महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-18

स तस्मिन्काञ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृतः ।
स्तूयमानस्तदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ॥१८॥

18. sa tasminkāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ ,
stūyamānastadā śete gandharvairmunibhistathā.

18. sa tasmin kāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ
stūyamānaḥ tadā śete gandharvair munibhiḥ tathā

18. saḥ tasmin divye kāñcane śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ
gandharvaiiḥ munibhiḥ tathā stūyamānaḥ tadā śete

18. He lay down upon that divine, golden clump of reeds, surrounded by splendor, while being praised by both the gandharvas and the sages.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• काञ्चने (kāñcane) - golden, made of gold

• दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• शरस्तम्बे (śarastambe) - in a clump of reeds

• श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with beauty, with glory

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enveloped, covered

• स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being lauded

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शेते (śete) - lies, sleeps, rests

• गन्धर्वैह् (gandharvaih) - by the gandharvas

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the munis, by the sages

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

काञ्चने (kāñcane) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

शरस्तम्बे (śarastambe) - in a clump of reeds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śarastamba

śarastamba - clump of reeds

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+stamba)

• śara – reed, arrow
  noun (masculine)
• stamba – clump, bunch, cluster
  noun (masculine)

श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with beauty, with glory

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, beauty, glory, wealth

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enveloped, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered

Past Passive Participle

Root: vṛ (class 9)

स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being lauded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stūyamāna

stūyamāna - being praised

Present Passive Participle

Root: stu (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - lies, sleeps, rests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

गन्धर्वैह् (gandharvaih) - by the gandharvas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - gandharva (celestial musician)

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the munis, by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - muni, sage

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and also

(indeclinable)

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