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.

2. רוחבו מאה יוֹג׳ַנַה ואורכו מאה וחמישים, הוא ממריא באוויר, נע לכל מקום שיחפוץ וגובהו חמישה יוֹג׳ַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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