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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-161, verse-13

दृष्ट्वा विचित्राणि गिरौ वनानि किरीटिनं चिन्तयतामभीक्ष्णम् ।
बभूव रात्रिर्दिवसश्च तेषां संवत्सरेणैव समानरूपः ॥१३॥
13. dṛṣṭvā vicitrāṇi girau vanāni; kirīṭinaṁ cintayatāmabhīkṣṇam ,
babhūva rātrirdivasaśca teṣāṁ; saṁvatsareṇaiva samānarūpaḥ.
13. dṛṣṭvā vicitrāṇi girau vanāni
kirīṭinam cintayatām abhīkṣṇam
babhūva rātriḥ divasaḥ ca teṣām
saṃvatsareṇa eva samānarūpaḥ
13. While they constantly contemplated the diadem-wearer (kirīṭin) [Arjuna], having seen the wondrous forests on the mountain, for them, night and day became of a similar nature, like a year itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wondrous (varied, diverse, wonderful, beautiful)
  • गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain
  • वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods
  • किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - the diadem-wearer (kirīṭin) [Arjuna] (the one wearing a diadem, the crowned one (Arjuna))
  • चिन्तयताम् (cintayatām) - while they contemplated (of those contemplating, of those thinking)
  • अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently
  • बभूव (babhūva) - it became, it was
  • रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
  • दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day
  • (ca) - and
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, for them)
  • संवत्सरेण (saṁvatsareṇa) - like a year (instrumental of comparison) (by a year, for a year, in a year)
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
  • समानरूपः (samānarūpaḥ) - of a similar nature (like a year) (of similar form, of the same appearance/nature)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From √dṛś (to see) + -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - wondrous (varied, diverse, wonderful, beautiful)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra
vicitra - variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful, beautiful
Prefix: vi
Root: citr (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'vanāni'.
गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
Root: gṛ (class 6)
वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, water
Root: van (class 1)
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - the diadem-wearer (kirīṭin) [Arjuna] (the one wearing a diadem, the crowned one (Arjuna))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - wearing a diadem, crowned, (a name of Arjuna)
From kirīṭa (diadem) + -in
Note: Object of 'cintayatām'.
चिन्तयताम् (cintayatām) - while they contemplated (of those contemplating, of those thinking)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of cintayat
cintayat - contemplating, thinking, worrying
Present Active Participle
From √cit (to perceive, think) in the causative, with -yat suffix
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: This genitive plural participle modifies 'teṣām' (for them, while *they* were thinking).
अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently
(indeclinable)
Prefix: abhi
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Adverb modifying 'cintayatām'.
बभूव (babhūva) - it became, it was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū
Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: The subject is 'rātriḥ divasaḥ ca' (night and day). Grammatically singular as a collective idea.
रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
Note: Part of the compound subject 'rātriḥ divasaḥ ca'.
दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of divasa
divasa - day
Note: Part of the compound subject 'rātriḥ divasaḥ ca'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, for them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the people contemplating Arjuna.
संवत्सरेण (saṁvatsareṇa) - like a year (instrumental of comparison) (by a year, for a year, in a year)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃvatsara
saṁvatsara - year
Prefix: sam
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Used in comparison.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely
(indeclinable)
समानरूपः (samānarūpaḥ) - of a similar nature (like a year) (of similar form, of the same appearance/nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samānarūpa
samānarūpa - of similar form, uniform, resembling
Compound type : karmadhāraya (samāna+rūpa)
  • samāna – similar, same, equal
    adjective
    From sam-√an (to breathe)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: an (class 2)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'rātriḥ divasaḥ ca' (collective singular).