महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-47, verse-74

प्राग्ज्योतिषं नाम बभूव दुर्गं पुरं घोरमसुराणामसह्यम् ।
महाबलो नरकस्तत्र भौमो जहारादित्या मणिकुण्डले शुभे ॥७४॥

74. prāgjyotiṣaṁ nāma babhūva durgaṁ; puraṁ ghoramasurāṇāmasahyam ,
mahābalo narakastatra bhaumo; jahārādityā maṇikuṇḍale śubhe.

74. prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma babhūva durgaṃ
puraṃ ghoram asurāṇām asahyam
mahābalaḥ narakaḥ tatra bhaumaḥ
jahāra ādityā maṇikuṇḍale śubhe

74. There existed a fearsome and impregnable fortress-city of the asuras (demons) named Prāgjyotiṣa. In that place, the extremely powerful Naraka, also known as Bhauma (son of Earth), stole two beautiful jewel earrings from Aditi.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राग्ज्योतिषं (prāgjyotiṣaṁ) - Prāgjyotiṣa (name of a city/fortress)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it existed

• दुर्गं (durgaṁ) - a fortress, difficult to access, impregnable

• पुरं (puraṁ) - city, town

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearsome

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (demons)

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, unconquerable, impregnable

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

• नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka (a demon king)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• भौमः (bhaumaḥ) - Naraka, as son of Earth (Bhūmi) (son of Earth)

• जहार (jahāra) - he stole, he carried away

• आदित्या (ādityā) - from Aditi

• मणिकुण्डले (maṇikuṇḍale) - jewel earrings (dual)

• शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राग्ज्योतिषं (prāgjyotiṣaṁ) - Prāgjyotiṣa (name of a city/fortress)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāgjyotiṣa

prāgjyotiṣa - Prāgjyotiṣa (name of an ancient city and kingdom, modern Assam)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it existed

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुर्गं (durgaṁ) - a fortress, difficult to access, impregnable

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - fortress, stronghold, difficult of access, inaccessible

पुरं (puraṁ) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fearsome

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god, powerful spiritual being

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, unconquerable, impregnable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, intolerable, unconquerable

Gerundive

Derived from a- (negative prefix) + sah (to bear, withstand) + -ya (suffix for gerundive)

Prefix: a

Root: sah (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - having great strength, mighty, powerful

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka (a demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - Naraka (name of a demon king, son of Bhūmi, killed by Krishna); hell, underworld

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

भौमः (bhaumaḥ) - Naraka, as son of Earth (Bhūmi) (son of Earth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhauma

bhauma - son of Earth, earthly, terrestrial; planet Mars

Derived from bhūmi (earth)

जहार (jahāra) - he stole, he carried away

(verb)

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

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आदित्या (ādityā) - from Aditi

(proper noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (name of a Vedic goddess, mother of the gods)

मणिकुण्डले (maṇikuṇḍale) - jewel earrings (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of maṇikuṇḍala

maṇikuṇḍala - jewel earring

Compound of maṇi (jewel) and kuṇḍala (earring)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+kuṇḍala)

• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious (dual)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining, good