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2,10

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-10, verse-8

नलिन्याश्चालकाख्यायाश्चन्दनानां वनस्य च ।
मनोहृदयसंह्लादी वायुस्तमुपसेवते ॥८॥
8. nalinyāścālakākhyāyāścandanānāṁ vanasya ca ,
manohṛdayasaṁhlādī vāyustamupasevate.
8. nalinyāḥ ca alakākhyāyāḥ ca candanānām vanasya
ca manohṛdayasaṃhlādī vāyuḥ tam upasevate
8. And the wind (vāyu), which is delightful to the mind and heart, serves him (Kubera), having gathered fragrances also from the lotus pond (nalinī), from the one named Alakā, and from the sandalwood forest.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नलिन्याः (nalinyāḥ) - of the lotus pond (of the lotus pond/lake/creeper)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • अलकाख्यायाः (alakākhyāyāḥ) - of the city (or region) named Alakā (of that called Alaka, of the one named Alaka)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • चन्दनानाम् (candanānām) - of sandalwoods, of sandalwood trees
  • वनस्य (vanasya) - of the forest, of the grove
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • मनोहृदयसंह्लादी (manohṛdayasaṁhlādī) - delighting the mind and heart, pleasing to mind and heart
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind (wind, air, god of wind)
  • तम् (tam) - him (Kubera) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
  • उपसेवते (upasevate) - serves, attends (Kubera) (serves, attends, worships, waits upon)

Words meanings and morphology

नलिन्याः (nalinyāḥ) - of the lotus pond (of the lotus pond/lake/creeper)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of nalinī
nalinī - lotus pond, lotus plant, lotus stalk, female elephant
Genitive singular form.
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
अलकाख्यायाः (alakākhyāyāḥ) - of the city (or region) named Alakā (of that called Alaka, of the one named Alaka)
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of alakākhyā
alakākhyā - named Alaka, called Alaka (Alakā is the city of Kubera)
Genitive singular form of alakākhyā (feminine). Compound: Alakā (proper noun) + ākhyā (name, appellation).
Compound type : tatpurusha (alakā+ākhyā)
  • alakā – name of Kubera's city
    proper noun (feminine)
  • ākhyā – name, appellation, fame, tale
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root khyā (to tell) with upasarga ā.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: khyā (class 2)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
चन्दनानाम् (candanānām) - of sandalwoods, of sandalwood trees
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of candana
candana - sandalwood, sandalwood tree
Genitive plural form.
वनस्य (vanasya) - of the forest, of the grove
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, garden
Genitive singular form.
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
मनोहृदयसंह्लादी (manohṛdayasaṁhlādī) - delighting the mind and heart, pleasing to mind and heart
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manohṛdayasaṃhlādin
manohṛdayasaṁhlādin - delighting the mind and heart
Masculine nominative singular form. Compound: manas (mind) + hṛdaya (heart) + saṃhlādin (delighting).
Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+hṛdaya+saṃhlādin)
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
    Root: man (class 4)
  • hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃhlādin – delighting, gladdening, refreshing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun
    Agent noun from root hlād (to gladden) with upasarga saṃ.
    Prefix: saṃ
    Root: hlād (class 1)
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind (wind, air, god of wind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, vital breath, god of wind
Masculine nominative singular form.
Root: vā (class 2)
तम् (tam) - him (Kubera) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
Masculine accusative singular of tad.
उपसेवते (upasevate) - serves, attends (Kubera) (serves, attends, worships, waits upon)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev
Present Middle
Root sev, present middle form, 3rd person singular, with upasarga upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: sev (class 1)