महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-22

तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे बह्वशोभत मेदिनी ।
द्यौर्यथा पूर्णचन्द्रेण नक्षत्रगणमालिनी ॥२२॥

22. tasmiṁstu nihate vīre bahvaśobhata medinī ,
dyauryathā pūrṇacandreṇa nakṣatragaṇamālinī.

22. tasmin tu nihate vīre bahu aśobhata medinī
dyauḥ yathā pūrṇacandreṇa nakṣatragaṇamālinī

22. tasmin vīre nihate tu medinī bahu aśobhata
yathā nakṣatragaṇamālinī dyauḥ pūrṇacandreṇa

22. But when that hero was slain, the earth shone brilliantly, just like the sky, adorned with a multitude of stars, shines due to the full moon.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, to that

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• निहते (nihate) - slain, destroyed, killed

• वीरे (vīre) - that specific hero (implied by 'tasmin') (hero, brave man)

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

• अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was adorned, appeared beautiful

• मेदिनी (medinī) - earth, ground

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• पूर्णचन्द्रेण (pūrṇacandreṇa) - by the full moon

• नक्षत्रगणमालिनी (nakṣatragaṇamālinī) - adorned with a host of stars

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that, to that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'vīre'.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

निहते (nihate) - slain, destroyed, killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vīre'.

वीरे (vīre) - that specific hero (implied by 'tasmin') (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying 'aśobhata'.

अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was adorned, appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, middle voice, from root 'śubh' (class 1, 4)

Root: śubh (class 1)

मेदिनी (medinī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, soil

Note: Subject of 'aśobhata'.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

Derived from root 'div' (to shine)

Root: div

Note: Subject of the implied 'shines'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

पूर्णचन्द्रेण (pūrṇacandreṇa) - by the full moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pūrṇacandra

pūrṇacandra - full moon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+candra)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pṛ' (to fill)
  Root: pṛ
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the agent/cause.

नक्षत्रगणमालिनी (nakṣatragaṇamālinī) - adorned with a host of stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nakṣatragaṇamālin

nakṣatragaṇamālin - adorned with a host of stars

Feminine form of 'nakṣatragaṇamālin'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nakṣatra+gaṇa+mālin)

• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, group
  noun (masculine)
• mālin – adorned with a garland, having a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'mālā' (garland) + suffix 'in'

Note: Agrees with 'dyauḥ'.