महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-19, verse-28

सकुण्डलानि स्वक्षीणि पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानि च ।
शिरांस्युर्व्यामदृश्यन्त तारागण इवाम्बरे ॥२८॥

28. sakuṇḍalāni svakṣīṇi pūrṇacandranibhāni ca ,
śirāṁsyurvyāmadṛśyanta tārāgaṇa ivāmbare.

28. sakuṇḍalāni svakṣīṇi pūrṇacandranibhāni ca |
śirāṃsi urvyām adṛśyanta tārāgaṇaḥ iva ambare

28. ca sakuṇḍalāni svakṣīṇi pūrṇacandranibhāni
śirāṃsi urvyām ambare tārāgaṇaḥ iva adṛśyanta

28. And heads, adorned with earrings, possessing beautiful eyes, and resembling full moons, were seen upon the earth, like a cluster of stars in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सकुण्डलानि (sakuṇḍalāni) - with earrings, having earrings

• स्वक्षीणि (svakṣīṇi) - having beautiful eyes, with good eyes

• पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानि (pūrṇacandranibhāni) - resembling full moons

• च (ca) - and

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen

• तारागणः (tārāgaṇaḥ) - a cluster of stars, a multitude of stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

सकुण्डलानि (sakuṇḍalāni) - with earrings, having earrings

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sakuṇḍala

sakuṇḍala - adorned with earrings, having earrings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kuṇḍala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śirāṃsi'

स्वक्षीणि (svakṣīṇi) - having beautiful eyes, with good eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of svakṣin

svakṣin - having beautiful eyes, bright-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+akṣin)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• akṣin – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'śirāṃsi'

पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानि (pūrṇacandranibhāni) - resembling full moons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrṇacandranibha

pūrṇacandranibha - resembling a full moon, full moon-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrṇacandra+nibha)

• pūrṇacandra – full moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'śirāṃsi'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground, extensive, broad

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of adṛś

Imperfect Passive

Imperfect (Laṅ) third person plural passive form of the root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तारागणः (tārāgaṇaḥ) - a cluster of stars, a multitude of stars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārāgaṇa

tārāgaṇa - cluster of stars, constellation, multitude of stars

Compound type : tatpurusha (tārā+gaṇa)

• tārā – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, heaven; cloth, garment