महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-10, chapter-7, verse-25
मौलीधराश्च राजेन्द्र तथाकुञ्चितमूर्धजाः ।
उष्णीषिणो मुकुटिनश्चारुवक्त्राः स्वलंकृताः ॥२५॥
उष्णीषिणो मुकुटिनश्चारुवक्त्राः स्वलंकृताः ॥२५॥
25. maulīdharāśca rājendra tathākuñcitamūrdhajāḥ ,
uṣṇīṣiṇo mukuṭinaścāruvaktrāḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ.
uṣṇīṣiṇo mukuṭinaścāruvaktrāḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ.
25.
maulīdharāḥ ca rājendra tathā ākuñcitamūrdhajāḥ
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ cāruvaktrāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ cāruvaktrāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
25.
rājendra maulīdharāḥ ca tathā ākuñcitamūrdhajāḥ
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ cāruvaktrāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ cāruvaktrāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
25.
O great king, they wore crests and also had curly hair; some wore turbans, others crowns, all had beautiful faces and were well-adorned.
Words meanings summery:
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- मौलीधराः (maulīdharāḥ) - wearing head-crests or chaplets
- च (ca) - and
- राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings! O great king!
- तथा (tathā) - likewise, also
- आकुञ्चितमूर्धजाः (ākuñcitamūrdhajāḥ) - having curled hair on the head
- उष्णीषिणः (uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - wearing turbans
- मुकुटिनः (mukuṭinaḥ) - wearing crowns, crowned
- चारुवक्त्राः (cāruvaktrāḥ) - having beautiful faces
- स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated
Words meanings and morphology
मौलीधराः (maulīdharāḥ) - wearing head-crests or chaplets
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maulīdhara
maulīdhara - wearing a crest, chaplet, or turban
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maulī+dhara)
- maulī – diadem, crown, crest, turban
noun (feminine) - dhara – bearing, carrying, wearing
adjective (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings! O great king!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra
rājendra - king of kings, sovereign, great king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)
- rājan – king
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, best (often as suffix)
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - likewise, also
(indeclinable)
आकुञ्चितमूर्धजाः (ākuñcitamūrdhajāḥ) - having curled hair on the head
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ākuñcitamūrdhaja
ākuñcitamūrdhaja - having curled hair on the head
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākuñcita+mūrdhaja)
- ākuñcita – curled, contracted, bent
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kuñc' (to bend, curve) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: kuñc (class 6) - mūrdhaja – hair of the head (lit. born from the head)
noun (masculine)
उष्णीषिणः (uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - wearing turbans
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of uṣṇīṣin
uṣṇīṣin - wearing a turban
मुकुटिनः (mukuṭinaḥ) - wearing crowns, crowned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mukuṭin
mukuṭin - wearing a crown, crowned
चारुवक्त्राः (cāruvaktrāḥ) - having beautiful faces
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of cāruVaktra
cāruVaktra - having a beautiful face
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+vaktra)
- cāru – beautiful, lovely, pleasing
adjective (masculine) - vaktra – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svalaṅkṛta
svalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, beautifully ornamented
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alaṅkṛta)
- su – good, well, excellent, easy
indeclinable - alaṅkṛta – adorned, decorated, ornamented
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'alam'.
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)