महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-160, verse-14
नभः सचन्द्रतारं च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहांस्तथा ।
संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान् ॥१४॥
संवत्सरानहोरात्रानृतूनथ लवान्क्षणान् ॥१४॥
14. nabhaḥ sacandratāraṁ ca nakṣatrāṇi grahāṁstathā ,
saṁvatsarānahorātrānṛtūnatha lavānkṣaṇān.
saṁvatsarānahorātrānṛtūnatha lavānkṣaṇān.
14.
nabhaḥ sacandratāram ca nakṣatrāṇi grahān tathā
saṃvatsarān ahorātrān ṛtūn atha lavān kṣaṇān
saṃvatsarān ahorātrān ṛtūn atha lavān kṣaṇān
14.
nabhaḥ sacandratāram ca nakṣatrāṇi grahān tathā
atha saṃvatsarān ahorātrān ṛtūn lavān kṣaṇān
atha saṃvatsarān ahorātrān ṛtūn lavān kṣaṇān
14.
He created the sky (nabhaḥ) with the moon and stars, and also the constellations and planets. Furthermore, he created the years, days and nights, seasons, and moments and instants (minute divisions of time).
Words meanings summery:
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- नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, cloud
- सचन्द्रतारम् (sacandratāram) - with moon and stars
- च (ca) - and
- नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, lunar mansions
- ग्रहान् (grahān) - planets
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also
- संवत्सरान् (saṁvatsarān) - years
- अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights
- ऋतून् (ṛtūn) - seasons
- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover
- लवान् (lavān) - moments, fractions of time
- क्षणान् (kṣaṇān) - instants, very short periods of time
Words meanings and morphology
नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, cloud
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space
सचन्द्रतारम् (sacandratāram) - with moon and stars
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sacandratāra
sacandratāra - accompanied by moon and stars
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+candra+tāra)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - candra – moon, lunar
noun (masculine) - tāra – star, pupil of eye
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - constellations, lunar mansions
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nakṣatra
nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion
ग्रहान् (grahān) - planets
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of graha
graha - planet, seizing, taking
Root: grah (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also
(indeclinable)
संवत्सरान् (saṁvatsarān) - years
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃvatsara
saṁvatsara - year
अहोरात्रान् (ahorātrān) - days and nights
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ahorātra
ahorātra - day and night, a period of 24 hours
Compound type : dvandva (ahan+rātri)
- ahan – day
noun (neuter) - rātri – night
noun (feminine)
ऋतून् (ṛtūn) - seasons
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, proper time
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover
(indeclinable)
लवान् (lavān) - moments, fractions of time
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of lava
lava - a minute particle, a drop, a fraction, a moment
Root: lū (class 9)
क्षणान् (kṣaṇān) - instants, very short periods of time
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - an instant, a moment, a short period