महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-17

एतत्स्वयंभुवो राजन्वनं रम्यं प्रकाशते ।
यत्रायजत कौन्तेय विश्वकर्मा प्रतापवान् ॥१७॥

17. etatsvayaṁbhuvo rājanvanaṁ ramyaṁ prakāśate ,
yatrāyajata kaunteya viśvakarmā pratāpavān.

17. etat svayam-bhuvaḥ rājan vanam ramyam prakāśate
yatra ayajat kaunteya viśva-karmā pratāpavān

17. rājan kaunteya etat svayam-bhuvaḥ ramyam vanam
prakāśate yatra pratāpavān viśva-karmā ayajat

17. O King, this beautiful forest of Svayambhu (the self-existent one) shines brightly. It is here, O son of Kuntī, that the mighty Viśvakarmā performed Vedic rituals (yajña).

17. הו מלך, היער הנחמד הזה של סְוַיַמְבְּהוּ זורח לפניך, שבו ערך טקס וודי וִישְׁוַקַרְמַה האדיר, הו בן קוּנְטִי.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (forest) (this)

• स्वयम्-भुवः (svayam-bhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhu (Brahma) (of Svayambhu, of the self-existent one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove, thicket)

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines brightly (it shines, it appears, it is visible)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (in this forest) (where, in which place)

• अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he worshipped, he performed a Vedic ritual)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (addressing Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

• विश्व-कर्मा (viśva-karmā) - the mighty Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā (the divine architect), the all-maker)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty (mighty, glorious, powerful, majestic)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (forest) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

स्वयम्-भुवः (svayam-bhuvaḥ) - of Svayambhu (Brahma) (of Svayambhu, of the self-existent one)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svayam-bhū

svayam-bhū - self-existent, self-born, epithet of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva

Compound: svayam (self) + bhū (being).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, personally, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Brahmā, the creator god.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (forest, wood, grove, thicket)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket, collection of trees

Note: Subject of 'prakāśate'.

रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, charming, pleasant

Gerundive

Derived from root ram (to enjoy, delight) with suffix -ya.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines brightly (it shines, it appears, it is visible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where (in this forest) (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the location of the forest.

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he worshipped, he performed a Vedic ritual)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

Imperfect tense, from root yaj with augment a-.

Root: yaj (class 1)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (addressing Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī, referring to the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

Derived from Kuntī with a patronymic suffix.

विश्व-कर्मा (viśva-karmā) - the mighty Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā (the divine architect), the all-maker)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśva-karman

viśva-karman - Viśvakarmā (the architect of the gods), all-maker, creator of the universe

Compound: viśva (all) + karman (action/maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• karman – action, work, deed, ritual, maker
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'ayajat'.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty (mighty, glorious, powerful, majestic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious, majestic, splendid

Derived from pratāpa (power, glory) with suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with 'viśva-karmā'.

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