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2,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-2

विस्तीर्णा योजनशतं शतमध्यर्धमायता ।
वैहायसी कामगमा पञ्चयोजनमुच्छ्रिता ॥२॥
2. vistīrṇā yojanaśataṁ śatamadhyardhamāyatā ,
vaihāyasī kāmagamā pañcayojanamucchritā.
2. vistīrṇā yojanaśatam śatamadhyardham āyatā
vaihāyasī kāmagamā pañcayojanam ucchritā
2. It was a hundred yojanas wide and one hundred and fifty yojanas long. It moved through the sky at will and was five yojanas high.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विस्तीर्णा (vistīrṇā) - wide, extensive, spread out
  • योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (a measure of distance)
  • शतमध्यर्धम् (śatamadhyardham) - one hundred and a half, one hundred and fifty
  • आयता (āyatā) - long, extended
  • वैहायसी (vaihāyasī) - aerial, moving in the sky, celestial
  • कामगमा (kāmagamā) - moving at will, going anywhere one desires
  • पञ्चयोजनम् (pañcayojanam) - five yojanas
  • उच्छ्रिता (ucchritā) - elevated, raised, high

Words meanings and morphology

विस्तीर्णा (vistīrṇā) - wide, extensive, spread out
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vistīrṇa
vistīrṇa - wide, extensive, spread out, vast
Past Passive Participle
Derived from vi- + √stṛ (to spread) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
योजनशतम् (yojanaśatam) - a hundred yojanas (a measure of distance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yojanaśata
yojanaśata - a hundred yojanas
Compound type : tatpurusha (yojana+śata)
  • yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)
    noun (neuter)
    From root yuj (to join, connect) + ana suffix.
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
Note: Adverbial accusative of extent.
शतमध्यर्धम् (śatamadhyardham) - one hundred and a half, one hundred and fifty
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śatamadhyardha
śatamadhyardha - one hundred and a half, one hundred and fifty
Compound of śata (hundred) and adhyardha (one and a half).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+adhyardha)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • adhyardha – one and a half
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from adhi + ardha.
Note: Adverbial accusative of extent, modifying the implied length.
आयता (āyatā) - long, extended
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āyata
āyata - long, extended, stretched, wide
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ā- + √yam (to stretch) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
वैहायसी (vaihāyasī) - aerial, moving in the sky, celestial
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vaihāyasa
vaihāyasa - relating to the sky, aerial, moving in the sky, celestial
Derived from vihāyas (sky) with a secondary suffix.
कामगमा (kāmagamā) - moving at will, going anywhere one desires
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmagama
kāmagama - moving at will, going anywhere one desires
Compound of kāma (desire) and gama (going).
Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (kāma+gama)
  • kāma – desire, wish, longing
    noun (masculine)
    From root kam (to desire).
    Root: kam (class 1)
  • gama – going, moving, a goer
    noun/adjective (masculine)
    From root gam (to go) + a suffix.
    Root: gam (class 1)
पञ्चयोजनम् (pañcayojanam) - five yojanas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcayojana
pañcayojana - five yojanas
Compound of pañca (five) and yojana (measure of distance).
Compound type : tatpurusha (pañca+yojana)
  • pañca – five
    numeral
  • yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-10 miles)
    noun (neuter)
    From root yuj (to join, connect) + ana suffix.
    Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Adverbial accusative of extent (height).
उच्छ्रिता (ucchritā) - elevated, raised, high
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ucchrita
ucchrita - raised, elevated, high, prominent
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ut- + √śri (to lean on, to raise) + kta (P.P.P. suffix). Sandhi t+śri -> cchri.
Prefix: ut
Root: śri (class 1)