महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-41

धारयन्तो महार्हाणि कवचानि मनस्विनः ।
काञ्चनानि विचित्राणि वैडूर्यविकृतानि च ॥४१॥

41. dhārayanto mahārhāṇi kavacāni manasvinaḥ ,
kāñcanāni vicitrāṇi vaiḍūryavikṛtāni ca.

41. dhārayantaḥ mahārhāṇi kavacāni manasvinaḥ
kāñcanāni vicitrāṇi vaiḍūryavikṛtāni ca

41. The high-minded gods were bearing very valuable armors, which were golden, wonderfully variegated, and embellished with cat's eye gems.

41. בעלי הרוח האצילה, לבשו שריונות יקרי ערך, מוזהבים ומגוונים, ומשובצים באבן וַידוּרְיַה.

Words meanings summery:

• धारयन्तः (dhārayantaḥ) - wearing (bearing, holding, wearing, maintaining)

• महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very valuable, precious (very valuable, costly, precious)

• कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors (armors, coats of mail, breastplates)

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - the high-minded ones (referring to the gods) (high-minded, wise, proud, intelligent ones)

• काञ्चनानि (kāñcanāni) - golden (golden, made of gold)

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wonderfully variegated (various, variegated, wonderful, artistic)

• वैडूर्यविकृतानि (vaiḍūryavikṛtāni) - embellished with cat's eye gems (adorned with lapis lazuli/cat's eye gems)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

धारयन्तः (dhārayantaḥ) - wearing (bearing, holding, wearing, maintaining)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, wearing, maintaining

present participle (causative)

present participle of causative dhārayati (from dhṛ)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the gods (vibudhāḥ/manasvinaḥ).

महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very valuable, precious (very valuable, costly, precious)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mahārha

mahārha - very valuable, costly, precious, deserving great honor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• arha – deserving, valuable, fit
  adjective
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kavacāni.

कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors (armors, coats of mail, breastplates)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, breastplate, coat of mail

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - the high-minded ones (referring to the gods) (high-minded, wise, proud, intelligent ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, wise, intelligent, proud, a man of spirit

from manas + -vin suffix

Note: This is a substantive adjective, serving as the subject referring to the gods.

काञ्चनानि (kāñcanāni) - golden (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold (n.)

from kañcana (gold)

Note: Agrees with kavacāni.

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wonderfully variegated (various, variegated, wonderful, artistic)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, variegated, wonderful, artistic, strange

Note: Agrees with kavacāni.

वैडूर्यविकृतानि (vaiḍūryavikṛtāni) - embellished with cat's eye gems (adorned with lapis lazuli/cat's eye gems)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vaiḍūryavikṛta

vaiḍūryavikṛta - adorned/made with cat's eye gems (lapis lazuli)

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha / karmadhāraya (vaiḍūrya+vikṛta)

• vaiḍūrya – lapis lazuli, cat's eye gem
  noun (neuter)
• vikṛta – modified, adorned, changed, variegated
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from vi-kṛ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with kavacāni.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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