महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-42

अथापश्यन्महाबाहुर्गन्धमादनसानुषु ।
सुरम्यं कदलीषण्डं बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् ॥४२॥

42. athāpaśyanmahābāhurgandhamādanasānuṣu ,
suramyaṁ kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ bahuyojanavistṛtam.

42. atha apaśyan mahābāhuḥ gandhamādana sānuṣu
suramyaṃ kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ bahuyojanavistṛtam

42. Then, the mighty-armed one (Bhīma) saw, on the slopes of Mount Gandhamadana, a very beautiful banana grove that extended for many yojanas.

42. אז ראה בעל הזרועות האדירות במורדות גַנְדְהַמָאדַנַה חורשת עצי בננה יפהפייה, המשתרעת על פני יוֹג׳ַנַה (יחידות מרחק) רבות.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, afterwards, now)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Bhīma, the mighty-armed one (the mighty-armed one)

• गन्धमादन (gandhamādana) - Mount Gandhamadana (Gandhamadana (a mountain name))

• सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the slopes (of Gandhamadana) (on the slopes, on the ridges)

• सुरम्यं (suramyaṁ) - very beautiful (very beautiful, charming)

• कदलीषण्डं (kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ) - banana grove

• बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् (bahuyojanavistṛtam) - extended for many yojanas

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, afterwards, now)

(indeclinable)

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - he saw

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: From root dṛś (to see), imperfect 3rd person singular.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Bhīma, the mighty-armed one (the mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

गन्धमादन (gandhamādana) - Mount Gandhamadana (Gandhamadana (a mountain name))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - name of a mythical mountain

Note: First part of a compound noun (Gandhamadanasānu).

सानुषु (sānuṣu) - on the slopes (of Gandhamadana) (on the slopes, on the ridges)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sānu

sānu - slope, ridge, peak

Note: Gandhamadanasānuṣu is a locative plural compound. The previous word `gandhamādana` acts as a modifier.

सुरम्यं (suramyaṁ) - very beautiful (very beautiful, charming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suramya

suramya - very beautiful, charming, delightful

Note: Modifies `kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ`.

कदलीषण्डं (kadalīṣaṇḍaṁ) - banana grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadalīṣaṇḍa

kadalīṣaṇḍa - a cluster/grove of banana trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadalī+ṣaṇḍa)

• kadalī – banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• ṣaṇḍa – grove, thicket, cluster
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `apaśyan`.

बहुयोजनविस्तृतम् (bahuyojanavistṛtam) - extended for many yojanas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuyojanavistṛta

bahuyojanavistṛta - extended for many yojanas, many yojanas wide

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+yojana+vistṛta)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
  noun (neuter)
• vistṛta – spread out, extended, wide
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies `kadalīṣaṇḍaṃ`.

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