महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-29

वर्तमाने समाजे तु रमणीयेऽह्नि षोडशे ।
आप्लुताङ्गी सुवसना सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥२९॥

29. vartamāne samāje tu ramaṇīye'hni ṣoḍaśe ,
āplutāṅgī suvasanā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā.

29. vartamāne samāje tu ramaṇīye ahni ṣoḍaśe
āplutāṅgī suvasanā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

29. On the delightful sixteenth day, as the assembly was ongoing, (she appeared) with her body purified by bathing, dressed in fine garments, and adorned with all ornaments.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the ongoing, in the present

• समाजे (samāje) - in the assembly, in the gathering

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• रमणीये (ramaṇīye) - on the charming, on the delightful

• अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

• षोडशे (ṣoḍaśe) - on the sixteenth

• आप्लुताङ्गी (āplutāṅgī) - with body bathed/purified

• सुवसना (suvasanā) - well-dressed, wearing beautiful clothes

• सर्वाभरणभूषिता (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā) - adorned with all ornaments

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the ongoing, in the present

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, current, ongoing

Present Active Participle (used as adjective)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with samāje

समाजे (samāje) - in the assembly, in the gathering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāja

samāja - assembly, meeting, society, concourse, festival

From sam-aj, to come together.

Prefix: sam

Root: aj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

रमणीये (ramaṇīye) - on the charming, on the delightful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - charming, delightful, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive (used as adjective)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with ahni

अह्नि (ahni) - on the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day, daylight

षोडशे (ṣoḍaśe) - on the sixteenth

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth

Note: Agreeing with ahni

आप्लुताङ्गी (āplutāṅgī) - with body bathed/purified

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āplutāṅgī

āplutāṅgī - one whose body is bathed or purified, having a bathed body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āpluta+aṅga)

• āpluta – bathed, immersed, drenched, purified by bathing
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

सुवसना (suvasanā) - well-dressed, wearing beautiful clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suvasanā

suvasanā - well-dressed, beautifully clad, wearing good garments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vasana)

• su – good, well, excellent, easy
  indeclinable
• vasana – garment, clothing, dress
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

सर्वाभरणभूषिता (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā) - adorned with all ornaments

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā - adorned with all ornaments

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ābharaṇa+bhūṣita)

• sarva – all, whole, every, entire
  adjective
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

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