महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-25

तामुपारुह्य नकुलो धनूंषि निदधत्स्वयम् ।
यानि तस्यावकाशानि दृढरूपाण्यमन्यत ॥२५॥

25. tāmupāruhya nakulo dhanūṁṣi nidadhatsvayam ,
yāni tasyāvakāśāni dṛḍharūpāṇyamanyata.

25. tām upāruhya nakulaḥ dhanūṃṣi nidadhat svayam
yāni tasya avakāśāni dṛḍharūpāṇi amanyata

25. Having ascended that (platform/area), Nakula himself placed the bows in those spaces which he considered to be secure.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (platform/area where bows are stored) (that (feminine accusative singular))

• उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having climbed up, having ascended

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• निदधत् (nidadhat) - placing, depositing

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, spontaneously

• यानि (yāni) - those which (which (neuter plural))

• तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the tām, i.e., the platform/area) (its, his, that's)

• अवकाशानि (avakāśāni) - storage spaces, niches (spaces, opportunities, openings)

• दृढरूपाणि (dṛḍharūpāṇi) - secure, structurally sound (firm, strong, solid-shaped)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (platform/area where bows are stored) (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of upāruhya.

उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having climbed up, having ascended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

upa (prefix) + ā (prefix) + ruh (root) + ya (absolutive suffix, used after prefixes)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Formed from upa + ā + ruh.

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas), mongoose

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of nidadhat.

निदधत् (nidadhat) - placing, depositing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhā

dhā - to put, to place, to hold

Present Active Participle

ni (prefix) + dhā (root) + at (suffix for present active participle, nominative singular masculine)

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies nakulaḥ.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

यानि (yāni) - those which (which (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Subject of the clause yāni...amanyata.

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the tām, i.e., the platform/area) (its, his, that's)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Possessive, referring to the tām (platform/area).

अवकाशानि (avakāśāni) - storage spaces, niches (spaces, opportunities, openings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, opportunity, opening

ava (prefix) + kāśa (from kāś 'to shine, appear') or kās 'to go'.

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

दृढरूपाणि (dṛḍharūpāṇi) - secure, structurally sound (firm, strong, solid-shaped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛḍharūpa

dṛḍharūpa - firm-shaped, strong-formed, solid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+rūpa)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh 'to make firm, grow firm'
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for avakāśāni.

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

a (augment) + man (root) + ya (thematic vowel) + ta (termination)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is nakulaḥ (understood).