महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-21

मांसशोणितवर्षं च वृष्टं देवेन माधव ।
तथा गन्धर्वनगरं भानुमन्तमुपस्थितम् ।
सप्राकारं सपरिखं सवप्रं चारुतोरणम् ॥२१॥

21. māṁsaśoṇitavarṣaṁ ca vṛṣṭaṁ devena mādhava ,
tathā gandharvanagaraṁ bhānumantamupasthitam ,
saprākāraṁ saparikhaṁ savapraṁ cārutoraṇam.

21. māṃsaśoṇitavarṣam ca vṛṣṭam devena
mādhava tathā gandharvanagaram
bhānumantam upasthitam saprākāram
saparikham savapram cārutoraṇam

21. mādhava,
ca māṃsaśoṇitavarṣam devena vṛṣṭam.
tathā bhānumantam saprākāram saparikham savapram cārutoraṇam gandharvanagaram upasthitam.

21. O Mādhava, a rain of flesh and blood (māṃsaśoṇitavarṣa) was showered by the heavens (deva), and similarly, a splendid (bhānumat) mirage-city (gandharvanagara) appeared, complete with ramparts (saprākāra), moats (saparikha), embankments (savapra), and beautiful gateways (cārutoraṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• मांसशोणितवर्षम् (māṁsaśoṇitavarṣam) - rain of flesh and blood

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वृष्टम् (vṛṣṭam) - was rained down, showered (rained, showered, having been rained)

• देवेन (devena) - by the heavens (impersonal agency) (by the god, by the deity, by the heavens)

• माधव (mādhava) - O Krishna (O Mādhava (an epithet of Krishna))

• तथा (tathā) - so, just so (so, thus, in that manner)

• गन्धर्वनगरम् (gandharvanagaram) - a mirage-city, an illusory city (city of Gandharvas, a mirage-city, illusory city)

• भानुमन्तम् (bhānumantam) - splendid (describing the mirage-city) (shining, splendid, brilliant)

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - appeared, was present (implying it became visible) (appeared, present, standing near, approached)

• सप्राकारम् (saprākāram) - with ramparts (with ramparts, having walls)

• सपरिखम् (saparikham) - with moats (with moats, having ditches)

• सवप्रम् (savapram) - with embankments (with embankments, with mounds)

• चारुतोरणम् (cārutoraṇam) - with beautiful gateways

Words meanings and morphology

मांसशोणितवर्षम् (māṁsaśoṇitavarṣam) - rain of flesh and blood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsaśoṇitavarṣa

māṁsaśoṇitavarṣa - shower or rain of flesh and blood

Compound of māṃsa (flesh) + śoṇita (blood) + varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+śoṇita+varṣa)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood, red, crimson
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of root śoṇ (to redden, be red), used as noun.
  Root: śoṇ (class 10)
• varṣa – rain, showering, year
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain, shower) + a.
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of the passive verb 'vṛṣṭam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वृष्टम् (vṛṣṭam) - was rained down, showered (rained, showered, having been rained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛṣṭa

vṛṣṭa - rained, showered, wet, irrigated

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛṣ (to rain, shower) + kta suffix.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'māṃsaśoṇitavarṣam'.

देवेन (devena) - by the heavens (impersonal agency) (by the god, by the deity, by the heavens)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, heaven, divine, celestial

From root div (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'vṛṣṭam'.

माधव (mādhava) - O Krishna (O Mādhava (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, lord of Mādhavī (Lakshmi), lord of spring, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu

From Madhu + a (patronymic or possessive suffix)

तथा (tathā) - so, just so (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वनगरम् (gandharvanagaram) - a mirage-city, an illusory city (city of Gandharvas, a mirage-city, illusory city)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gandharvanagara

gandharvanagara - city of Gandharvas (celestial musicians), a mirage, illusory city, Fata Morgana

Compound of gandharva (celestial musician) and nagara (city).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gandharva+nagara)

• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demigods, heavenly chorister
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as an object, likely of an implied verb like 'saw' or 'perceived'.

भानुमन्तम् (bhānumantam) - splendid (describing the mirage-city) (shining, splendid, brilliant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - shining, radiant, brilliant, luminous, possessed of rays, the sun

From bhānu (ray, light, sun) + matup (possessive suffix).

Note: This form (masculine accusative singular) appears to be an adjective describing 'gandharvanagaram' (neuter accusative singular), which is grammatically inconsistent. It should typically be 'bhānumat' for a neuter noun.

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - appeared, was present (implying it became visible) (appeared, present, standing near, approached)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upasthita

upasthita - stood near, present, appeared, arrived, ready, ready for sacrifice

Past Passive Participle

From prefix upa- + root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

सप्राकारम् (saprākāram) - with ramparts (with ramparts, having walls)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saprākāra

saprākāra - furnished with a wall or rampart

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + prākāra (rampart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+prākāra)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• prākāra – wall, rampart, fence, enclosure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'gandharvanagaram'.

सपरिखम् (saparikham) - with moats (with moats, having ditches)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saparikha

saparikha - furnished with a ditch or moat

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + parikha (moat).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+parikha)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• parikha – ditch, moat, trench
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gandharvanagaram'.

सवप्रम् (savapram) - with embankments (with embankments, with mounds)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of savapra

savapra - furnished with a rampart or embankment

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + vapra (rampart, mound).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vapra)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• vapra – rampart, mound, embankment, raised bank
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gandharvanagaram'.

चारुतोरणम् (cārutoraṇam) - with beautiful gateways

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cārutoraṇa

cārutoraṇa - having beautiful gateways

Bahuvrīhi compound: cāru (beautiful) + toraṇa (gateway). Implied 'sa-' prefix due to preceding compounds.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+toraṇa)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, agreeable, charming
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: car (class 1)
• toraṇa – gateway, arched doorway, triumphal arch
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gandharvanagaram'.