महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-29

एतदेवंविधं चित्रमिह तात युधिष्ठिर ।
प्रेक्षन्ते सर्वभूतानि बहुशः पर्वसंधिषु ॥२९॥

29. etadevaṁvidhaṁ citramiha tāta yudhiṣṭhira ,
prekṣante sarvabhūtāni bahuśaḥ parvasaṁdhiṣu.

29. etat evaṃvidham citram iha tāta yudhiṣṭhira
prekṣante sarvabhūtāni bahuśaḥ parvasandhiṣu

29. O dear Yudhiṣṭhira, all beings repeatedly behold this kind of wonderful spectacle here at the mountain ridges.

29. הו יקירי יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, כל היצורים רואים לא פעם בצמתי חצאי החודש פלא מסוג זה כאן.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spectacle) (this)

• एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - such (referring to the spectacle's nature) (of this kind, such)

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (spectacle) (wonderful, amazing, variegated, spectacle)

• इह (iha) - here (on Gandhamādana) (here, in this world)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O father, O dear one)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• प्रेक्षन्ते (prekṣante) - they behold (they see, they behold, they observe)

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, in many ways)

• पर्वसन्धिषु (parvasandhiṣu) - at the mountain ridges (in the joints of the mountains, at the mountain ridges)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the spectacle) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

एवंविधम् (evaṁvidham) - such (referring to the spectacle's nature) (of this kind, such)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of this kind, such, like this

Compound of evam (thus) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā with vi and a suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Modifies the implicit noun.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (spectacle) (wonderful, amazing, variegated, spectacle)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, painted, wonderful, strange, a spectacle

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Modifies the implicit noun.

इह (iha) - here (on Gandhamādana) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from idam.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O father, O dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

Compound yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular form.
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रेक्षन्ते (prekṣante) - they behold (they see, they behold, they observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prekṣ

Present Middle

From pra + root īkṣ (to see). īkṣ is from ikṣ (Class 1, Ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything existent

Tatpurusha compound. sarva (all) + bhūta (being/creature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, existent, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be) + kta suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of prekṣante.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, frequently, in many ways)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix śas from bahu (many).

Note: Modifies prekṣante.

पर्वसन्धिषु (parvasandhiṣu) - at the mountain ridges (in the joints of the mountains, at the mountain ridges)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvasandhi

parvasandhi - mountain ridge, joint of a mountain

Tatpurusha compound. parva (joint/knot/section) + sandhi (junction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parva+sandhi)

• parva – knot, joint, section, chapter, mountain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• sandhi – junction, union, connection, sandhi
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root dhā (to place).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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