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3,54

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-5

तां राजसमितिं पूर्णां नागैर्भोगवतीमिव ।
संपूर्णां पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्व्याघ्रैर्गिरिगुहामिव ॥५॥
5. tāṁ rājasamitiṁ pūrṇāṁ nāgairbhogavatīmiva ,
saṁpūrṇāṁ puruṣavyāghrairvyāghrairgiriguhāmiva.
5. tām rājasamitim pūrṇām nāgaiḥ bhogavatīm iva
sampūrṇām puruṣavyāghraiḥ vyāghraiḥ giriguhām iva
5. That royal assembly appeared full, like Bhogavatī teeming with serpents (nāgas), and completely full of great heroes (puruṣavyāghras), like a mountain cave teeming with tigers.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ताम् (tām) - that (royal assembly) (that, her)
  • राजसमितिम् (rājasamitim) - the royal assembly (royal assembly, assembly of kings)
  • पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - full (full, complete)
  • नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by Nāgas (divine serpent beings) (by serpents, by elephants, by Nagas (divine serpent beings))
  • भोगवतीम् (bhogavatīm) - Bhogavatī (the capital of the nāgas, often described as full of them) (Bhogavatī (name of a city), possessing enjoyments/wealth/hoods of serpents)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as)
  • सम्पूर्णाम् (sampūrṇām) - completely full (completely full, well-filled)
  • पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by excellent men (great heroes) (by man-tigers, by excellent men)
  • व्याघ्रैः (vyāghraiḥ) - by tigers
  • गिरिगुहाम् (giriguhām) - a mountain cave (mountain cave)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (royal assembly) (that, her)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: modifies rājasamitim
राजसमितिम् (rājasamitim) - the royal assembly (royal assembly, assembly of kings)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rājasamiti
rājasamiti - royal assembly, assembly of kings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+samiti)
  • rājan – king
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
  • samiti – assembly, meeting
    noun (feminine)
    derived from root iṇ (to go) with prefix sam
    Prefix: sam
    Root: iṇ (class 2)
Note: object of implied verb from previous verse
पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - full (full, complete)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, filled
Past Passive Participle
derived from root pṛ (to fill)
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: modifies rājasamitim
नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by Nāgas (divine serpent beings) (by serpents, by elephants, by Nagas (divine serpent beings))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, elephant, a class of semi-divine beings
Note: agent of fullness for Bhogavatī
भोगवतीम् (bhogavatīm) - Bhogavatī (the capital of the nāgas, often described as full of them) (Bhogavatī (name of a city), possessing enjoyments/wealth/hoods of serpents)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhogavatī
bhogavatī - possessing hoods (of serpents), enjoying, wealthy; name of the city of the Nagas
derived from bhoga + -vatī (feminine suffix)
Note: object of comparison with iva
इव (iva) - like (like, as)
(indeclinable)
Note: introduces first simile
सम्पूर्णाम् (sampūrṇām) - completely full (completely full, well-filled)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sampūrṇa
sampūrṇa - completely full, well-filled, perfect
Past Passive Participle
derived from root pṛ (to fill) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: modifies rājasamitim
पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by excellent men (great heroes) (by man-tigers, by excellent men)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - man-tiger, a tiger among men, excellent man
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
    derived from root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes vi and ā
    Prefixes: vi+ā
    Root: ghrā (class 1)
Note: agent of fullness
व्याघ्रैः (vyāghraiḥ) - by tigers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyāghra
vyāghra - tiger
derived from root ghrā (to smell) with prefixes vi and ā
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: ghrā (class 1)
Note: agent of fullness for giriguhām
गिरिगुहाम् (giriguhām) - a mountain cave (mountain cave)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of giriguhā
giriguhā - mountain cave
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+guhā)
  • giri – mountain, hill
    noun (masculine)
    derived from root gṝ (to swallow, or related to 'heavy')
    Root: gṝ (class 6)
  • guhā – cave, cavern
    noun (feminine)
    derived from root guh (to conceal)
    Root: guh (class 1)
Note: object of comparison with iva
इव (iva) - like (like, as)
(indeclinable)
Note: introduces second simile