महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-16

ददृशुः पाण्डवा राजन्गन्धमादनमन्तिकात् ।
पृष्ठे हिमवतः पुण्ये नानाद्रुमलतायुते ॥१६॥

16. dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavā rājangandhamādanamantikāt ,
pṛṣṭhe himavataḥ puṇye nānādrumalatāyute.

16. dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ rājan gandhamādanam antikāt
pṛṣṭhe himavataḥ puṇye nānādrumalatāyute

16. O King, the Pandavas saw Mount Gandhamadana from nearby, on the sacred side of the Himalayas, which was endowed with various trees and creepers.

16. הו מלך, בני פָּאנְדוּ ראו מקרוב את הר גַנְדְהַמַדַנַה על גבו של הִימַוַט הקדוש, הגדוש עצים וגפנים למיניהם, וראו גם,

Words meanings summery:

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O king)

• गन्धमादनम् (gandhamādanam) - Mount Gandhamadana

• अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby (from nearby, from a short distance)

• पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the side (on the back, on the surface, on the side)

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas (of Himavat (the Himalayas))

• पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred (sacred, holy, meritorious)

• नानाद्रुमलतायुते (nānādrumalatāyute) - endowed with various trees and creepers

Words meanings and morphology

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Reduplicated form of root dṛś (class 1).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas (the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pandu, descendant of Pandu

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

गन्धमादनम् (gandhamādanam) - Mount Gandhamadana

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - name of a mythical mountain, a fragrant mountain

अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby (from nearby, from a short distance)

(indeclinable)

Derived from antika with ablative suffix -t.

पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the side (on the back, on the surface, on the side)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, surface, side, top

Root: pṛṣ

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas (of Himavat (the Himalayas))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat (the Himalayas personified), snowy mountain

Possessive suffix -vat.

पुण्ये (puṇye) - sacred (sacred, holy, meritorious)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, virtuous, meritorious, good

नानाद्रुमलतायुते (nānādrumalatāyute) - endowed with various trees and creepers

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nānādrumalatāyuta

nānādrumalatāyuta - endowed with various trees and creepers

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+druma+latā+āyuta)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• druma – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: drum
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lat
• āyuta – endowed with, joined, connected, united
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yu (class 2) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yu (class 2)

Note: (Agreeing with pṛṣṭhe)

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