महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-210, verse-16

अलंकृता द्वारका तु बभूव जनमेजय ।
कुन्तीसुतस्य पूजार्थमपि निष्कुटकेष्वपि ॥१६॥

16. alaṁkṛtā dvārakā tu babhūva janamejaya ,
kuntīsutasya pūjārthamapi niṣkuṭakeṣvapi.

16. alaṅkṛtā dvārakā tu babhūva janamejaya
kuntīsutasya pūjārtham api niṣkuṭakeṣu api

16. O Janamejaya, Dvārakā was indeed adorned for the honor of Kunti's son (Arjuna), even in its outlying gardens.

16. הו ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה, דְוָארַקָה קושטה לכבודו של בן קוּנְטִי, אפילו בגנים ובחצרות.

Words meanings summery:

• अलङ्कृता (alaṅkṛtā) - adorned, decorated

• द्वारका (dvārakā) - Dvārakā (city name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

• कुन्तीसुतस्य (kuntīsutasya) - of Arjuna (of Kunti's son)

• पूजार्थम् (pūjārtham) - for the purpose of honor/worship, for honoring

• अपि (api) - even, also

• निष्कुटकेषु (niṣkuṭakeṣu) - in the gardens, in the parks

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

अलङ्कृता (alaṅkṛtā) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √kṛ with prefix alam and suffix -ta.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्वारका (dvārakā) - Dvārakā (city name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvārakā

dvārakā - Dvārakā (name of a city)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper name, a king of the Kuru dynasty, recipient of the Mahābhārata narration)

कुन्तीसुतस्य (kuntīsutasya) - of Arjuna (of Kunti's son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuntīsuta

kuntīsuta - son of Kunti

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (kuntī+suta)

• kuntī – Kunti (proper name, mother of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sū (to beget) with suffix -ta.
  Root: sū (class 2)

पूजार्थम् (pūjārtham) - for the purpose of honor/worship, for honoring

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (or Caturthī Tatpuruṣa) (pūjā+artha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, adoration
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

निष्कुटकेषु (niṣkuṭakeṣu) - in the gardens, in the parks

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of niṣkuṭaka

niṣkuṭaka - pleasure garden, park, grove

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

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