महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-19

तथैनमन्वनृत्यन्त देवकन्याः सहस्रशः ।
दिव्यवादित्रनृत्तज्ञाः स्तुवन्त्यश्चारुदर्शनाः ॥१९॥

19. tathainamanvanṛtyanta devakanyāḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
divyavāditranṛttajñāḥ stuvantyaścārudarśanāḥ.

19. tathā enam anvanṛtyanta devakanyāḥ sahasraśaḥ
divya vāditya nṛtta jñāḥ stuvantyaḥ ca āru darśanāḥ

19. tathā sahasraśaḥ devakanyāḥ divya vāditya nṛtta
jñāḥ cāru darśanāḥ ca enam anvanṛtyanta stuvantyaḥ

19. In the same way, thousands of celestial maidens, who were skilled in divine instrumental music and dance and possessed lovely appearances, danced around him while praising him.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• एनम् (enam) - this one, him

• अन्वनृत्यन्त (anvanṛtyanta) - danced along with, danced around

• देवकन्याः (devakanyāḥ) - celestial maidens, daughters of the gods

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, thousands of

• दिव्य (divya) - divine, heavenly

• वादित्य (vāditya) - instrumental music, musical instruments

• नृत्त (nṛtta) - dance

• ज्ञाः (jñāḥ) - knowing, skilled in

• स्तुवन्त्यः (stuvantyaḥ) - praising, glorifying

• च (ca) - and

• आरु (āru) - charming, lovely, beautiful

• दर्शनाः (darśanāḥ) - having the appearance of, looking like, sight, appearance

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this one, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

अन्वनृत्यन्त (anvanṛtyanta) - danced along with, danced around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: nṛt (class 4)

देवकन्याः (devakanyāḥ) - celestial maidens, daughters of the gods

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devakanyā

devakanyā - celestial maiden, nymph

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+kanyā)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – girl, maiden, daughter
  noun (feminine)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, thousands of

(adverb)

दिव्य (divya) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

of divya

divya - divine, heavenly

वादित्य (vāditya) - instrumental music, musical instruments

(noun)

of vāditya

vāditya - musical instrument, instrumental music

नृत्त (nṛtta) - dance

(noun)

of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance, dancing

Past Passive Participle

Root: nṛt (class 4)

ज्ञाः (jñāḥ) - knowing, skilled in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jña

jña - knowing, conversant with, skilled in

Root: jñā (class 9)

स्तुवन्त्यः (stuvantyaḥ) - praising, glorifying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of stu

stu - to praise, to laud

Present Active Participle

Root: stu (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आरु (āru) - charming, lovely, beautiful

(adjective)

of cāru

cāru - charming, lovely, beautiful

दर्शनाः (darśanāḥ) - having the appearance of, looking like, sight, appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of darśana

darśana - seeing, appearance, view

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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