महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-158, verse-8
तैश्चतुर्भिर्महेष्वासैर्गिरिशृङ्गमशोभत ।
लोकपालैर्महाभागैर्दिवं देववरैरिव ॥८॥
लोकपालैर्महाभागैर्दिवं देववरैरिव ॥८॥
8. taiścaturbhirmaheṣvāsairgiriśṛṅgamaśobhata ,
lokapālairmahābhāgairdivaṁ devavarairiva.
lokapālairmahābhāgairdivaṁ devavarairiva.
8.
taiḥ caturbhiḥ maheṣvāsaiḥ giriśṛṅgam aśobhata
lokapālaiḥ mahābhāgaiḥ divam devavaraiḥ iva
lokapālaiḥ mahābhāgaiḥ divam devavaraiḥ iva
8.
That mountain peak shone brilliantly with those four great archers, just as heaven appears with the glorious world-guardians (lokapālas), who are the foremost among the gods.
Words meanings summery:
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- तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the other Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva) who are with Bhīma. (by those)
- चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - Refers to the four Pāṇḍavas, excluding Bhīma. (by four)
- महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (by great archers, by those with mighty bows)
- गिरिशृङ्गम् (giriśṛṅgam) - Refers to the specific mountain where they were. (mountain peak)
- अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was resplendent
- लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - Refers to the traditional guardians of the cardinal directions (Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, Yama, etc.). (by the world-guardians)
- महाभागैः (mahābhāgaiḥ) - Refers to the lokapālās. (by the highly fortunate, by the glorious ones)
- दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky
- देववरैः (devavaraiḥ) - Refers to the lokapālās, who are also considered the best among gods. (by the best of gods, by the foremost gods)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the other Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva) who are with Bhīma. (by those)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - Refers to the four Pāṇḍavas, excluding Bhīma. (by four)
(numeral)
महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (by great archers, by those with mighty bows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - one with a great bow, a great archer
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+iṣvāsa)
- mahat – great, mighty
adjective - iṣvāsa – bow, archer
noun (masculine)
गिरिशृङ्गम् (giriśṛṅgam) - Refers to the specific mountain where they were. (mountain peak)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of giriśṛṅga
giriśṛṅga - mountain peak, summit of a mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+śṛṅga)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here it is the subject of 'aśobhata'.
अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone, was resplendent
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Past imperfect (Laṅ) of śubh
Imperfect (Laṅ)
3rd person singular, middle voice, Imperfect tense (Laṅ la-kāra)
Root: śubh (class 1)
लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - Refers to the traditional guardians of the cardinal directions (Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, Yama, etc.). (by the world-guardians)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of lokapāla
lokapāla - protector of the world, guardian of a region (often referring to specific deities)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)
- loka – world, region, people
noun (masculine) - pāla – guardian, protector
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
महाभागैः (mahābhāgaiḥ) - Refers to the lokapālās. (by the highly fortunate, by the glorious ones)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahābhāga
mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly esteemed, glorious, noble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bhāga)
- mahat – great, mighty
adjective - bhāga – share, fortune, destiny, portion
noun (masculine)
Derived from root bhaj (to divide, share)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of div
div - sky, heaven, day
Note: The accusative is used with verbs implying 'to shine' to denote the space in which something shines, or in comparison 'as (one thing shines) the sky'.
देववरैः (devavaraiḥ) - Refers to the lokapālās, who are also considered the best among gods. (by the best of gods, by the foremost gods)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of devavara
devavara - best of gods, chief of gods
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+vara)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
adjective/noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)