महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-12

गिरिकूटेषु तुङ्गेषु नानाजनपदेषु च ।
जनाकीर्णेषु देशेषु खर्वटेषु पुरेषु च ॥१२॥

12. girikūṭeṣu tuṅgeṣu nānājanapadeṣu ca ,
janākīrṇeṣu deśeṣu kharvaṭeṣu pureṣu ca.

12. girikūṭeṣu tuṅgeṣu nānājanapadeṣu ca
janākīrṇeṣu deśeṣu kharvaṭeṣu pureṣu ca

12. They searched on lofty mountain peaks, in various populated countries, in populous regions, and in towns and cities.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिकूटेषु (girikūṭeṣu) - on mountain peaks, in mountain ranges

• तुङ्गेषु (tuṅgeṣu) - on lofty (peaks) (on lofty, high, elevated)

• नानाजनपदेषु (nānājanapadeṣu) - in various populated countries, in diverse regions

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• जनाकीर्णेषु (janākīrṇeṣu) - in populous (regions/lands) (in populous, crowded with people)

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in regions, in places

• खर्वटेषु (kharvaṭeṣu) - in towns, in small cities

• पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in cities, in fortresses

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिकूटेषु (girikūṭeṣu) - on mountain peaks, in mountain ranges

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of girikūṭa

girikūṭa - mountain peak, mountain range

Compound of giri (mountain) and kūṭa (peak).

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+kūṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn, heap
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to places where search was conducted.

तुङ्गेषु (tuṅgeṣu) - on lofty (peaks) (on lofty, high, elevated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tuṅga

tuṅga - high, lofty, elevated, prominent

Note: Qualifies 'girikūṭeṣu'.

नानाजनपदेषु (nānājanapadeṣu) - in various populated countries, in diverse regions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nānājanapada

nānājanapada - various populated countries/regions

Compound of nānā (various) and janapada (country).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānā+janapada)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• janapada – country, region, inhabited land, district
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

जनाकीर्णेषु (janākīrṇeṣu) - in populous (regions/lands) (in populous, crowded with people)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of janākīrṇa

janākīrṇa - crowded with people, populous

Compound of jana (people) and ākīrṇa (crowded).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ākīrṇa)

• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – crowded, filled, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kīr (to scatter) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'deśeṣu'.

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in lands, in regions, in places

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

खर्वटेषु (kharvaṭeṣu) - in towns, in small cities

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kharvaṭa

kharvaṭa - town, small city, village (esp. one inhabited by mountaineers)

पुरेषु (pureṣu) - in cities, in fortresses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: May refer to cities or fortified towns.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)