महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-54, verse-22
निःशब्दमभवच्चापि गङ्गाकूलं पुनर्नृप ।
कुशवल्मीकभूयिष्ठं बभूव च यथा पुरा ॥२२॥
कुशवल्मीकभूयिष्ठं बभूव च यथा पुरा ॥२२॥
22. niḥśabdamabhavaccāpi gaṅgākūlaṁ punarnṛpa ,
kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭhaṁ babhūva ca yathā purā.
kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭhaṁ babhūva ca yathā purā.
22.
niḥśabdam abhavat ca api gaṅgākūlam punaḥ nṛpa
kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭham babhūva ca yathā purā
kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭham babhūva ca yathā purā
22.
And again, O king, the bank of the Ganga became silent, predominantly covered with kusha grass and anthills, just as it was before.
Words meanings summery:
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- निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silent, soundless
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- गङ्गाकूलम् (gaṅgākūlam) - bank of the Ganga
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more
- नृप (nṛpa) - O king
- कुशवल्मीकभूयिष्ठम् (kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭham) - predominantly full of kusha grass and anthills
- बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
- च (ca) - and
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how
- पुरा (purā) - before, formerly
Words meanings and morphology
निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silent, soundless
(adjective)
neuter, singular of niḥśabda
niḥśabda - silent, noiseless, soundless
Note: Used adverbially here.
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
गङ्गाकूलम् (gaṅgākūlam) - bank of the Ganga
(noun)
neuter, singular of gaṅgākūla
gaṅgākūla - bank of the Ganga
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṅgā+kūla)
- gaṅgā – Ganga (river)
proper noun (feminine) - kūla – bank, shore
noun (neuter)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more
(indeclinable)
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')
कुशवल्मीकभूयिष्ठम् (kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭham) - predominantly full of kusha grass and anthills
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭha
kuśavalmīkabhūyiṣṭha - abounding in kusha grass and anthills
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kuśa+valmīka+bhūyiṣṭha)
- kuśa – kusha grass (Poa cynosuroides), a sacred grass
noun (masculine) - valmīka – anthill, termite mound
noun (masculine) - bhūyiṣṭha – most abundant, predominant
adjective (neuter)
बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how
(indeclinable)
पुरा (purā) - before, formerly
(indeclinable)