महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-10

अप्सरोभिः परिवृतो देवकन्यासमावृतः ।
नहुषो देवराजः सन्क्रीडन्बहुविधं तदा ॥१०॥

10. apsarobhiḥ parivṛto devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ ,
nahuṣo devarājaḥ sankrīḍanbahuvidhaṁ tadā.

10. apsarobhiḥ parivṛtaḥ devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ
nahuṣaḥ devarājaḥ san krīḍan bahuvidham tadā

10. Surrounded by Apsarases and enveloped by celestial maidens, Nahuṣa, as the king of the gods, then played in many ways.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsarases, by celestial nymphs

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encircled, encompassed

• देवकन्यासमावृतः (devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped by celestial maidens, surrounded by divine girls

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

• देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of the gods, Indra

• सन् (san) - being, existing, as

• क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

• बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways, manifoldly, variously

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsarases, by celestial nymphs

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsaras (a celestial nymph or dancer)

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encircled, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

देवकन्यासमावृतः (devakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ) - enveloped by celestial maidens, surrounded by divine girls

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devakanyāsamāvṛta

devakanyāsamāvṛta - enveloped by celestial maidens

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devakanyā+samāvṛta)

• devakanyā – celestial maiden, divine girl
  noun (feminine)
• samāvṛta – thoroughly covered, completely enveloped, surrounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √vṛ (to cover) with prefixes sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: √vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Nahuṣa.

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a legendary king, who temporarily became Indra)

Note: The subject of the sentence.

देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of the gods, Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of the gods, sovereign of the gods (epithet of Indra, here refers to Nahuṣa in that role)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Nahuṣa.

सन् (san) - being, existing, as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous; a being, an existent thing

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be)

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially or as a predicative adjective, meaning 'being' or 'as'.

क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, sporting, amusing oneself

Present Active Participle

From root √krīḍ (to play)

Root: √krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Describes the action of Nahuṣa.

बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - in many ways, manifoldly, variously

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative singular neuter used as an adverb).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix