महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-28

महाभ्रघनसंकाशं सलिलोपहितं शुभम् ।
मणिकाञ्चनरम्यं च शैलं नानासमुच्छ्रयम् ॥२८॥

28. mahābhraghanasaṁkāśaṁ salilopahitaṁ śubham ,
maṇikāñcanaramyaṁ ca śailaṁ nānāsamucchrayam.

28. mahābhravanasaṃkāśam salilopahitam śubham
maṇikāñcanaramyam ca śailam nānāsamucchrayam

28. (They entered) the mountain, which resembled a dense mass of great clouds, was covered with water, was auspicious, delightful with gems and gold, and had various peaks.

28. ההר הזה דומה לענן גדול וכבד, מכוסה במים, יפה, מקושט באבני חן ובזהב, ובעל פסגות שונות.

Words meanings summery:

• महाभ्रवनसंकाशम् (mahābhravanasaṁkāśam) - resembling a dense mass of great clouds

• सलिलोपहितम् (salilopahitam) - covered with water (implied snow/ice) (covered with water, covered with snow/ice)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, splendid)

• मणिकाञ्चनरम्यम् (maṇikāñcanaramyam) - delightful with gems and gold (beautiful with gems and gold, lovely with jewels and gold)

• च (ca) - and

• शैलम् (śailam) - the white mountain (the mountain)

• नानासमुच्छ्रयम् (nānāsamucchrayam) - having various peaks (of various heights, with diverse peaks)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभ्रवनसंकाशम् (mahābhravanasaṁkāśam) - resembling a dense mass of great clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhravanasaṃkāśa

mahābhravanasaṁkāśa - resembling a dense mass of great clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+abhra+ghana+saṃkāśa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  Root: abh
• ghana – dense, thick, mass, cloud
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: han
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √kāś (to appear, shine) with sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Modifies śailam.

सलिलोपहितम् (salilopahitam) - covered with water (implied snow/ice) (covered with water, covered with snow/ice)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of salilopahita

salilopahita - covered with water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+upahita)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sal
• upahita – covered, placed on, attended with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā (to place) with upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies śailam.

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful (auspicious, beautiful, splendid)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, pure, splendid

Root: śubh (class 1)

मणिकाञ्चनरम्यम् (maṇikāñcanaramyam) - delightful with gems and gold (beautiful with gems and gold, lovely with jewels and gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇikāñcanaramya

maṇikāñcanaramya - beautiful with jewels and gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+kāñcana+ramya)

• maṇi – gem, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• ramya – delightful, charming, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √ram (to delight) + ṇyat suffix.
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Modifies śailam.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शैलम् (śailam) - the white mountain (the mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Root: śil

Note: Main noun being described by the preceding adjectives.

नानासमुच्छ्रयम् (nānāsamucchrayam) - having various peaks (of various heights, with diverse peaks)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nānāsamucchraya

nānāsamucchraya - of diverse heights, having various peaks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+samucchraya)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• samucchraya – height, elevation, peak
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √śri (to resort to, to rise) with sam and ut.
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies śailam.

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