महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-145, verse-12

देशान्म्लेच्छगणाकीर्णान्नानारत्नाकरायुतान् ।
ददृशुर्गिरिपादांश्च नानाधातुसमाचितान् ॥१२॥

12. deśānmlecchagaṇākīrṇānnānāratnākarāyutān ,
dadṛśurgiripādāṁśca nānādhātusamācitān.

12. deśān mlecchagaṇākīrṇān nānāratnākarāyutān
dadṛśuḥ giripādān ca nānādhātusamācitān

12. They saw regions crowded with groups of mlecchas (foreigners/barbarians) and abundant with various mines of gems. And they also saw the foothills of mountains covered with diverse minerals.

12. הם ראו ארצות מלאות בשבטים זרים וגדושות במכרות של אבני חן שונות, וגם למרגלות הרים מלאות במתכות שונות,

Words meanings summery:

• देशान् (deśān) - regions, lands, countries

• म्लेच्छगणाकीर्णान् (mlecchagaṇākīrṇān) - crowded with groups of mlecchas

• नानारत्नाकरायुतान् (nānāratnākarāyutān) - endowed with various mines of gems

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• गिरिपादान् (giripādān) - the foothills of mountains

• च (ca) - and

• नानाधातुसमाचितान् (nānādhātusamācitān) - covered with various minerals/ores

Words meanings and morphology

देशान् (deśān) - regions, lands, countries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

म्लेच्छगणाकीर्णान् (mlecchagaṇākīrṇān) - crowded with groups of mlecchas

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mlecchagaṇākīrṇa

mlecchagaṇākīrṇa - filled or crowded with hordes/groups of mlecchas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mlecchagaṇa+ākīrṇa)

• mlecchagaṇa – group of mlecchas
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, filled, crowded, covered
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to scatter, strew) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

नानारत्नाकरायुतान् (nānāratnākarāyutān) - endowed with various mines of gems

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānāratnākarāyuta

nānāratnākarāyuta - provided with various gem-mines, abounding in diverse sources of jewels

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānāratnākara+āyuta)

• nānāratnākara – various gem-mines, diverse sources of jewels
  noun (masculine)
• āyuta – connected, joined, endowed with, furnished with
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'yu' (to join) with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गिरिपादान् (giripādān) - the foothills of mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of giripāda

giripāda - foot of a mountain, foothills

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+pāda)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, base, lower part, quarter
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नानाधातुसमाचितान् (nānādhātusamācitān) - covered with various minerals/ores

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānādhātusamācita

nānādhātusamācita - covered with various ores or minerals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānādhātu+samācita)

• nānādhātu – various metals/minerals
  noun (masculine)
• samācita – covered, filled, heaped up, collected
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'ci' (to heap, gather) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

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