महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-10, verse-2
तपसा निर्मिता राजन्स्वयं वैश्रवणेन सा ।
शशिप्रभा खेचरीणां कैलासशिखरोपमा ॥२॥
शशिप्रभा खेचरीणां कैलासशिखरोपमा ॥२॥
2. tapasā nirmitā rājansvayaṁ vaiśravaṇena sā ,
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇāṁ kailāsaśikharopamā.
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇāṁ kailāsaśikharopamā.
2.
tapasā nirmitā rājan svayam vaiśravaṇena sā
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇām kailāsaśikharopamā
śaśiprabhā khecarīṇām kailāsaśikharopamā
2.
O King, that hall was constructed by Vaiśravaṇa himself through ascetic practice (tapas). It has the radiance of the moon and, for the sky-wanderers, it is like a peak of Mount Kailāsa.
Words meanings summery:
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- तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, by austerity, through ascetic practice
- निर्मिता (nirmitā) - created, constructed, built
- राजन् (rājan) - O king!
- स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically
- वैश्रवणेन (vaiśravaṇena) - by Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
- सा (sā) - that hall (she, that)
- शशिप्रभा (śaśiprabhā) - moon-radiant, having the splendor of the moon
- खेचरीणाम् (khecarīṇām) - of the sky-wanderers, of the celestial beings
- कैलासशिखरोपमा (kailāsaśikharopamā) - resembling a Kailāsa peak
Words meanings and morphology
तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, by austerity, through ascetic practice
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, warmth, self-restraint, ascetic practice, austerity, penance
Root: tap (class 1)
निर्मिता (nirmitā) - created, constructed, built
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita
nirmita - created, constructed, made, formed, built
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'mā' (to measure, build) with prefix 'nir'
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 2)
राजन् (rājan) - O king!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically
(indeclinable)
वैश्रवणेन (vaiśravaṇena) - by Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa
vaiśravaṇa - Vaiśravaṇa, an epithet of Kubera, god of wealth
सा (sā) - that hall (she, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
शशिप्रभा (śaśiprabhā) - moon-radiant, having the splendor of the moon
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śaśiprabhā
śaśiprabhā - having the splendor of the moon, moon-radiant
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśin+prabhā)
- śaśin – moon
noun (masculine) - prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
noun (feminine)
खेचरीणाम् (khecarīṇām) - of the sky-wanderers, of the celestial beings
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of khecarī
khecarī - female sky-wanderer, female celestial being, goddess
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khe+carī)
- kha – sky, ether, space
noun (neuter) - carī – a female mover, wanderer
noun (feminine)
Feminine of 'cara' (mover, wanderer)
Root: car (class 1)
कैलासशिखरोपमा (kailāsaśikharopamā) - resembling a Kailāsa peak
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kailāsaśikharopama
kailāsaśikharopama - resembling a peak of Mount Kailāsa, Kailāsa-peak-like
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kailāsaśikhara+upama)
- kailāsa – Mount Kailāsa, a sacred mountain in the Himalayas
proper noun (masculine) - śikhara – peak, summit, top
noun (neuter) - upama – resemblance, comparison, similar, like
adjective (feminine)