महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-5

प्रासादा यत्र सौवर्णा वसोर्धारा च यत्र सा ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यत्र तत्र यान्ति सहस्रदाः ॥५॥

5. prāsādā yatra sauvarṇā vasordhārā ca yatra sā ,
gandharvāpsaraso yatra tatra yānti sahasradāḥ.

5. prāsādāḥ yatra sauvarṇāḥ vasoḥ dhārā ca yatra sā
gandharvāpsarasaḥ yatra tatra yānti sahasradāḥ

5. yatra sauvarṇāḥ prāsādāḥ.
ca yatra sā vasoḥ dhārā.
ca yatra gandharvāpsarasaḥ.
tatra sahasradāḥ yānti.

5. Where there are golden palaces, and where that stream of wealth flows, and where Gandharvas and Apsaras reside, there go those who give thousands (of gifts).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासादाः (prāsādāḥ) - palaces, mansions

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• सौवर्णाः (sauvarṇāḥ) - golden, made of gold

• वसोः (vasoḥ) - of wealth

• धारा (dhārā) - stream, flow, current

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial beings)

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

• सहस्रदाः (sahasradāḥ) - those who give thousands, generous givers

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासादाः (prāsādāḥ) - palaces, mansions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāsāda

prāsāda - palace, mansion, lofty building

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

locative adverb from 'yad'

सौवर्णाः (sauvarṇāḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold, relating to gold

Derived from suvarṇa (gold)

वसोः (vasoḥ) - of wealth

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, gem, excellent, a class of deities

धारा (dhārā) - stream, flow, current

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārā

dhārā - stream, flow, current, edge

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

locative adverb from 'yad'

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvāpsaras

gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial musicians and nymphs)

dvandva compound of Gandharva and Apsaras

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – celestial musician
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – celestial nymph
  noun (feminine)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

locative adverb from 'yad'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'tad'

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense

3rd person plural active

Root: yā (class 2)

सहस्रदाः (sahasradāḥ) - those who give thousands, generous givers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahasradā

sahasradā - giver of thousands, very generous

Compound: sahasra (thousand) + dā (giver)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahasra+dā)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• dā – giver, bestower (from root dā - to give)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

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