महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-13

अनिशं दिव्यवादित्रैर्नृत्तैर्गीतैश्च सा सभा ।
अशून्या रुचिरा भाति गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणैः ॥१३॥

13. aniśaṁ divyavāditrairnṛttairgītaiśca sā sabhā ,
aśūnyā rucirā bhāti gandharvāpsarasāṁ gaṇaiḥ.

13. aniśam divya-vāditraiḥ nṛttaiḥ gītaiḥ ca sā sabhā
aśūnyā rucirā bhāti gandharva-apsarasām gaṇaiḥ

13. That assembly hall constantly shines, beautiful and full with divine musical instruments, dances, songs, and groups of Gandharvas and Apsaras.

13. האולם ההוא זוהר ונעים, אינו ריק לעולם, בזכות כלי נגינה שמימיים, ריקודים ושירים בלי הפסק, ובזכות חבורות הגַנְדְהַרְוַה והנימפות.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - unceasingly, always (constantly, perpetually, without ceasing)

• दिव्य-वादित्रैः (divya-vāditraiḥ) - by means of celestial musical instruments (with divine musical instruments)

• नृत्तैः (nṛttaiḥ) - by means of dances (with dances, by dances)

• गीतैः (gītaiḥ) - by means of songs (with songs, by songs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सा (sā) - that (assembly hall) (she, that (feminine singular))

• सभा (sabhā) - the assembly hall (of Kubera) (assembly, assembly hall, council)

• अशून्या (aśūnyā) - well-populated, bustling (not empty, full, inhabited)

• रुचिरा (rucirā) - beautiful, enchanting (beautiful, charming, splendid, bright)

• भाति (bhāti) - it shines, it appears (it shines, it appears, it is)

• गन्धर्व-अप्सरसाम् (gandharva-apsarasām) - of the celestial musicians and nymphs (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

• गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by the hosts (by groups, by multitudes)

Words meanings and morphology

अनिशम् (aniśam) - unceasingly, always (constantly, perpetually, without ceasing)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of accusative singular neuter of 'aniśa' (without pause)

Note: Modifies the verb bhāti.

दिव्य-वादित्रैः (divya-vāditraiḥ) - by means of celestial musical instruments (with divine musical instruments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of divya-vāditra

divya-vāditra - divine musical instrument

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'divya' (divine) + 'vāditra' (instrument)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+vāditra)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from 'div' (heaven)
• vāditra – musical instrument, playing music
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak, sound) with suffix -itra
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Indicates means or accompaniment.

नृत्तैः (nṛttaiḥ) - by means of dances (with dances, by dances)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance, danced, dancing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nṛt' (to dance) with suffix 'kta'

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Indicates means or accompaniment.

गीतैः (gītaiḥ) - by means of songs (with songs, by songs)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gīta

gīta - song, sung, chanting

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gā' (to sing) with suffix 'kta'

Root: gā (class 3)

Note: Indicates means or accompaniment.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects gītaiḥ with the following elements.

सा (sā) - that (assembly hall) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to sabhā.

सभा (sabhā) - the assembly hall (of Kubera) (assembly, assembly hall, council)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, assembly hall, palace

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अशून्या (aśūnyā) - well-populated, bustling (not empty, full, inhabited)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśūnya

aśūnya - not empty, full, inhabited, un-void

Negative compound: 'a' (not) + 'śūnya' (empty)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śūnya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śūnya – empty, void, deserted, zero
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śū

Note: Agrees with sabhā.

रुचिरा (rucirā) - beautiful, enchanting (beautiful, charming, splendid, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rucira

rucira - beautiful, charming, splendid, bright, pleasant

Derived from root 'ruc' (to shine, be pleasing)

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with sabhā.

भाति (bhāti) - it shines, it appears (it shines, it appears, it is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

2nd conjugation, Parasmaipada, Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for sabhā.

गन्धर्व-अप्सरसाम् (gandharva-apsarasām) - of the celestial musicians and nymphs (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of gandharva-apsaras

gandharva-apsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras

Dvandva compound: 'gandharva' (Gandharva) + 'apsaras' (Apsaras)

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – Gandharva (a class of celestial musicians)
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – Apsaras (a class of celestial nymphs)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Governed by gaṇaiḥ.

गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by the hosts (by groups, by multitudes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - group, multitude, host, troop, collection

Note: Indicates the agents or accompaniment filling the hall.

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