महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-3

एते पञ्च महाशृङ्गाः पर्वताः शीतलद्रुमाः ।
रक्षन्तीवाभिसंहत्य संहताङ्गा गिरिव्रजम् ॥३॥

3. ete pañca mahāśṛṅgāḥ parvatāḥ śītaladrumāḥ ,
rakṣantīvābhisaṁhatya saṁhatāṅgā girivrajam.

3. ete pañca mahāśṛṅgāḥ parvatāḥ śītaladrumāḥ
rakṣanti iva abhisaṃhatya saṃhatāṅgāḥ girivrajam

3. These five great-peaked mountains, covered with cool trees, seem to protect the city of Girivraja, standing united with their compact parts.

3. חמשת ההרים האלה בעלי הפסגות הגדולות והעצים הצוננים, כאילו מתקבצים יחד כדי לשמור על גִירִיוְרַג׳ַה, כשגופם מחוברים זה לזה.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• महाशृङ्गाः (mahāśṛṅgāḥ) - great-peaked, having large peaks

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

• शीतलद्रुमाः (śītaladrumāḥ) - having cool trees

• रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, guard

• इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

• अभिसंहत्य (abhisaṁhatya) - having come together, having united

• संहताङ्गाः (saṁhatāṅgāḥ) - having compact parts, having united limbs

• गिरिव्रजम् (girivrajam) - the city of Girivraja, ancient capital of Magadha (Girivraja (name of a city))

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Often used as an indeclinable or as a plural adjective/noun.

महाशृङ्गाः (mahāśṛṅgāḥ) - great-peaked, having large peaks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāśṛṅga

mahāśṛṅga - having great peaks or horns

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+śṛṅga)

• mahā – great, large
  indeclinable
• śṛṅga – peak, horn
  noun (neuter)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

शीतलद्रुमाः (śītaladrumāḥ) - having cool trees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śītaladruma

śītaladruma - having cool trees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śītala+druma)

• śītala – cool, cold
  adjective (masculine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - they protect, guard

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of rakṣ

Present tense (Laṭ)

Root `rakṣ`, present active 3rd plural

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, seemingly

(indeclinable)

अभिसंहत्य (abhisaṁhatya) - having come together, having united

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root `hṛ` with prefixes `abhi` and `sam`

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

संहताङ्गाः (saṁhatāṅgāḥ) - having compact parts, having united limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃhatāṅga

saṁhatāṅga - having compact limbs or parts, close-knit, united

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃhata+aṅga)

• saṃhata – compact, united, collected, joined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root `han` with prefix `sam`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

गिरिव्रजम् (girivrajam) - the city of Girivraja, ancient capital of Magadha (Girivraja (name of a city))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girivraja

girivraja - mountain enclosure; name of a city (ancient capital of Magadha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+vraja)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• vraja – herd, pasture, enclosure, fold
  noun (masculine)

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