महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-320, verse-8
स शृङ्गेऽप्रतिमे दिव्ये हिमवन्मेरुसंभवे ।
संश्लिष्टे श्वेतपीते द्वे रुक्मरूप्यमये शुभे ॥८॥
संश्लिष्टे श्वेतपीते द्वे रुक्मरूप्यमये शुभे ॥८॥
8. sa śṛṅge'pratime divye himavanmerusaṁbhave ,
saṁśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe.
saṁśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe.
8.
sa śṛṅge apratime divye himavanmerusaṃbhave
saṃśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe
saṃśliṣṭe śvetapīte dve rukmarūpyamaye śubhe
8.
sa himavanmerusaṃbhave apratime divye saṃśliṣṭe
śvetapīte rukmarūpyamaye śubhe dve śṛṅge
śvetapīte rukmarūpyamaye śubhe dve śṛṅge
8.
He (Śuka) saw two unrivaled, divine peaks, which had originated from (Mount) Himavat and (Mount) Meru. These two beautiful peaks were joined, one white and one yellow, and were made of gold and silver.
Words meanings summery:
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- स (sa) - Śuka (from the narrative context) (he)
- शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peaks / two peaks
- अप्रतिमे (apratime) - unrivaled, unequaled
- दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial
- हिमवन्मेरुसंभवे (himavanmerusaṁbhave) - refers to the two peaks being born from or connected to the Himavat and Meru mountains (originated from Himavat and Meru)
- संश्लिष्टे (saṁśliṣṭe) - joined, clinging together
- श्वेतपीते (śvetapīte) - white and yellow
- द्वे (dve) - two
- रुक्मरूप्यमये (rukmarūpyamaye) - made of gold and silver
- शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious
Words meanings and morphology
स (sa) - Śuka (from the narrative context) (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peaks / two peaks
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śṛṅga
śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, mountain-top
Note: Could also be locative dual depending on context, but here it's nominative dual, referring to the objects being seen.
अप्रतिमे (apratime) - unrivaled, unequaled
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of aprātima
apratima - unequaled, unrivaled, peerless, incomparable
From 'a-' (negation) + 'pratima' (comparison, image)
Compound type : Nah-Tatpuruṣa (a+pratima)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - pratima – image, likeness, comparison, model
noun (feminine)
दिव्ये (divye) - divine, celestial
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural
Derived from 'div' (heaven)
हिमवन्मेरुसंभवे (himavanmerusaṁbhave) - refers to the two peaks being born from or connected to the Himavat and Meru mountains (originated from Himavat and Meru)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of himavanmerusaṃbhava
himavanmerusaṁbhava - having arisen from Himavat and Meru
Compound (Dvandva of Himavat and Meru, followed by Tatpuruṣa with saṃbhava)
Compound type : Compound (Dvandva then Tatpuruṣa) (himavat+meru+saṃbhava)
- himavat – snowy, covered with snow; (as proper noun) the Himavat mountain range, Himalayas
proper noun (masculine) - meru – Mount Meru, a mythical mountain said to be the center of the universe
proper noun (masculine) - saṃbhava – origin, source, birth, production
noun (masculine)
Derived from √bhū (to be) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
संश्लिष्टे (saṁśliṣṭe) - joined, clinging together
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of saṃśliṣṭa
saṁśliṣṭa - joined, clinging, connected, embraced
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √śliṣ (to cling to) with prefix saṃ-
Prefix: sam
Root: śliṣ (class 4)
श्वेतपीते (śvetapīte) - white and yellow
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śvetapīta
śvetapīta - white and yellow
Dvandva compound of 'śveta' (white) and 'pīta' (yellow)
Compound type : Dvandva (śveta+pīta)
- śveta – white, pure, clean
adjective - pīta – yellow, pale; drunk (as past participle of √pā)
adjective
Here meaning 'yellow' (distinct from P.P.P. of √pā)
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
रुक्मरूप्यमये (rukmarūpyamaye) - made of gold and silver
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of rukmarūpyamaya
rukmarūpyamaya - consisting of gold and silver
Compound of 'rukma' (gold), 'rūpya' (silver), and suffix '-maya' (made of)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (Dvandva + -maya) (rukma+rūpya+maya)
- rukma – gold, golden ornament
noun (neuter) - rūpya – silver, made of silver
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'rūpa' (form, beauty) - maya – made of, consisting of
suffix
Taddhita suffix indicating 'made of'
शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śubha
śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining, good