महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-80, verse-26
नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र नगाः पत्ररथाकुलाः ।
दिव्यगन्धरसैः पुष्पैः फलैश्च भरतर्षभ ॥२६॥
दिव्यगन्धरसैः पुष्पैः फलैश्च भरतर्षभ ॥२६॥
26. nityapuṣpaphalāstatra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ ,
divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiśca bharatarṣabha.
divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiśca bharatarṣabha.
26.
nityapuṣpaphalāḥ tatra nagāḥ patrarathākulāḥ
divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ ca bharatarṣabha
divyagandharasaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ ca bharatarṣabha
26.
O best among the Bharatas, there are trees always bearing flowers and fruits, teeming with birds, and endowed with flowers and fruits of divine fragrance and taste.
Words meanings summery:
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- नित्यपुष्पफलाः (nityapuṣpaphalāḥ) - (trees) always bearing flowers and fruits (those always bearing flowers and fruits)
- तत्र (tatra) - in that celestial realm (there, in that place)
- नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (mountains, trees, immovable ones)
- पत्ररथाकुलाः (patrarathākulāḥ) - (trees) filled with birds (crowded with birds)
- दिव्यगन्धरसैः (divyagandharasaiḥ) - with divine fragrances and tastes
- पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - along with flowers (with flowers)
- फलैः (phalaiḥ) - along with fruits (with fruits)
- च (ca) - and
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
नित्यपुष्पफलाः (nityapuṣpaphalāḥ) - (trees) always bearing flowers and fruits (those always bearing flowers and fruits)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nityapuṣpaphalā
nityapuṣpaphalā - always having flowers and fruits
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nitya+puṣpa+phala)
- nitya – constant, eternal, always
adjective - puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter)
Root: puṣ (class 4) - phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter)
Root: phal (class 1)
Note: Refers to nagāḥ.
तत्र (tatra) - in that celestial realm (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + tral suffix.
नगाः (nagāḥ) - trees (mountains, trees, immovable ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of naga
naga - mountain, tree, serpent (often applied to trees in poetry due to their fixed nature)
na (not) + ga (going) = immovable
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (na+ga)
- na – not
indeclinable - ga – going, moving
adjective
noun derived from verb root
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
पत्ररथाकुलाः (patrarathākulāḥ) - (trees) filled with birds (crowded with birds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of patrarathākula
patrarathākula - crowded/filled with birds
Compound type : tatpurusha (patraratha+ākula)
- patraratha – bird (lit. 'leaf-chariot')
noun (masculine)
compound for bird - ākula – full of, crowded, agitated, bewildered
adjective
Prefix: ā
Note: Refers to nagāḥ.
दिव्यगन्धरसैः (divyagandharasaiḥ) - with divine fragrances and tastes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of divyagandharasa
divyagandharasa - divine fragrance and taste
Compound type : dvandva (divya+gandha+rasa)
- divya – divine, heavenly, celestial
adjective
From div (heaven)
Root: div (class 4) - gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
noun (masculine)
Root: gandh (class 10) - rasa – taste, juice, essence, fluid, aesthetic emotion
noun (masculine)
Root: ras (class 1)
Note: Associated with puṣpaiḥ and phalaiḥ.
पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - along with flowers (with flowers)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa
puṣpa - flower, blossom
Root: puṣ (class 4)
फलैः (phalaiḥ) - along with fruits (with fruits)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence
Root: phal (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects puṣpaiḥ and phalaiḥ.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing a king like Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 1) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
noun (masculine)