महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-149, verse-14

श्लाघ्यः पार्थिवसंघस्य प्रमुखे वाहिनीपतिः ।
पुत्रपौत्रैः परिवृतः शतशाख इव द्रुमः ॥१४॥

14. ślāghyaḥ pārthivasaṁghasya pramukhe vāhinīpatiḥ ,
putrapautraiḥ parivṛtaḥ śataśākha iva drumaḥ.

14. ślāghyaḥ pārthivasaṅghasya pramukhe vāhinīpatiḥ
putrapautraiḥ parivṛtaḥ śataśākhaḥ iva drumaḥ

14. pārthivasaṅghasya pramukhe vāhinīpatiḥ ślāghyaḥ
putrapautraiḥ parivṛtaḥ śataśākhaḥ iva drumaḥ

14. He is lauded as the commander of the army, foremost among the assembly of kings. He is surrounded by sons and grandsons, like a tree with a hundred branches.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लाघ्यः (ślāghyaḥ) - praiseworthy, laudable, to be eulogized

• पार्थिवसङ्घस्य (pārthivasaṅghasya) - of the assembly of kings, of the multitude of earthly rulers

• प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in the forefront, at the head, among the chief ones

• वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army, general

• पुत्रपौत्रैः (putrapautraiḥ) - by sons and grandsons

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, accompanied

• शतशाखः (śataśākhaḥ) - having a hundred branches, many-branched

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

Words meanings and morphology

श्लाघ्यः (ślāghyaḥ) - praiseworthy, laudable, to be eulogized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ślāghya

ślāghya - praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ślāgh (to praise) + -ya suffix

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

पार्थिवसङ्घस्य (pārthivasaṅghasya) - of the assembly of kings, of the multitude of earthly rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārthivasaṅgha

pārthivasaṅgha - assembly of kings, multitude of earthly rulers

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārthiva+saṅgha)

• pārthiva – earthly, royal, king
  noun (masculine)
  derived from pṛthivī (earth)
• saṅgha – assembly, multitude, crowd, association
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in the forefront, at the head, among the chief ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramukha

pramukha - chief, principal, foremost; face, front

Prefix: pra

Root: mukh

Note: Used to indicate 'at the head of' or 'among the foremost'

वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army, general

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāhinīpati

vāhinīpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāhinī+pati)

• vāhinī – army, river, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रपौत्रैः (putrapautraiḥ) - by sons and grandsons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putrapautra

putrapautra - sons and grandsons

Compound type : dvandva (putra+pautra)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• pautra – grandson
  noun (masculine)

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, attended by

Past Passive Participle

PPp of pari-√vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शतशाखः (śataśākhaḥ) - having a hundred branches, many-branched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śataśākha

śataśākha - having a hundred branches, many-branched

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+śākha)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• śākha – branch, limb
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree