महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-87, verse-6

कृष्णसंमाननार्थं च नगरं समलंकृतम् ।
बभूवू राजमार्गाश्च बहुरत्नसमाचिताः ॥६॥

6. kṛṣṇasaṁmānanārthaṁ ca nagaraṁ samalaṁkṛtam ,
babhūvū rājamārgāśca bahuratnasamācitāḥ.

6. kṛṣṇasaṃmānanārtham ca nagaram samalaṅkṛtam
babhūvuḥ rājamārgāḥ ca bahuratnasamācitāḥ

6. And for the purpose of honoring Kṛṣṇa, the city was well-decorated; the main streets, too, became adorned with many jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णसंमाननार्थम् (kṛṣṇasaṁmānanārtham) - for the sake of honoring Kṛṣṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• नगरम् (nagaram) - the city (Hastinapura) (city)

• समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - the city, well-decorated (well-decorated, adorned)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were

• राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ) - royal roads, main streets

• च (ca) - and, also

• बहुरत्नसमाचिताः (bahuratnasamācitāḥ) - the main streets adorned with many jewels (adorned with many jewels)

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णसंमाननार्थम् (kṛṣṇasaṁmānanārtham) - for the sake of honoring Kṛṣṇa

(indeclinable)

compound: Kṛṣṇa + saṃmānana (honor) + artha (purpose/sake)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛṣṇa+saṃmānana+artha)

• kṛṣṇa – Kṛṣṇa (proper name), black, dark
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃmānana – honoring, respectful treatment, salutation
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundial Noun
  from root man (to think) with upasarga sam- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: used as an adverbial compound

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नगरम् (nagaram) - the city (Hastinapura) (city)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

समलङ्कृतम् (samalaṅkṛtam) - the city, well-decorated (well-decorated, adorned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-decorated, adorned, embellished

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do) with upasargas sam- and alam- (or alañ-), suffix -ta

Prefixes: sam+alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: modifies nagaram

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजमार्गाः (rājamārgāḥ) - royal roads, main streets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājamārga

rājamārga - royal road, high road, main street

rājan (king) + mārga (path)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+mārga)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  from root mṛg (to seek)
  Root: mṛg (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बहुरत्नसमाचिताः (bahuratnasamācitāḥ) - the main streets adorned with many jewels (adorned with many jewels)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuratnasamācita

bahuratnasamācita - covered/adorned with many jewels

bahú (many) + ratna (jewel) + samācita (covered, adorned)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+ratna+samācita)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• samācita – covered, collected, adorned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ci (to gather, collect) with upasargas sam- and ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: modifies rājamārgāḥ