महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-42

शुशुभे राजमध्यस्थो नीलवासाः सितप्रभः ।
नक्षत्रैरिव संपूर्णो वृतो निशि निशाकरः ॥४२॥

42. śuśubhe rājamadhyastho nīlavāsāḥ sitaprabhaḥ ,
nakṣatrairiva saṁpūrṇo vṛto niśi niśākaraḥ.

42. śuśubhe rājamadhyasthaḥ nīlavāsāḥ sitaprabhaḥ
nakṣatraiḥ iva saṃpūrṇaḥ vṛtaḥ niśi niśākaraḥ

42. saḥ nīlavāsāḥ sitaprabhaḥ rājamadhyasthaḥ śuśubhe,
niśi nakṣatraiḥ vṛtaḥ saṃpūrṇaḥ niśākaraḥ iva

42. He shone, standing amidst the kings, clad in blue garments and radiating a white splendor, like the full moon surrounded by stars in the night.

Words meanings summery:

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - he shone, he was radiant

• राजमध्यस्थः (rājamadhyasthaḥ) - standing in the midst of kings, situated among kings

• नीलवासाः (nīlavāsāḥ) - clad in blue garments, wearing blue clothes

• सितप्रभः (sitaprabhaḥ) - with white radiance, white-splendored

• नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by the stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संपूर्णः (saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, abundant

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• निशि (niśi) - in the night

• निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon (maker of night)

Words meanings and morphology

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - he shone, he was radiant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of śubh

Perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular ātmanepada

Root śubh, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: śubh (class 1)

राजमध्यस्थः (rājamadhyasthaḥ) - standing in the midst of kings, situated among kings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājamadhyastha

rājamadhyastha - standing in the midst of kings, situated among kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+madhya+stha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived noun/adjective from root sthā
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नीलवासाः (nīlavāsāḥ) - clad in blue garments, wearing blue clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlavāsa

nīlavāsa - clad in blue garments, wearing blue clothes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+vāsa)

• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective (masculine)
• vāsa – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

सितप्रभः (sitaprabhaḥ) - with white radiance, white-splendored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sitaprabha

sitaprabha - with white radiance, white-splendored

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sita+prabhā)

• sita – white, bright
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by the stars

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संपूर्णः (saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full, complete, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpūrṇa

saṁpūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, abundant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ (to fill) with upasarga sam- (completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: pṛ (class 9)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, encompass).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

निशि (niśi) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon (maker of night)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - moon, maker of night

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)