महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-16

अतीत्य वनदुर्गाणि संनिकर्षे महागिरेः ।
शुशुभे हिमवत्पृष्ठे वसमानोऽर्जुनस्तदा ॥१६॥

16. atītya vanadurgāṇi saṁnikarṣe mahāgireḥ ,
śuśubhe himavatpṛṣṭhe vasamāno'rjunastadā.

16. atītya vanadurgāṇi saṃnikarṣe mahāgireḥ |
śuśubhe himavatpṛṣṭhe vasamānaḥ arjunaḥ tadā

16. Having passed beyond the difficult forest paths, Arjuna, dwelling near the great mountain, shone brightly upon the peak of the Himalayas (Himavat) at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• अतीत्य (atītya) - having crossed, having overcome, having passed beyond

• वनदुर्गाणि (vanadurgāṇi) - difficult forest paths, inaccessible forest regions

• संनिकर्षे (saṁnikarṣe) - in the vicinity of, near, close to

• महागिरेः (mahāgireḥ) - of the great mountain

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, was beautiful, appeared splendid

• हिमवत्पृष्ठे (himavatpṛṣṭhe) - on the peak of Himavat (the Himalayas)

• वसमानः (vasamānaḥ) - dwelling, residing, living

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a proper name)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

अतीत्य (atītya) - having crossed, having overcome, having passed beyond

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √i 'to go' with prefix ati- and -tya suffix.

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive/gerund.

वनदुर्गाणि (vanadurgāṇi) - difficult forest paths, inaccessible forest regions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vanadurga

vanadurga - inaccessible forest, difficult forest region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+durga)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)
• durga – difficult to pass, inaccessible, fortress
  noun (neuter)
  From √gam 'to go' with prefix dur- (difficult).
  Prefix: dur
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of atītya.

संनिकर्षे (saṁnikarṣe) - in the vicinity of, near, close to

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnikarṣa

saṁnikarṣa - proximity, vicinity, nearness

From √kṛṣ 'to draw' with prefixes sam- and ni-.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Locative indicating place.

महागिरेः (mahāgireḥ) - of the great mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat; often used as first member of compounds.
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, governing saṃnikarṣe.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, was beautiful, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect Middle

Reduplicated perfect form of √śubh.

Root: śubh (class 1)

हिमवत्पृष्ठे (himavatpṛṣṭhe) - on the peak of Himavat (the Himalayas)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of himavatpṛṣṭha

himavatpṛṣṭha - mountain peak of Himavat, summit of the Himalayas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+pṛṣṭha)

• himavat – having snow, snowy; the Himalayas
  proper noun (masculine)
  Possessive adjective (matup suffix) from hima (snow). Used as a proper noun for the Himalayas.
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, summit, peak
  noun (neuter)
  From √pṛṣ 'to sprinkle' or related to pṛth 'broad'.
  Root: pṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Locative indicating place.

वसमानः (vasamānaḥ) - dwelling, residing, living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasamāna

vasamāna - dwelling, residing, living

Present Middle Participle

From √vas 'to dwell' + -māna suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince), white, silver

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -dā suffix.

Note: Adverb of time.