महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-3

प्रसन्नसलिलैश्चापि ह्रदैश्चित्रैर्विभूषितम् ।
दिव्यगन्धवहैः पुण्यैर्मारुतैरुपवीजितम् ॥३॥

3. prasannasalilaiścāpi hradaiścitrairvibhūṣitam ,
divyagandhavahaiḥ puṇyairmārutairupavījitam.

3. prasannasalilaiḥ ca api hradaiḥ citraiḥ vibhūṣitam
| divyagandhavahaiḥ puṇyaiḥ mārutaiḥ upavījitam

3. And it was adorned with lovely lakes whose waters were clear, and fanned by pure winds that carried divine fragrances.

3. (מקום) מקושט באגמים צבעוניים בעלי מים צלולים, ונישא עליו משב של רוחות קדושות המביאות ניחוחות שמימיים,

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसन्नसलिलैः (prasannasalilaiḥ) - with clear waters (with clear/tranquil waters)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

• ह्रदैः (hradaiḥ) - by lakes (by lakes, pools)

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by lovely/beautiful (by variegated, wondrous, beautiful (ones))

• विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

• दिव्यगन्धवहैः (divyagandhavahaiḥ) - by winds carrying divine fragrances (by divine fragrance-carrying (winds))

• पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by pure (by pure, sacred, virtuous (ones))

• मारुतैः (mārutaiḥ) - by winds (by winds, by Maruts (wind deities))

• उपवीजितम् (upavījitam) - fanned (fanned, wafted, gently blown upon)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसन्नसलिलैः (prasannasalilaiḥ) - with clear waters (with clear/tranquil waters)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prasannasalila

prasannasalila - having clear/pure water

Compound of prasanna (clear, tranquil) and salila (water).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasanna+salila)

• prasanna – clear, tranquil, serene, pleased
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with hradaiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Postpositive conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the preceding element, here hradaiḥ.

ह्रदैः (hradaiḥ) - by lakes (by lakes, pools)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - lake, pool, deep part of a river

Note: Agent of vibhūṣitam.

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by lovely/beautiful (by variegated, wondrous, beautiful (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, wondrous, strange, beautiful, bright

Note: Qualifies hradaiḥ.

विभूषितम् (vibhūṣitam) - adorned (adorned, decorated, embellished)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

past passive participle

From root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Participle referring to the state of the place.

दिव्यगन्धवहैः (divyagandhavahaiḥ) - by winds carrying divine fragrances (by divine fragrance-carrying (winds))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divyagandhavaha

divyagandhavaha - carrying divine fragrance

Compound of divya (divine), gandha (fragrance), and vaha (carrying).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (divya+gandha+vaha)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (neuter)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)
• vaha – carrying, bearing, conveying
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root vah (to carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mārutaiḥ.

पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by pure (by pure, sacred, virtuous (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - auspicious, pure, sacred, virtuous, righteous

Note: Qualifies mārutaiḥ.

मारुतैः (mārutaiḥ) - by winds (by winds, by Maruts (wind deities))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of māruta

māruta - wind, air, breeze; Marut (a wind deity)

Note: Agent of upavījitam.

उपवीजितम् (upavījitam) - fanned (fanned, wafted, gently blown upon)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upavījita

upavījita - fanned, wafted, blown upon, cooled

past passive participle

From root vīj (to fan) with prefix upa.

Prefixes: upa+vi

Root: vīj (class 1)

Note: Participle referring to the state of the place.

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