महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-174, verse-23
प्लक्षाक्षरौहीतकवेतसाश्च स्नुहा बदर्यः खदिराः शिरीषाः ।
बिल्वेङ्गुदाः पीलुशमीकरीराः सरस्वतीतीररुहा बभूवुः ॥२३॥
बिल्वेङ्गुदाः पीलुशमीकरीराः सरस्वतीतीररुहा बभूवुः ॥२३॥
23. plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasāśca; snuhā badaryaḥ khadirāḥ śirīṣāḥ ,
bilveṅgudāḥ pīluśamīkarīrāḥ; sarasvatītīraruhā babhūvuḥ.
bilveṅgudāḥ pīluśamīkarīrāḥ; sarasvatītīraruhā babhūvuḥ.
23.
plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasāḥ ca snuhāḥ badaryaḥ khadirāḥ śirīṣāḥ
bilveṅgudāḥ pīluśamīkarīrāḥ sarasvatītīraruhāḥ babhūvuḥ
bilveṅgudāḥ pīluśamīkarīrāḥ sarasvatītīraruhāḥ babhūvuḥ
23.
Fig trees, Vibhitaka trees, Rohītaka trees, and canes; spurge plants, Jujube trees, Catechu trees, Siris trees; Bael trees, Inguda trees, Pilu trees, Shami trees, and Karira trees — these grew on the banks of the Sarasvatī river.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्लक्षाक्षरौहीतकवेतसाः (plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasāḥ) - Fig trees, Vibhitaka trees, Rohītaka trees, and canes
- च (ca) - and, also
- स्नुहाः (snuhāḥ) - spurge plants (Euphorbia)
- बदर्यः (badaryaḥ) - Jujube trees
- खदिराः (khadirāḥ) - Catechu trees
- शिरीषाः (śirīṣāḥ) - Siris trees
- बिल्वेङ्गुदाः (bilveṅgudāḥ) - Bael trees and Inguda trees
- पीलुशमीकरीराः (pīluśamīkarīrāḥ) - Pilu trees, Shami trees, and Karira trees
- सरस्वतीतीररुहाः (sarasvatītīraruhāḥ) - plants and trees growing on the banks of the Sarasvatī river (growing on the banks of the Sarasvatī)
- बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were, they became, they arose
Words meanings and morphology
प्लक्षाक्षरौहीतकवेतसाः (plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasāḥ) - Fig trees, Vibhitaka trees, Rohītaka trees, and canes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasa
plakṣākṣarauhītakavetasa - a list of trees: Fig (Plakṣa), Vibhitaka (Akṣa), Rohītaka, and Cane (Vetasa)
Compound type : dvandva (plakṣa+akṣa+rohītaka+vetasa)
- plakṣa – the holy fig tree, Ficus infectoria
noun (masculine) - akṣa – the Vibhitaka tree, Terminalia Bellerica
noun (masculine) - rohītaka – the Rohītaka tree, Tecoma undulata
noun (masculine) - vetasa – cane, rattan, Calamus rotang
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्नुहाः (snuhāḥ) - spurge plants (Euphorbia)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of snuhā
snuhā - spurge plant, Euphorbia antiquorum or neriifolia
Note: Interpreted as plural based on context of other plural tree names, despite literal Devanagari showing singular form (स्नुहा).
बदर्यः (badaryaḥ) - Jujube trees
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of badarī
badarī - Jujube tree, Zizyphus jujuba
खदिराः (khadirāḥ) - Catechu trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of khadira
khadira - Catechu tree, Acacia catechu
शिरीषाः (śirīṣāḥ) - Siris trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śirīṣa
śirīṣa - Siris tree, Albizia lebbeck
बिल्वेङ्गुदाः (bilveṅgudāḥ) - Bael trees and Inguda trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bilveṅguda
bilveṅguda - Bael (Bilva) and Inguda (tree species)
Compound type : dvandva (bilva+iṅguda)
- bilva – the Bael tree, Aegle marmelos
noun (masculine) - iṅguda – the Inguda tree, Balanites roxburghii
noun (masculine)
पीलुशमीकरीराः (pīluśamīkarīrāḥ) - Pilu trees, Shami trees, and Karira trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pīluśamīkarīra
pīluśamīkarīra - a list of trees: Pilu, Shami, and Karira
Compound type : dvandva (pīlu+śamī+karīra)
- pīlu – the Pilu tree, Salvadora persica
noun (masculine) - śamī – the Shami tree, Prosopis cineraria
noun (feminine) - karīra – the Karira tree, Capparis aphylla
noun (masculine)
सरस्वतीतीररुहाः (sarasvatītīraruhāḥ) - plants and trees growing on the banks of the Sarasvatī river (growing on the banks of the Sarasvatī)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarasvatītīraruha
sarasvatītīraruha - growing on the banks of the Sarasvatī
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarasvatī+tīra+ruha)
- sarasvatī – Sarasvatī river
proper noun (feminine) - tīra – bank, shore, edge
noun (neuter) - ruha – growing, rising, a plant or tree
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'ruh'
Agent noun from root 'ruh' (to grow).
Root: ruh (class 1)
Note: Interpreted as plural based on context of other plural tree names, despite literal Devanagari showing singular-like form (ruhā).
बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they were, they became, they arose
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū
Perfect tense (lit)
Derived from root 'bhū'.
Root: bhū (class 1)