महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-39

तन्मेरुशिखराकारं विध्वस्ताट्टालगोपुरम् ।
दह्यमानमभिप्रेक्ष्य स्त्रियस्ताः संप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥३९॥

39. tanmeruśikharākāraṁ vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram ,
dahyamānamabhiprekṣya striyastāḥ saṁpradudruvuḥ.

39. tat meruśikharākāram vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram
dahyamānam abhiprekṣya striyaḥ tāḥ sampradudruvuḥ

39. Observing that city, which resembled the peak of Mount Meru but now had its watchtowers and main gates destroyed and was ablaze, those women fled in all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that city (referring to Saubha from previous context) (that, it)

• मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - resembling the peak of Mount Meru (having the form of Meru's peak)

• विध्वस्ताट्टालगोपुरम् (vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram) - whose watchtowers and main gates were destroyed (with destroyed watchtowers and main gates)

• दह्यमानम् (dahyamānam) - which was ablaze (being burned, burning)

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - observing (having seen, having observed)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

• सम्प्रदुद्रुवुः (sampradudruvuḥ) - they fled in all directions (they ran away, they fled)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that city (referring to Saubha from previous context) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to the city, which is neuter.

मेरुशिखराकारम् (meruśikharākāram) - resembling the peak of Mount Meru (having the form of Meru's peak)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of meruśikharākāra

meruśikharākāra - having the form of Meru's peak, mountain-peak-shaped

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (meru+śikhara+ākāra)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (city).

विध्वस्ताट्टालगोपुरम् (vidhvastāṭṭālagopuram) - whose watchtowers and main gates were destroyed (with destroyed watchtowers and main gates)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidhvastāṭṭālagopura

vidhvastāṭṭālagopura - having destroyed watchtowers and main gates

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidhvasta+aṭṭāla+gopura)

• vidhvasta – destroyed, ruined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhvaṃs with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• aṭṭāla – watchtower, turret
  noun (masculine)
• gopura – main gate of a city or temple, portal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (city).

दह्यमानम् (dahyamānam) - which was ablaze (being burned, burning)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, burning

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root dah with suffix -yamāna

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (city).

अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - observing (having seen, having observed)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from root īkṣ with prefixes abhi and pra

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

ताः (tāḥ) - those (women) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'.

सम्प्रदुद्रुवुः (sampradudruvuḥ) - they fled in all directions (they ran away, they fled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of sampradru

Root dru with prefixes sam and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dru (class 1)