महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-23

एवं सुविहिता राजन्द्वारका भूरिदक्षिणैः ।
आहुकेन सुगुप्ता च राज्ञा राजीवलोचन ॥२३॥

23. evaṁ suvihitā rājandvārakā bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ,
āhukena suguptā ca rājñā rājīvalocana.

23. evam suvihitā rājan dvārakā bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ
| āhukena suguptā ca rājñā rājīvalocana

23. Thus, O King, O lotus-eyed one, Dvārakā was well-arranged by those who made generous offerings, and it was also well-protected by Āhuka and by the King.

23. כך, הו מלך, הוכנה דְוָארַקָה היטב על ידי נותני התרומות הנדיבות, וגם נשמרה היטב על ידי המלך אָאהוּקַה, הו בעל עיני הלוטוס.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• सुविहिता (suvihitā) - well-arranged, well-managed, well-prepared

• राजन् (rājan) - addressing the listener king (e.g., Parīkṣit) (O king)

• द्वारका (dvārakā) - Dvārakā

• भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - by those with ample offerings/gifts, by very generous people

• आहुकेन (āhukena) - by Āhuka

• सुगुप्ता (suguptā) - well-protected

• च (ca) - and

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Ugrasena or Krishna (by the king)

• राजीवलोचन (rājīvalocana) - addressing the listener king (e.g., Parīkṣit) with an epithet (O lotus-eyed one)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

सुविहिता (suvihitā) - well-arranged, well-managed, well-prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suvihita

suvihita - well-arranged, well-managed, well-prepared

Past Passive Participle

formed from root dhā (to place, arrange) with prefixes su and vi, and kta suffix

Prefixes: su+vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

राजन् (rājan) - addressing the listener king (e.g., Parīkṣit) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

द्वारका (dvārakā) - Dvārakā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvārakā

dvārakā - name of a city

भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - by those with ample offerings/gifts, by very generous people

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of bhūridakṣiṇa

bhūridakṣiṇa - having many gifts, very liberal, very generous

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhūri+dakṣiṇā)

• bhūri – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• dakṣiṇā – offering, gift, fee
  noun (feminine)

आहुकेन (āhukena) - by Āhuka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āhuka

āhuka - name of a Yadava chief

सुगुप्ता (suguptā) - well-protected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sugupta

sugupta - well-protected, well-guarded

Past Passive Participle

formed from root gup (to protect) with prefix su, and kta suffix

Prefix: su

Root: gup (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by King Ugrasena or Krishna (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजीवलोचन (rājīvalocana) - addressing the listener king (e.g., Parīkṣit) with an epithet (O lotus-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājīvalocana

rājīvalocana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (rājīva+locana)

• rājīva – blue lotus, water lily
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 10)

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