महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-16

प्रागुत्तरेण नगराद्भूमिभागे समे शुभे ।
समाजवाटः शुशुभे भवनैः सर्वतो वृतः ॥१६॥

16. prāguttareṇa nagarādbhūmibhāge same śubhe ,
samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ.

16. prāguttareṇa nagarāt bhūmibhāge same śubhe
samājavāṭaḥ śuśubhe bhavanaiḥ sarvataḥ vṛtaḥ

16. To the northeast of the city, on a level and beautiful plot of land, the assembly ground appeared splendid, enclosed on all sides by buildings.

16. בצפון מזרח העיר, בשטח ישר ומבורך, זהר מגרש הכינוס כשהוא מוקף בניינים מכל עבר.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रागुत्तरेण (prāguttareṇa) - in the northeast, towards the northeast

• नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

• भूमिभागे (bhūmibhāge) - on a part of the land, in a region

• समे (same) - on a level, even

• शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, beautiful

• समाजवाटः (samājavāṭaḥ) - the assembly ground, meeting place

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was beautiful, it appeared splendid

• भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) - by buildings, by mansions

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, completely

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enclosed, covered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रागुत्तरेण (prāguttareṇa) - in the northeast, towards the northeast

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāguttara

prāguttara - northeast, north-east direction

Compound of 'prāk' (east) and 'uttara' (north).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (prāk+uttara)

• prāk – east, eastern
  indeclinable
• uttara – north, upper, later, higher
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate direction relative to the city.

नगरात् (nagarāt) - from the city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

भूमिभागे (bhūmibhāge) - on a part of the land, in a region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūmibhāga

bhūmibhāga - a part of the earth, portion of land, region

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'bhūmi' (earth/land) and 'bhāga' (part/portion).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+bhāga)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, part, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

समे (same) - on a level, even

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar; level, even; impartial

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmibhāge'.

शुभे (śubhe) - on an auspicious, beautiful

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, fortunate; beautiful, lovely; good, pure

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmibhāge'.

समाजवाटः (samājavāṭaḥ) - the assembly ground, meeting place

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samājavāṭa

samājavāṭa - assembly ground, meeting place, public enclosure for gatherings

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'samāja' (assembly) and 'vāṭa' (enclosure/ground).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samāja+vāṭa)

• samāja – assembly, congregation, collection, meeting
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: aj (class 1)
• vāṭa – enclosure, garden, hedge, ground
  noun (masculine)

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was beautiful, it appeared splendid

(verb)

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

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada form.

भवनैः (bhavanaiḥ) - by buildings, by mansions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhavana

bhavana - building, house, dwelling, mansion; being, existing

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere, completely

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, enclosed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, surrounded, encompassed, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'samājavāṭaḥ'.

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