महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-20, verse-21
एताश्चान्याश्च वै बह्व्यः प्रनृत्ताप्सरसः शुभाः ।
अवादयंश्च गन्धर्वा वाद्यानि विविधानि च ॥२१॥
अवादयंश्च गन्धर्वा वाद्यानि विविधानि च ॥२१॥
21. etāścānyāśca vai bahvyaḥ pranṛttāpsarasaḥ śubhāḥ ,
avādayaṁśca gandharvā vādyāni vividhāni ca.
avādayaṁśca gandharvā vādyāni vividhāni ca.
21.
etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca vai bahvyaḥ pranṛttāpsarasaḥ
śubhāḥ avādayan ca gandharvāḥ vādyāni vividhāni ca
śubhāḥ avādayan ca gandharvāḥ vādyāni vividhāni ca
21.
etāḥ ca anyāḥ ca vai bahvyaḥ śubhāḥ pranṛttāpsarasaḥ
ca gandharvāḥ vividhāni vādyāni avādayan
ca gandharvāḥ vividhāni vādyāni avādayan
21.
And these, as well as many other beautiful dancing apsaras, and the Gandharvas (gandharva) played various musical instruments.
Words meanings summery:
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- एताः (etāḥ) - these (referring to the apsaras named previously) (these)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (apsaras) (other, different)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
- बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many (apsaras) (many)
- प्रनृत्ताप्सरसः (pranṛttāpsarasaḥ) - dancing celestial nymphs
- शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (describing apsaras) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)
- अवादयन् (avādayan) - they (the Gandharvas) played (they played, they caused to sound)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
- वाद्यानि (vādyāni) - musical instruments (musical instruments, things to be played)
- विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (instruments) (various, manifold)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
एताः (etāḥ) - these (referring to the apsaras named previously) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अन्याः (anyāḥ) - other (apsaras) (other, different)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Indefinite pronoun.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
बह्व्यः (bahvyaḥ) - many (apsaras) (many)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, abundant
प्रनृत्ताप्सरसः (pranṛttāpsarasaḥ) - dancing celestial nymphs
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pranṛttāpsaras
pranṛttāpsaras - dancing celestial nymph
Compound of pranṛtta and apsaras
Compound type : tatpurusha (pranṛtta+apsaras)
- pranṛtta – well-danced, fully danced
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √nṛt (to dance) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: nṛt (class 4) - apsaras – celestial nymph, water-nymph
noun (feminine)
Note: Compound word.
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - beautiful (describing apsaras) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śubha
śubha - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, good, pure
अवादयन् (avādayan) - they (the Gandharvas) played (they played, they caused to sound)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √vad
Causative imperfect
Imperfect 3rd plural of the causative form of √vad (to speak, sound)
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Causal verb form meaning "caused to sound/play."
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician, divine being, a class of demigods
वाद्यानि (vādyāni) - musical instruments (musical instruments, things to be played)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vādya
vādya - to be played, musical instrument, music
Gerundive
Gerundive of √vad (to sound, play)
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Also functions as a gerundive (that which is to be played).
विविधानि (vividhāni) - various (instruments) (various, manifold)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different
From vi (apart) + vidha (kind)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+vidha)
- vi – apart, away, without
indeclinable - vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.