महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-3

कन्याश्चन्दनचूर्णैश्च लाजैर्माल्यैश्च सर्वशः ।
स्त्रियो बालास्तथा वृद्धाः प्रेक्षकाश्च पृथग्जनाः ।
समभ्ययुः शांतनवं भूतानीव तमोनुदम् ॥३॥

3. kanyāścandanacūrṇaiśca lājairmālyaiśca sarvaśaḥ ,
striyo bālāstathā vṛddhāḥ prekṣakāśca pṛthagjanāḥ ,
samabhyayuḥ śāṁtanavaṁ bhūtānīva tamonudam.

3. kanyāḥ candana-cūrṇaiḥ ca lājaiḥ mālyaiḥ
ca sarvaśaḥ striyaḥ bālāḥ tathā
vṛddhāḥ prekṣakāḥ ca pṛthak-janāḥ samabhyayuḥ
śāntanavam bhūtāni iva tamaḥ-nudam

3. kanyāḥ candana-cūrṇaiḥ ca lājaiḥ mālyaiḥ
ca sarvaśaḥ striyaḥ bālāḥ tathā
vṛddhāḥ ca pṛthak-janāḥ prekṣakāḥ bhūtāni
iva tamaḥ-nudam śāntanavam samabhyayuḥ

3. Maidens, with sandalwood powder, parched grain, and garlands from all sides, and women, children, the elderly, spectators, and common folk, all approached Śāntanu's son (Bhīṣma) just as living beings approach the dispeller of darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - young maidens (maidens, girls)

• चन्दन-चूर्णैः (candana-cūrṇaiḥ) - equipped with sandalwood powder (to offer) (with sandalwood powder)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लाजैः (lājaiḥ) - with offerings of parched grain (with parched grain, with puffed rice)

• माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with offerings of garlands (with garlands)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all sides (implying with all these offerings, or universally) (in every way, from all sides, completely)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - adult women (women)

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - young children (children, young ones)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, and, as well as)

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly people (old people, aged)

• प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - those who came to watch (spectators, observers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पृथक्-जनाः (pṛthak-janāḥ) - ordinary folk from various places (common people, various people)

• समभ्ययुः (samabhyayuḥ) - all came together to approach (Bhīṣma) (approached, came together to)

• शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu (son of Śāntanu (accusative singular))

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• तमः-नुदम् (tamaḥ-nudam) - the dispeller of darkness (like the sun or moon) (dispeller of darkness (accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - young maidens (maidens, girls)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

चन्दन-चूर्णैः (candana-cūrṇaiḥ) - equipped with sandalwood powder (to offer) (with sandalwood powder)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of candana-cūrṇa

candana-cūrṇa - sandalwood powder

Compound type : tatpurusha (candana+cūrṇa)

• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
• cūrṇa – powder, dust
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Used to describe the offerings.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'candana-cūrṇaiḥ' and 'lājaiḥ'.

लाजैः (lājaiḥ) - with offerings of parched grain (with parched grain, with puffed rice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lāja

lāja - parched grain, puffed rice

Note: Used to describe the offerings.

माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with offerings of garlands (with garlands)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mālya

mālya - garland, wreath

Note: Used to describe the offerings.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'lājaiḥ' and 'mālyaiḥ'.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all sides (implying with all these offerings, or universally) (in every way, from all sides, completely)

(indeclinable)

suffix -śas

Note: Modifies how the offerings were made or how the maidens were present.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - adult women (women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - young children (children, young ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, and, as well as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bālāḥ' and 'vṛddhāḥ'.

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly people (old people, aged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

from root 'vṛdh' (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - those who came to watch (spectators, observers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣaka

prekṣaka - spectator, observer, viewer

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'prekṣakāḥ' and 'pṛthak-janāḥ'.

पृथक्-जनाः (pṛthak-janāḥ) - ordinary folk from various places (common people, various people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthak-jana

pṛthak-jana - common person, ordinary folk, different people

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pṛthak+jana)

• pṛthak – separately, apart, distinct
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people, folk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

समभ्ययुः (samabhyayuḥ) - all came together to approach (Bhīṣma) (approached, came together to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samabhiyā

Imperfect Active

root 'yā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'abhi'

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: yā (class 2)

शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu (son of Śāntanu (accusative singular))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu

Note: Object of 'samabhyayuḥ'.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (beings, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

तमः-नुदम् (tamaḥ-nudam) - the dispeller of darkness (like the sun or moon) (dispeller of darkness (accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tamaḥ-nuda

tamaḥ-nuda - dispeller of darkness

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+nuda)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• nuda – dispelling, removing
  adjective
  from root 'nud' (to push, to remove)
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Object of implied verb in simile.