महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-6

तत्र नागा महाकाया ज्वलितास्याः सुदारुणाः ।
सिताभ्रकूटप्रतिमाः संहताश्च यथोपलाः ॥६॥

6. tatra nāgā mahākāyā jvalitāsyāḥ sudāruṇāḥ ,
sitābhrakūṭapratimāḥ saṁhatāśca yathopalāḥ.

6. tatra nāgāḥ mahākāyāḥ jvalitāsyāḥ sudāruṇāḥ
sitābhrakūṭapratimāḥ saṃhatāḥ ca yathā upalāḥ

6. There were also colossal serpents (nāga) with flaming mouths, exceedingly fierce, resembling heaps of white clouds, and as solid as rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents, elephants, mythical beings

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - gigantic-bodied, colossal

• ज्वलितास्याः (jvalitāsyāḥ) - with flaming mouths, having fiery faces

• सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

• सिताभ्रकूटप्रतिमाः (sitābhrakūṭapratimāḥ) - resembling piles of white clouds

• संहताः (saṁhatāḥ) - compact, dense, solid, collected

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• उपलाः (upalāḥ) - rocks, stones

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - serpents, elephants, mythical beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, elephant, a mythical serpent-demon

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - gigantic-bodied, colossal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - gigantic-bodied, colossal, huge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• kāya – body, collection, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgāḥ'

ज्वलितास्याः (jvalitāsyāḥ) - with flaming mouths, having fiery faces

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvalitāsya

jvalitāsya - with flaming mouths, having fiery faces

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvalita+āsya)

• jvalita – burnt, inflamed, blazing, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'jval' (to burn, shine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgāḥ'

सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce, most dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, intensely (prefix)
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, fierce
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgāḥ'

सिताभ्रकूटप्रतिमाः (sitābhrakūṭapratimāḥ) - resembling piles of white clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sitābhrakūṭapratimā

sitābhrakūṭapratimā - resembling piles of white clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sita+abhra+kūṭa+pratimā)

• sita – white, fair, pure
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'si' (to bind, tie, whiten)
  Root: si (class 5)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• kūṭa – heap, pile, mass
  noun (masculine)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgāḥ'

संहताः (saṁhatāḥ) - compact, dense, solid, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhata

saṁhata - compact, dense, solid, collected, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'nāgāḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

उपलाः (upalāḥ) - rocks, stones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upalā

upalā - stone, rock, gem