महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-144, verse-11

इदं नगरमभ्याशे रमणीयं निरामयम् ।
वसतेह प्रतिच्छन्ना ममागमनकाङ्क्षिणः ॥११॥

11. idaṁ nagaramabhyāśe ramaṇīyaṁ nirāmayam ,
vasateha praticchannā mamāgamanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.

11. idam nagaram abhyāśe ramaṇīyam nirāmayam vasata
iha praticchannāḥ mama āgamana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ

11. This city nearby is beautiful and free from harm. Dwell here, concealed, while you await my arrival.

11. העיר הזאת קרובה, נעימה וחפה ממחלות. שבו בה בהסתרה וחכו לבואי.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

• अभ्याशे (abhyāśe) - near, in the vicinity, close by

• रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from illness, healthy, safe, well

• वसत (vasata) - dwell, live (you all)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• प्रतिच्छन्नाः (praticchannāḥ) - hidden, concealed, covered

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• आगमन-काङ्क्षिणः (āgamana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - waiting for my arrival (awaiting arrival, expecting arrival)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

नगरम् (nagaram) - city, town

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

अभ्याशे (abhyāśe) - near, in the vicinity, close by

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhyāśa

abhyāśa - proximity, vicinity, nearness

रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - beautiful, charming, pleasant, delightful

gerundive

From root ram- 'to delight' with suffix -anīya

Root: ram (class 1)

निरामयम् (nirāmayam) - free from illness, healthy, safe, well

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from illness, healthy, safe, secure

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – without, out, away, negation
  indeclinable
• āmaya – illness, sickness, disease
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: am (class 1)

वसत (vasata) - dwell, live (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of vas

imperative, 2nd plural

Root: vas (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

प्रतिच्छन्नाः (praticchannāḥ) - hidden, concealed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praticchanna

praticchanna - hidden, concealed, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root chad- 'to cover' with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: chad (class 10)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

आगमन-काङ्क्षिणः (āgamana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - waiting for my arrival (awaiting arrival, expecting arrival)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgamanakāṅkṣin

āgamanakāṅkṣin - expecting arrival, wishing for arrival

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āgamana+kāṅkṣin)

• āgamana – coming, arrival
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root gam- 'to go' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, expecting, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From root kāṅkṣ- 'to desire, expect'
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

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