महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-3

कनकस्तम्भरुचिरं तोरणेन विराजितम् ।
विविशुस्ते महारङ्गं नृपाः सिंहा इवाचलम् ॥३॥

3. kanakastambharuciraṁ toraṇena virājitam ,
viviśuste mahāraṅgaṁ nṛpāḥ siṁhā ivācalam.

3. kanakastambharuciram toraṇena virājitam
viviśuḥ te mahāraṅgam nṛpāḥ siṃhāḥ iva acalam

3. The kings entered that great hall, which was splendid with golden pillars and adorned with an archway, just as lions enter a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• कनकस्तम्भरुचिरम् (kanakastambharuciram) - beautiful with golden pillars

• तोरणेन (toraṇena) - with an archway (by a gateway, with an archway)

• विराजितम् (virājitam) - adorned (with an archway) (adorned, splendid, shining)

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

• ते (te) - they (the kings) (they)

• महारङ्गम् (mahāraṅgam) - the great assembly hall (great arena, grand stage, assembly hall)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the kings (kings)

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

• इव (iva) - like (like, as)

• अचलम् (acalam) - a mountain (mountain, immovable)

Words meanings and morphology

कनकस्तम्भरुचिरम् (kanakastambharuciram) - beautiful with golden pillars

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanakastambharucira

kanakastambharucira - splendid with golden columns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+stambha+rucira)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• stambha – pillar, column
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root stambh (to stop, support)
  Root: stambh (class 5)
• rucira – splendid, beautiful, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root ruc (to shine, be pleasing)
  Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: modifies mahāraṅgam

तोरणेन (toraṇena) - with an archway (by a gateway, with an archway)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of toraṇa

toraṇa - gateway, archway, ornamental arch

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: agent for virājitam

विराजितम् (virājitam) - adorned (with an archway) (adorned, splendid, shining)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of virājita

virājita - adorned, illuminated, splendid

Past Passive Participle

derived from root rāj (to shine) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: modifies mahāraṅgam

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural

reduplicated perfect of root viś

Root: viś (class 6)

ते (te) - they (the kings) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to nṛpāḥ

महारङ्गम् (mahāraṅgam) - the great assembly hall (great arena, grand stage, assembly hall)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāraṅga

mahāraṅga - great arena, large stage, assembly hall

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṅga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• raṅga – stage, arena, assembly hall
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root rañj (to color, delight)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: object of viviśuḥ

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the kings (kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

derived from nṛ (man) + pā (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: subject of viviśuḥ

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: part of simile

इव (iva) - like (like, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: introduces simile

अचलम् (acalam) - a mountain (mountain, immovable)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, immovable, fixed

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, movable
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: object of implied action in simile