महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-145, verse-17

ददृशुस्तां च बदरीं वृत्तस्कन्धां मनोरमाम् ।
स्निग्धामविरलच्छायां श्रिया परमया युताम् ॥१७॥

17. dadṛśustāṁ ca badarīṁ vṛttaskandhāṁ manoramām ,
snigdhāmaviralacchāyāṁ śriyā paramayā yutām.

17. dadṛśuḥ tām ca badarīm vṛttaskandhām manoramām
snigdhām aviralacchāyām śriyā paramayā yutām

17. They saw that pleasing jujube tree, which had a round trunk, was glossy, provided dense shade, and was endowed with supreme splendor.

17. וראו גם את הבַּדַרִי ההיא, בעלת הגזע העגול והיפה למראה, החלקה, בעלת הצל הצפוף, והעטורה בהדר עליון,

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• ताम् (tām) - that, her, it

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• बदरीम् (badarīm) - jujube tree

• वृत्तस्कन्धाम् (vṛttaskandhām) - having a round trunk

• मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - pleasing, charming, delightful

• स्निग्धाम् (snigdhām) - glossy, smooth, oily, tender

• अविरलच्छायाम् (aviralacchāyām) - having dense shade, with continuous/thick shade

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, with glory, with beauty, with prosperity

• परमया (paramayā) - by/with supreme, highest, excellent

• युताम् (yutām) - endowed with, possessed of, joined with, accompanied by

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person, plural number, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that, her, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

बदरीम् (badarīm) - jujube tree

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of badarī

badarī - Indian jujube tree (Ziziphus mauritiana)

वृत्तस्कन्धाम् (vṛttaskandhām) - having a round trunk

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛttaskandhā

vṛttaskandhā - having a round trunk (of a tree)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vṛtta+skandha)

• vṛtta – round, circular; happened, occurred
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• skandha – trunk (of a tree); shoulder; chapter
  noun (masculine)

मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - pleasing, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manorama

manorama - pleasing, charming, beautiful, delightful to the mind

स्निग्धाम् (snigdhām) - glossy, smooth, oily, tender

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - glossy, smooth, unctuous, affectionate, tender

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root snih (to be sticky, to love)

Root: snih (class 4)

अविरलच्छायाम् (aviralacchāyām) - having dense shade, with continuous/thick shade

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aviralacchāyā

aviralacchāyā - having dense or abundant shade

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (avirala+cchāyā)

• avirala – dense, close-set, abundant; not sparse
  adjective
• cchāyā – shade, shadow; reflection; lustre
  noun (feminine)

श्रिया (śriyā) - by splendor, with glory, with beauty, with prosperity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity, wealth; the goddess Lakshmi

परमया (paramayā) - by/with supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

युताम् (yutām) - endowed with, possessed of, joined with, accompanied by

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuta

yuta - joined, united, endowed with, furnished with, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join, to connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

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