महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-155, verse-80
क्वचिदञ्जनवर्णाभाः क्वचित्काञ्चनसंनिभाः ।
धातवो हरितालस्य क्वचिद्धिङ्गुलकस्य च ॥८०॥
धातवो हरितालस्य क्वचिद्धिङ्गुलकस्य च ॥८०॥
80. kvacidañjanavarṇābhāḥ kvacitkāñcanasaṁnibhāḥ ,
dhātavo haritālasya kvaciddhiṅgulakasya ca.
dhātavo haritālasya kvaciddhiṅgulakasya ca.
80.
kvacit añjanavarṇābhāḥ kvacit kāñcanasaṃnibhāḥ
dhātavaḥ haritālasya kvacit hiṅgulakasya ca
dhātavaḥ haritālasya kvacit hiṅgulakasya ca
80.
In some places, the minerals are dark like collyrium, and in others, they shine like gold. These include ores of orpiment (yellow arsenic) and cinnabar (red mercury sulfide).
Words meanings summery:
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- क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
- अञ्जनवर्णाभाः (añjanavarṇābhāḥ) - resembling the color of collyrium (dark black)
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
- काञ्चनसंनिभाः (kāñcanasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling gold
- धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - minerals, ores
- हरितालस्य (haritālasya) - of orpiment
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
- हिङ्गुलकस्य (hiṅgulakasya) - of cinnabar
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
(indeclinable)
अञ्जनवर्णाभाः (añjanavarṇābhāḥ) - resembling the color of collyrium (dark black)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of añjanavarṇābha
añjanavarṇābha - having the color or luster of collyrium
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (añjana+varṇa+ābha)
- añjana – collyrium, dark pigment, antimony
noun (neuter)
Root: añj (class 7) - varṇa – color, hue
noun (masculine) - ābha – likeness, semblance, luster, splendor
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
(indeclinable)
काञ्चनसंनिभाः (kāñcanasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling gold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāñcanasaṃnibha
kāñcanasaṁnibha - resembling gold, golden-like
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāñcana+saṃnibha)
- kāñcana – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
adjective (masculine)
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: bhā (class 2)
धातवः (dhātavaḥ) - minerals, ores
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhātu
dhātu - mineral, ore, metal, element, constituent
Root: dhā (class 3)
हरितालस्य (haritālasya) - of orpiment
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of haritāla
haritāla - orpiment (yellow arsenic sulfide)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - in some places, sometimes
(indeclinable)
हिङ्गुलकस्य (hiṅgulakasya) - of cinnabar
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of hiṅgulaka
hiṅgulaka - cinnabar (red mercury sulfide)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)