महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-10, verse-26
कॢप्तस्थूणाः कुरुतारोहणानि गन्धर्वाणामप्सरसां च शीघ्रम् ।
येषु नृत्येरन्नप्सरसः सहस्रशः स्वर्गोद्देशः क्रियतां यज्ञवाटः ॥२६॥
येषु नृत्येरन्नप्सरसः सहस्रशः स्वर्गोद्देशः क्रियतां यज्ञवाटः ॥२६॥
26. kḷptasthūṇāḥ kurutārohaṇāni; gandharvāṇāmapsarasāṁ ca śīghram ,
yeṣu nṛtyerannapsarasaḥ sahasraśaḥ; svargoddeśaḥ kriyatāṁ yajñavāṭaḥ.
yeṣu nṛtyerannapsarasaḥ sahasraśaḥ; svargoddeśaḥ kriyatāṁ yajñavāṭaḥ.
26.
kḷptasthūṇāḥ kuruta ārohaṇāni
gandharvāṇām apsarasām ca śīghram
yeṣu nṛtyeran apsarasaḥ sahasraśaḥ
svargoddeśaḥ kriyatām yajñavāṭaḥ
gandharvāṇām apsarasām ca śīghram
yeṣu nṛtyeran apsarasaḥ sahasraśaḥ
svargoddeśaḥ kriyatām yajñavāṭaḥ
26.
śīghram kḷptasthūṇāḥ gandharvāṇām
apsarasām ca ārohaṇāni kuruta
yeṣu sahasraśaḥ apsarasaḥ nṛtyeran
yajñavāṭaḥ svargoddeśaḥ kriyatām
apsarasām ca ārohaṇāni kuruta
yeṣu sahasraśaḥ apsarasaḥ nṛtyeran
yajñavāṭaḥ svargoddeśaḥ kriyatām
26.
Quickly construct raised platforms with fixed pillars for the Gandharvas and Apsaras, upon which thousands of Apsaras may dance. Let the enclosure for the Vedic ritual (yajña) be made like a heavenly region.
Words meanings summery:
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- कॢप्तस्थूणाः (kḷptasthūṇāḥ) - having fixed/installed pillars
- कुरुत (kuruta) - you (plural) make/construct
- आरोहणानि (ārohaṇāni) - raised platforms, ascents, stages
- गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas
- अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras
- च (ca) - and
- शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly
- येषु (yeṣu) - on which, in which
- नृत्येरन् (nṛtyeran) - they might dance
- अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras (nymphs)
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands
- स्वर्गोद्देशः (svargoddeśaḥ) - heaven-like, destined for heaven
- क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made/done
- यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - enclosure for the Vedic ritual, sacrificial ground
Words meanings and morphology
कॢप्तस्थूणाः (kḷptasthūṇāḥ) - having fixed/installed pillars
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kḷptasthūṇa
kḷptasthūṇa - having fixed/installed pillars
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kḷpta+sthūṇā)
- kḷpta – fixed, installed, made, prepared
verbal derivative (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: kḷp (class 1) - sthūṇā – pillar, post
noun (feminine)
कुरुत (kuruta) - you (plural) make/construct
(verb)
2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आरोहणानि (ārohaṇāni) - raised platforms, ascents, stages
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of ārohaṇa
ārohaṇa - ascending, climbing, an ascent, a platform, a stage
-ana suffix
Derived from root ruh with prefix ā, forming a noun with the -ana suffix.
Prefix: ā
Root: ruh (class 1)
गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - a celestial musician, a Gandharva (a class of demigods)
अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras
apsaras - a celestial nymph, an Apsaras
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly
(indeclinable)
येषु (yeṣu) - on which, in which
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, plural of yad
yad - which, what
नृत्येरन् (nṛtyeran) - they might dance
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of nṛt
Root: nṛt (class 4)
अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - Apsaras (nymphs)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of apsaras
apsaras - a celestial nymph, an Apsaras
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands
(indeclinable)
Formed with the suffix -śas, indicating distribution.
स्वर्गोद्देशः (svargoddeśaḥ) - heaven-like, destined for heaven
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svargoddeśa
svargoddeśa - having heaven as its aim/object, heavenly-designed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarga+uddeśa)
- svarga – heaven, paradise
noun (masculine) - uddeśa – aim, purpose, reference, designation
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ud
Root: diś (class 6)
क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made/done
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यज्ञवाटः (yajñavāṭaḥ) - enclosure for the Vedic ritual, sacrificial ground
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñavāṭa
yajñavāṭa - a sacrificial enclosure, the ground for a Vedic ritual (yajña)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāṭa)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, worship (yajña)
noun (masculine) - vāṭa – enclosure, garden, ground
noun (masculine)