महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-145, verse-24
असुराणां पुराण्यासंस्त्रीणि वीर्यवतां दिवि ।
आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णमपरं तथा ॥२४॥
आयसं राजतं चैव सौवर्णमपरं तथा ॥२४॥
24. asurāṇāṁ purāṇyāsaṁstrīṇi vīryavatāṁ divi ,
āyasaṁ rājataṁ caiva sauvarṇamaparaṁ tathā.
āyasaṁ rājataṁ caiva sauvarṇamaparaṁ tathā.
24.
asurāṇām purāṇi āsan trīṇi vīryavatām divi
āyasam rājatam ca eva sauvarṇam aparam tathā
āyasam rājatam ca eva sauvarṇam aparam tathā
24.
vīryavatām asurāṇām trīṇi purāṇi divi āsan
āyasam rājatam ca eva aparam sauvarṇam tathā
āyasam rājatam ca eva aparam sauvarṇam tathā
24.
There were three cities in heaven belonging to the powerful asuras: one made of iron, another of silver, and a third of gold.
Words meanings summery:
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- असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (of the demons; of the anti-gods)
- पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities (cities, fortresses, towns)
- आसन् (āsan) - there were (there were, they were, they existed)
- त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
- वीर्यवताम् (vīryavatām) - of the powerful (asuras) (of the powerful ones, of the valorous)
- दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky, in the divine realm)
- आयसम् (āyasam) - made of iron (made of iron, iron-like)
- राजतम् (rājatam) - made of silver (made of silver, silver-colored)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)
- सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - made of gold (made of gold, golden)
- अपरम् (aparam) - another (one) (another, other, subsequent)
- तथा (tathā) - and so (thus, so, similarly)
Words meanings and morphology
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (of the demons; of the anti-gods)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, anti-god, mighty one
Root: as (class 4)
पुराणि (purāṇi) - cities (cities, fortresses, towns)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pura
pura - city, fortress, town
आसन् (āsan) - there were (there were, they were, they existed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
imperfect past tense
3rd person plural imperfect active
Root: as (class 2)
त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
(numeral)
वीर्यवताम् (vīryavatām) - of the powerful (asuras) (of the powerful ones, of the valorous)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, valorous, heroic, potent
Possessive suffix -vat
Root: vīr
Note: Qualifies 'asurāṇām'.
दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky, in the divine realm)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of div
div - heaven, sky, day
Root: div (class 4)
आयसम् (āyasam) - made of iron (made of iron, iron-like)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyasa
āyasa - made of iron, iron
Derived from 'ayas' (iron)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'pura'.
राजतम् (rājatam) - made of silver (made of silver, silver-colored)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rājata
rājata - made of silver, silver
Derived from 'rajata' (silver)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'pura'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)
(indeclinable)
सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - made of gold (made of gold, golden)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sauvarṇa
sauvarṇa - made of gold, golden
Derived from 'suvarṇa' (gold)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'pura'.
अपरम् (aparam) - another (one) (another, other, subsequent)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apara
apara - other, another, western, inferior
तथा (tathā) - and so (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)