महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-151, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स गत्वा नलिनीं रम्यां राक्षसैरभिरक्षिताम् ।
कैलासशिखरे रम्ये ददर्श शुभकानने ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
sa gatvā nalinīṁ ramyāṁ rākṣasairabhirakṣitām ,
kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakānane.

1. vaiśampāyana uvāca sa gatvā nalinīm ramyām rākṣasaiḥ
abhirakṣitām kailāsaśikhare ramye dadarśa śubhakanane

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having reached a beautiful lotus pond, which was guarded by rākṣasas, he saw it situated on the charming peak of Mount Kailasa, within an auspicious forest.

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר. הוא הגיע אל בריכת הלוטוסים היפה שרָאקְשַׁסִים משמרים אותה, על פסגת קַילָאסַה הנאה, ביער נעים, וראה אותה,

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स (sa) - He, referring to the son of Kuntī (from later verses) (he, that (person))

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going, having reached

• नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - to the lotus pond, to the lotus lake

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - charming, beautiful, delightful

• राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

• अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded, kept safe

• कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa, on Mount Kailasa's summit

• रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• शुभकनने (śubhakanane) - in an auspicious forest, in a beautiful grove

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

स (sa) - He, referring to the son of Kuntī (from later verses) (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going, having reached

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Formed from root gam with the suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - to the lotus pond, to the lotus lake

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus pond, lotus lake

रम्याम् (ramyām) - charming, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, to be delighted in

gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from the root ram (to delight) with the suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'nalinīm'.

राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons, by rākṣasas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, rākṣasa

अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected, guarded, kept safe

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhirakṣita

abhirakṣita - protected, guarded

past passive participle

Formed from prefix abhi + root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix -ta

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'nalinīm'.

कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa, on Mount Kailasa's summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kailāsaśikhara

kailāsaśikhara - peak of Kailasa

Compound type : tatpurusha (kailāsa+śikhara)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)

रम्ये (ramye) - beautiful, charming, delightful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, delightful, to be delighted in

gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from the root ram (to delight) with the suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'kailāsaśikhare'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

शुभकनने (śubhakanane) - in an auspicious forest, in a beautiful grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubhakanana

śubhakanana - auspicious forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+kanana)

• śubha – auspicious, beautiful, propitious
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• kanana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

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