महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-58, verse-11
अथेमां सागरापाङ्गां गां गजेन्द्रगताखिलाम् ।
अध्यतिष्ठत्पुनः क्षत्रं सशैलवनकाननाम् ॥११॥
अध्यतिष्ठत्पुनः क्षत्रं सशैलवनकाननाम् ॥११॥
11. athemāṁ sāgarāpāṅgāṁ gāṁ gajendragatākhilām ,
adhyatiṣṭhatpunaḥ kṣatraṁ saśailavanakānanām.
adhyatiṣṭhatpunaḥ kṣatraṁ saśailavanakānanām.
11.
atha imām sāgarāpāṅgām gām gajendragata akhilām
adhyatiṣṭhat punaḥ kṣatram saśailavanakānanām
adhyatiṣṭhat punaḥ kṣatram saśailavanakānanām
11.
Then, the Kshatriya power again ruled over this entire earth, whose boundaries extended to the oceans, whose every part was traversed by great elephants, and which was complete with mountains, forests, and groves.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (now, then, thereupon)
- इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine singular accusative))
- सागरापाङ्गाम् (sāgarāpāṅgām) - whose borders are the oceans (having oceans as its borders)
- गाम् (gām) - the earth (earth, cow)
- गजेन्द्रगत (gajendragata) - traversed by great elephants (indicating wide dominion) (traversed by great elephants)
- अखिलाम् (akhilām) - the entire (earth) (entire, whole, complete)
- अध्यतिष्ठत् (adhyatiṣṭhat) - ruled over (he ruled over, presided over, occupied)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)
- क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the Kshatriya power (as a collective noun, or referring to a king) (Kshatriya power, sovereignty, kingdom)
- सशैलवनकाननाम् (saśailavanakānanām) - with its mountains, forests, and groves (with mountains, forests, and groves)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (now, then, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
Note: Auspicious particle often opening a new topic.
इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this (feminine singular accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
सागरापाङ्गाम् (sāgarāpāṅgām) - whose borders are the oceans (having oceans as its borders)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarāpāṅga
sāgarāpāṅga - having oceans as borders or outer corners
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+apāṅga)
- sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - apāṅga – outer corner of the eye, edge, border
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound adjective modifying 'gām'.
गाम् (gām) - the earth (earth, cow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, earth, ray, heaven
Note: The object of 'adhyatiṣṭhat'.
गजेन्द्रगत (gajendragata) - traversed by great elephants (indicating wide dominion) (traversed by great elephants)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gajendragata
gajendragata - gone by or reached by great elephants
Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (gajendra+gata)
- gajendra – lord of elephants, great elephant
noun (masculine) - gata – gone, reached, traversed
adjective
past passive participle
from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Part of a compound adjective modifying 'gām'.
अखिलाम् (akhilām) - the entire (earth) (entire, whole, complete)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila
akhila - whole, entire, complete, all
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
- a – not, un-
prefix - khila – gap, void, waste land
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'gām'.
अध्यतिष्ठत् (adhyatiṣṭhat) - ruled over (he ruled over, presided over, occupied)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: The verb 'adhi-sthā' takes an accusative object when meaning 'to rule over'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)
(indeclinable)
Note: The 'r' of 'punar' becomes 'ḥ' at the end of a word.
क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the Kshatriya power (as a collective noun, or referring to a king) (Kshatriya power, sovereignty, kingdom)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - rule, dominion, power, Kshatriya class
Note: Subject of the verb 'adhyatiṣṭhat'.
सशैलवनकाननाम् (saśailavanakānanām) - with its mountains, forests, and groves (with mountains, forests, and groves)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saśailavanakānana
saśailavanakānana - with mountains, forests, and groves
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śaila+vana+kānana)
- sa – with, together with
prefix - śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - kānana – forest, grove, pleasure garden
noun (neuter)
Note: Compound adjective modifying 'gām'.