महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-40

तत्तथा निद्रया भग्नमवाचमस्वपद्बलम् ।
कुशलैरिव विन्यस्तं पटे चित्रमिवाद्भुतम् ॥४०॥

40. tattathā nidrayā bhagnamavācamasvapadbalam ,
kuśalairiva vinyastaṁ paṭe citramivādbhutam.

40. tat tathā nidrayā bhagnam avācam asvapat balam
kuśalaiḥ iva vinyastam paṭe citram iva adbhutam

40. nidrayā bhagnam avācam tat balam tathā asvapat,
iva kuśalaiḥ paṭe vinyastam adbhutam citram iva

40. That army, thus overcome by sleep and silent, slept as if it were a wonderful painting, skillfully arranged on a canvas.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, that army

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

• निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep

• भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, overcome (neuter nom/acc sg)

• अवाचम् (avācam) - silent, speechless (neuter nom/acc sg)

• अस्वपत् (asvapat) - slept (verb)

• बलम् (balam) - army, force (neuter nom/acc sg)

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by skillful ones, by artists

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• विन्यस्तम् (vinyastam) - arranged, depicted, placed (neuter nom/acc sg)

• पटे (paṭe) - on a canvas, on a cloth

• चित्रम् (citram) - a picture, a painting (neuter nom/acc sg)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing (neuter nom/acc sg)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, that army

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb of manner

निद्रया (nidrayā) - by sleep

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

भग्नम् (bhagnam) - broken, overcome (neuter nom/acc sg)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhagna

bhagna - broken, shattered, overcome, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhañj (class 7)

अवाचम् (avācam) - silent, speechless (neuter nom/acc sg)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāc

avāc - speechless, silent

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāc)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)

अस्वपत् (asvapat) - slept (verb)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of svap

Root: svap (class 2)

बलम् (balam) - army, force (neuter nom/acc sg)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, host

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by skillful ones, by artists

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skillful, expert, clever, auspicious

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison

विन्यस्तम् (vinyastam) - arranged, depicted, placed (neuter nom/acc sg)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vinyasta

vinyasta - arranged, placed, depicted, composed

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: as

पटे (paṭe) - on a canvas, on a cloth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, canvas, garment

चित्रम् (citram) - a picture, a painting (neuter nom/acc sg)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, bright, clear; a picture, painting, wonder

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing (neuter nom/acc sg)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing; a wonder, miracle