
yathopajoṣaṁ cikrīḍurvane tasminyathāmarāḥ.

7. sa ca paurajanaḥ sarvaḥ sainikāḥ ca sahasraśaḥ
yathā upajoṣam cikrīḍuḥ vane tasmin yathā amarāḥ

7. And all those city dwellers, along with thousands of soldiers, played in that forest as they pleased, just like immortal beings.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (referring to the mentioned group) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - city dwellers (city people, townsfolk)

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (all, every)

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

• च (ca) - and

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, according to, just as)

• उपजोषम् (upajoṣam) - as they pleased (according to pleasure/desire, at will)

• चिक्रीडुः (cikrīḍuḥ) - they played

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as)

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortal beings (immortals, gods)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (referring to the mentioned group) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पौरजनः (paurajanaḥ) - city dwellers (city people, townsfolk)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurajana

paurajana - city people, townsfolk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paura+jana)

• paura – citizen, related to a city
  adjective
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Collective singular used for 'people'.

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with paurajanaḥ.

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, military

Formed from `senā` (army) + `ṭhaK` suffix.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix `śas` meaning 'by X, in X groups'.

Note: Adverbial form.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, according to, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with `upajoṣam` and `amarāḥ`.

उपजोषम् (upajoṣam) - as they pleased (according to pleasure/desire, at will)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upajoṣa

upajoṣa - pleasure, enjoyment, satisfaction

From `upa` + `juṣ` (to enjoy).

Prefix: upa

Root: juṣ (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

चिक्रीडुः (cikrīḍuḥ) - they played

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of krīḍ

Perfect active, 3rd plural

Reduplicated perfect.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Refers to `paurajanaḥ` and `sainikāḥ`.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `vane`.

यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortal beings (immortals, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

Negation of `mara` (mortal) by `a-` prefix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• mara – mortal, death
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `mṛ` (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Refers to gods or divine beings.