महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-150, verse-26

मत्तकारण्डवयुतां चक्रवाकोपशोभिताम् ।
रचितामिव तस्याद्रेर्मालां विमलपङ्कजाम् ॥२६॥

26. mattakāraṇḍavayutāṁ cakravākopaśobhitām ,
racitāmiva tasyādrermālāṁ vimalapaṅkajām.

26. mattakāraṇḍavayutām cakravākopaśobhitām
racitām iva tasya adreḥ mālām vimalapaṅkajam

26. It was filled with intoxicated ducks (kāraṇḍava) and adorned by chakravāka birds, appearing as if a garland of pure lotuses fashioned by that mountain.

26. הנהר, שברווזי קָארַנְדַוַה משתוללים בו ועופות צ׳ַקְרַוָאקַה מקשטים אותו, נראה כאילו נעשה לשרשרת של לוטוסים צלולים על ההר ההוא.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तकारण्डवयुताम् (mattakāraṇḍavayutām) - endowed with intoxicated kāraṇḍava ducks

• चक्रवाकोपशोभिताम् (cakravākopaśobhitām) - adorned by cakravāka birds

• रचिताम् (racitām) - fashioned, created, composed

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of the mountain

• मालाम् (mālām) - garland, string, wreath

• विमलपङ्कजाम् (vimalapaṅkajām) - having pure lotuses

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तकारण्डवयुताम् (mattakāraṇḍavayutām) - endowed with intoxicated kāraṇḍava ducks

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mattakāraṇḍavayuta

mattakāraṇḍavayuta - having intoxicated kāraṇḍava ducks

Compound of 'matta' and 'kāraṇḍava' (adjective), then 'yuta' (PPP of yuj)

Compound type : tatpurusha (matta+kāraṇḍava+yuta)

• matta – intoxicated, excited, passionate
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root mad-
  Root: mad (class 4)
• kāraṇḍava – a kind of duck or water bird
  noun (masculine)
• yuta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root yuj-
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'nadīm' from previous verse

चक्रवाकोपशोभिताम् (cakravākopaśobhitām) - adorned by cakravāka birds

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cakravākopaśobhita

cakravākopaśobhita - adorned by cakravāka birds

Compound of 'cakravāka' and 'upaśobhita'

Compound type : tatpurusha (cakravāka+upaśobhita)

• cakravāka – chakravāka (a kind of ruddy goose)
  noun (masculine)
• upaśobhita – adorned, embellished
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root śubh- with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadīm' from previous verse

रचिताम् (racitām) - fashioned, created, composed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of racita

racita - fashioned, created, arranged, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root rac-

Root: rac (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'mālām'

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'adreḥ'

अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, hill

मालाम् (mālām) - garland, string, wreath

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, string, collection

Note: Object of comparison

विमलपङ्कजाम् (vimalapaṅkajām) - having pure lotuses

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vimalapaṅkaja

vimalapaṅkaja - having pure lotuses

Compound of 'vimala' and 'paṅkaja'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+paṅkaja)

• vimala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• paṅkaja – lotus (born from mud)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from paṅka (mud) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mālām'

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