महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-11

विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा शरत्तेषां शिवाभवत् ।
मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥११॥

11. vimalākāśanakṣatrā śaratteṣāṁ śivābhavat ,
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām.

11. vimalākāśanakṣatrā śarat teṣām śivā abhavat
mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā pāṇḍavānām mahātmanām

11. Autumn became auspicious for the great-souled (ātman) Pāṇḍavas; its sky was clear with bright stars, and the land was filled with deer and birds.

11. הסתיו היה נעים עבור בני פָּאנְדוּ גדולי הנפש, כשהשמיים צלולים והכוכבים נקיים, והארץ מלאה בצבאים ובציפורים.

Words meanings summery:

• विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा (vimalākāśanakṣatrā) - having clear sky and stars

• शरत् (śarat) - autumn

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

• मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) - filled with deer and birds

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

Words meanings and morphology

विमलाकाशनक्षत्रा (vimalākāśanakṣatrā) - having clear sky and stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vimalākāśanakṣatra

vimalākāśanakṣatra - having clear sky and stars

Bahuvrihi compound. 'Having a clear sky and stars'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vimala+ākāśa+nakṣatra)

• vimala – spotless, pure, clear
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāśa – sky, ether
  noun (masculine)
• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing `śarat`.

शरत् (śarat) - autumn

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarat

śarat - autumn

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

शिवा (śivā) - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, prosperous, Shiva

Note: Predicate adjective for `śarat`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Root `√bhū` (class 1, parasm. `bhavati`).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णा (mṛgadvijasamākīrṇā) - filled with deer and birds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgadvijasamākīrṇa

mṛgadvijasamākīrṇa - filled with deer and birds

Tatpurusha compound. 'Completely filled with deer and birds'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+dvija+samākīrṇa)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born, bird, Brahmin, snake
  noun (masculine)
• samākīrṇa – completely filled, covered, crowded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix `sam-` + `ā-` + root `√kṛ` (to strew) + suffix `-ṇa` (PPP).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Adjective describing `śarat`.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Agrees with `mahātmanām`.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `pāṇḍavānām`.

Previous Verse Next Verse