महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-149, verse-67

ततो देशे समे स्निग्धे प्रभूतयवसेन्धने ।
निवेशयामास तदा सेनां राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥६७॥

67. tato deśe same snigdhe prabhūtayavasendhane ,
niveśayāmāsa tadā senāṁ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

67. tataḥ deśe same snigdhe prabhūtayavasendhane
niveśayām āsa tadā senām rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

67. tataḥ tadā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ senām
prabhūtayavasendhane same snigdhe deśe niveśayām āsa

67. Then, King Yudhiṣṭhira, at that time, encamped his army in a level, pleasant place which had abundant grass and fuel.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

• समे (same) - level, even

• स्निग्धे (snigdhe) - pleasant, smooth, fertile

• प्रभूतयवसेन्धने (prabhūtayavasendhane) - having abundant grass and fuel

• निवेशयाम् (niveśayām) - causing to encamp

• आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb for perfect tense (he was)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सेनाम् (senām) - army

• राजा (rājā) - king

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

देशे (deśe) - in the region, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

समे (same) - level, even

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, same, level

Note: Agrees with 'deśe'.

स्निग्धे (snigdhe) - pleasant, smooth, fertile

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, tender, affectionate, pleasant, oily, greasy

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root snih

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'deśe'.

प्रभूतयवसेन्धने (prabhūtayavasendhane) - having abundant grass and fuel

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prabhūtayavasendhana

prabhūtayavasendhana - having abundant grass and fuel

a bahuvrīhi compound, describing the place (deśa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+yavasa+indhana)

• prabhūta – abundant, plentiful, much
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP from root bhū with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• yavasa – grass, fodder
  noun (neuter)
• indhana – fuel, firewood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: indh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'deśe'.

निवेशयाम् (niveśayām) - causing to encamp

(verb)

active

perfect periphrastic stem

The stem for forming the periphrastic perfect, derived from the causative of root viś with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect 'niveśayām āsa'.

आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb for perfect tense (he was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for the periphrastic perfect 'niveśayām āsa'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सेनाम् (senām) - army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steadfast in battle), eldest of the Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)