महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-24

ततः सा भारती सेना मणिहेमविभूषिता ।
द्यौरिवासीत्सनक्षत्रा रजन्यां भरतर्षभ ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ sā bhāratī senā maṇihemavibhūṣitā ,
dyaurivāsītsanakṣatrā rajanyāṁ bharatarṣabha.

24. tataḥ sā bhāratī senā maṇihema vibhūṣitā dyauḥ
iva āsīt sanakṣatrā rajanyām bharatarṣabha

24. bharatarṣabha,
tataḥ maṇihema vibhūṣitā sā bhāratī senā rajanyām sanakṣatrā dyauḥ iva āsīt

24. Then, O best of the Bhāratas, that Indian army, adorned with jewels and gold, appeared like the star-studded sky at night.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• भारती (bhāratī) - Indian, relating to Bhārata

• सेना (senā) - army, host, military force

• मणिहेम (maṇihema) - jewels and gold

• विभूषिता (vibhūṣitā) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

• सनक्षत्रा (sanakṣatrā) - with stars, star-studded

• रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - at night, in the night

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with senā.

भारती (bhāratī) - Indian, relating to Bhārata

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāratī

bhāratī - Indian, relating to Bhārata (as a country or a dynasty), a goddess

Feminine form of bhārata.

Note: Agrees with senā.

सेना (senā) - army, host, military force

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, military force

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मणिहेम (maṇihema) - jewels and gold

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maṇihema

maṇihema - jewels and gold

Compound type : dvandva (maṇi+heman)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the means of adornment, implied by vibhūṣitā.

विभूषिता (vibhūṣitā) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with senā.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day, light

Note: Complement to āsīt.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular Imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

सनक्षत्रा (sanakṣatrā) - with stars, star-studded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sanakṣatra

sanakṣatra - having stars, accompanied by stars, star-studded

Bahuvrīhi compound with sa (with) and nakṣatra (star).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nakṣatra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with dyauḥ.

रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Note: Denotes time.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas, bull among Bhāratas (an epithet for noble warriors/kings in the Bhārata lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the listener/reader.