महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-118

क्षिप्तैः काञ्चनदण्डैश्च नृपच्छत्रैः क्षितिर्बभौ ।
द्यौरिवोदितचन्द्रार्का ग्रहाकीर्णा युगक्षये ॥११८॥

118. kṣiptaiḥ kāñcanadaṇḍaiśca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitirbabhau ,
dyaurivoditacandrārkā grahākīrṇā yugakṣaye.

118. kṣiptaiḥ kāñcanadaṇḍaiḥ ca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitiḥ
babhau dyauḥ iva uditacandrārkā grahākīrṇā yugakṣaye

118. kṣiptaiḥ kāñcanadaṇḍaiḥ ca nṛpacchatraiḥ kṣitiḥ babhau,
yugakṣaye uditacandrārkā grahākīrṇā dyauḥ iva.

118. The earth shone brilliantly with scattered golden staffs and royal umbrellas, resembling the sky at the dissolution of an age (yugakṣaya), when it is filled with the rising sun and moon and numerous celestial bodies (grahas).

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्तैः (kṣiptaiḥ) - by those thrown, by those scattered

• काञ्चनदण्डैः (kāñcanadaṇḍaiḥ) - by golden staffs/poles

• च (ca) - and

• नृपच्छत्रैः (nṛpacchatraiḥ) - by royal umbrellas

• क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ) - the earth

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, was brilliant

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदितचन्द्रार्का (uditacandrārkā) - having the rising moon and sun

• ग्रहाकीर्णा (grahākīrṇā) - full of planets/stars

• युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the dissolution of an age (yuga)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्तैः (kṣiptaiḥ) - by those thrown, by those scattered

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣipta

kṣipta - thrown, cast, scattered, sent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṣip (to throw)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

काञ्चनदण्डैः (kāñcanadaṇḍaiḥ) - by golden staffs/poles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcanadaṇḍa

kāñcanadaṇḍa - golden staff, golden pole

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāñcana+daṇḍa)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, pole, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नृपच्छत्रैः (nṛpacchatraiḥ) - by royal umbrellas

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nṛpacchatra

nṛpacchatra - royal umbrella, king's umbrella

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+chatra)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• chatra – umbrella, parasol
  noun (neuter)

क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

Root: kṣi

बभौ (babhau) - shone, was brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of bhā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √bhā (to shine). Perfect tense form.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The perfect tense is often used for actions completed in the past, often without direct reference to the present, or for general observations.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

उदितचन्द्रार्का (uditacandrārkā) - having the rising moon and sun

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uditacandrārkā

uditacandrārkā - having the risen moon and sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udita+candra+arka)

• udita – risen, ascended, appeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• candra – moon, luminous
  noun (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)

Note: It describes "dyauḥ".

ग्रहाकीर्णा (grahākīrṇā) - full of planets/stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grahākīrṇā

grahākīrṇā - filled with celestial bodies (planets or stars)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (graha+ākīrṇa)

• graha – planet, celestial body, star, seizure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• ākīrṇa – scattered, spread, full of, covered with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: It describes "dyauḥ".

युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the dissolution of an age (yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugakṣaya

yugakṣaya - end of an age (yuga), destruction of an eon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+kṣaya)

• yuga – age, eon, yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – destruction, decline, end, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: The end of a yuga is a time of cosmic dissolution or great change.