महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-214, verse-18
विहारदेशं संप्राप्य नानाद्रुमवदुत्तमम् ।
गृहैरुच्चावचैर्युक्तं पुरंदरगृहोपमम् ॥१८॥
गृहैरुच्चावचैर्युक्तं पुरंदरगृहोपमम् ॥१८॥
18. vihāradeśaṁ saṁprāpya nānādrumavaduttamam ,
gṛhairuccāvacairyuktaṁ puraṁdaragṛhopamam.
gṛhairuccāvacairyuktaṁ puraṁdaragṛhopamam.
18.
vihāradeśam saṃprāpya nānādrumavat uttamam
gṛhaiḥ uccāvacaiḥ yuktam purandaragṛhopamam
gṛhaiḥ uccāvacaiḥ yuktam purandaragṛhopamam
18.
Having reached an excellent sporting ground adorned with diverse trees, it was furnished with various types of dwellings, both high and low, resembling the abode of Purandara (Indra).
Words meanings summery:
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- विहारदेशम् (vihāradeśam) - The specific location for their recreation. (sporting place, pleasure ground)
- संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having reached, having attained
- नानाद्रुमवत् (nānādrumavat) - Describing the sporting place. (having various trees, full of diverse trees)
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the sporting place. (excellent, best, supreme)
- गृहैः (gṛhaiḥ) - by houses
- उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - Describing the types of houses. (by high and low, by varied)
- युक्तम् (yuktam) - The sporting place was endowed with houses. (endowed with, joined, connected)
- पुरन्दरगृहोपमम् (purandaragṛhopamam) - The sporting place was as grand as Indra's abode. (resembling the house of Purandara (Indra))
Words meanings and morphology
विहारदेशम् (vihāradeśam) - The specific location for their recreation. (sporting place, pleasure ground)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vihāradeśa
vihāradeśa - sporting place, pleasure ground
Compound noun: `vihāra` (sport, recreation) + `deśa` (place).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihāra+deśa)
- vihāra – recreation, sport, wandering, monastery
noun (masculine)
Derived from root `hṛ` with prefix `vi-`.
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1) - deśa – place, region, country
noun (masculine)
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Object of `saṃprāpya`.
संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having reached, having attained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with prefixes `sam-` + `pra-` + root `āp` + suffix `-ya`.
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
नानाद्रुमवत् (nānādrumavat) - Describing the sporting place. (having various trees, full of diverse trees)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nānādrumavat
nānādrumavat - having various trees
Compound: `nānā` (various) + `druma` (tree) + `vat` (possessive suffix).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+druma+vat)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold
indeclinable - druma – tree
noun (masculine)
Root: dru (class 1) - vat – possessing, having, like
suffix
Possessive suffix
Forms adjectives meaning "having" or "endowed with".
Note: Modifies `vihāradeśam`.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - Describing the sporting place. (excellent, best, supreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - excellent, best, supreme, highest
Superlative form of `ud` (up) or `ut`.
Note: Modifies `vihāradeśam`.
गृहैः (gṛhaiḥ) - by houses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gṛha
gṛha - house, dwelling
Root: gṛh (class 9)
Note: Refers to various houses.
उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - Describing the types of houses. (by high and low, by varied)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of uccāvacai
uccāvacai - high and low, varied, different
Dvaṃdva compound of `ucca` (high) and `avaca` (low).
Compound type : dvandva (ucca+avaca)
- ucca – high, lofty
adjective (masculine)
Root: uc - avaca – low, humble
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ava
Note: Modifies `gṛhaiḥ`.
युक्तम् (yuktam) - The sporting place was endowed with houses. (endowed with, joined, connected)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `yuj` (to join, to unite).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Takes instrumental for the agent/means.
पुरन्दरगृहोपमम् (purandaragṛhopamam) - The sporting place was as grand as Indra's abode. (resembling the house of Purandara (Indra))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of purandaragṛhopama
purandaragṛhopama - resembling the house of Purandara (Indra)
Compound: `purandara` (Indra) + `gṛha` (house) + `upama` (resembling).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purandara+gṛha+upama)
- purandara – destroyer of fortresses, Indra
proper noun (masculine)
Compound: `pura` (fortress) + `dara` (destroyer).
Root: dṛ (class 6) - gṛha – house, dwelling
noun (masculine)
Root: gṛh (class 9) - upama – resembling, similar to, simile
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root `mā` (to measure) with prefix `upa-`.
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Modifies `vihāradeśam`.