महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-102, verse-12
बभूव रमणीयश्च चैत्ययूपशताङ्कितः ।
स देशः परराष्ट्राणि प्रतिगृह्याभिवर्धितः ।
भीष्मेण विहितं राष्ट्रे धर्मचक्रमवर्तत ॥१२॥
स देशः परराष्ट्राणि प्रतिगृह्याभिवर्धितः ।
भीष्मेण विहितं राष्ट्रे धर्मचक्रमवर्तत ॥१२॥
12. babhūva ramaṇīyaśca caityayūpaśatāṅkitaḥ ,
sa deśaḥ pararāṣṭrāṇi pratigṛhyābhivardhitaḥ ,
bhīṣmeṇa vihitaṁ rāṣṭre dharmacakramavartata.
sa deśaḥ pararāṣṭrāṇi pratigṛhyābhivardhitaḥ ,
bhīṣmeṇa vihitaṁ rāṣṭre dharmacakramavartata.
12.
babhūva ramaṇīyaḥ ca caityayūpaśatāṅkitaḥ
sa deśaḥ pararāṣṭrāṇi
pratigṛhya abhivardhitaḥ bhīṣmeṇa
vihitam rāṣṭre dharmacakram avartata
sa deśaḥ pararāṣṭrāṇi
pratigṛhya abhivardhitaḥ bhīṣmeṇa
vihitam rāṣṭre dharmacakram avartata
12.
That country became beautiful, adorned with hundreds of shrines and sacrificial posts. That land prospered, having received tributes from foreign kingdoms. The wheel of natural law (dharma), established by Bhishma in the realm, continued to prevail.
Words meanings summery:
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- बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
- रमणीयः (ramaṇīyaḥ) - beautiful, charming, delightful
- च (ca) - and, also
- चैत्ययूपशताङ्कितः (caityayūpaśatāṅkitaḥ) - marked by hundreds of shrines and sacrificial posts
- स (sa) - that, he
- देशः (deśaḥ) - country, region, place
- परराष्ट्राणि (pararāṣṭrāṇi) - foreign kingdoms, hostile states
- प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
- अभिवर्धितः (abhivardhitaḥ) - prospered, grown, increased
- भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma
- विहितम् (vihitam) - established, enjoined, performed
- राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the realm
- धर्मचक्रम् (dharmacakram) - the system of justice and order (dharma) (the wheel of law (dharma), the reign of righteousness)
- अवर्तत (avartata) - it revolved, it prevailed, it continued
Words meanings and morphology
बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √bhū
Perfect 3rd singular active
From √bhū (Class 1 Parasmaipada), Perfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice.
Root: √bhū (class 1)
रमणीयः (ramaṇīyaḥ) - beautiful, charming, delightful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ramaṇīya
ramaṇīya - beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant, enjoyable
Gerundive
Derived from √ram (Class 1 P/A) with the anīyar suffix, meaning 'to be delighted in, lovely'.
Root: √ram (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चैत्ययूपशताङ्कितः (caityayūpaśatāṅkitaḥ) - marked by hundreds of shrines and sacrificial posts
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caityayūpaśatāṅkita
caityayūpaśatāṅkita - marked or adorned by hundreds of shrines and sacrificial posts
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caitya+yūpa+śata+aṅkita)
- caitya – shrine, sacred monument, altar, sacred tree
noun (neuter) - yūpa – sacrificial post, a wooden column to which a victim is tied
noun (masculine) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - aṅkita – marked, stamped, adorned, distinguished
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √aṅk (Class 1 P) with the kta suffix, meaning 'marked, distinguished'.
Root: √aṅk (class 1)
स (sa) - that, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
देशः (deśaḥ) - country, region, place
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - country, region, place, spot, point
परराष्ट्राणि (pararāṣṭrāṇi) - foreign kingdoms, hostile states
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pararāṣṭra
pararāṣṭra - foreign kingdom, hostile country, enemy state
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+rāṣṭra)
- para – other, foreign, alien, supreme, distant
adjective (masculine) - rāṣṭra – kingdom, nation, realm, state, country
noun (neuter)
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
(indeclinable)
Gerund (Absolutive)
Derived from the root √grah (Class 9 P) with the upasarga prati- and the lyap suffix, meaning 'having taken, having received'.
Prefix: prati
Root: √grah (class 9)
अभिवर्धितः (abhivardhitaḥ) - prospered, grown, increased
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhivardhita
abhivardhita - prospered, grown, increased, augmented, developed
Past Passive Participle (Causative)
Derived from the root √vṛdh (Class 1 A) in its causative form, with the upasarga abhi- and the kta suffix, meaning 'caused to grow, made to prosper'.
Prefix: abhi
Root: √vṛdh (class 1)
भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (a revered warrior and paternal grand-uncle of the Pandavas and Kauravas in the Mahabharata)
विहितम् (vihitam) - established, enjoined, performed
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita
vihita - established, enjoined, arranged, performed, prescribed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √dhā (Class 3 U) with the upasarga vi- and the kta suffix, meaning 'established, enjoined'.
Prefix: vi
Root: √dhā (class 3)
राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the realm
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra
rāṣṭra - kingdom, nation, realm, state, country
धर्मचक्रम् (dharmacakram) - the system of justice and order (dharma) (the wheel of law (dharma), the reign of righteousness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmacakra
dharmacakra - the wheel of (natural) law (dharma), the reign of righteousness, the dominion of justice
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cakra)
- dharma – constitutional law, natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, moral law
noun (masculine) - cakra – wheel, discus, circle, cycle
noun (neuter)
अवर्तत (avartata) - it revolved, it prevailed, it continued
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √vṛt
Imperfect 3rd singular middle
From √vṛt (Class 1 Ātmanepada), Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Middle Voice.
Root: √vṛt (class 1)