महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-190, verse-10
अथापश्यत्कन्यां परमरूपदर्शनीयां
पुष्पाण्यवचिन्वतीं गायन्तीं च ॥१०॥
पुष्पाण्यवचिन्वतीं गायन्तीं च ॥१०॥
10. athāpaśyatkanyāṁ paramarūpadarśanīyāṁ
puṣpāṇyavacinvatīṁ gāyantīṁ ca.
puṣpāṇyavacinvatīṁ gāyantīṁ ca.
10.
atha apaśyat kanyām paramarūpadarśanīyām
puṣpāṇi avacinvatīm gāyantīm ca
puṣpāṇi avacinvatīm gāyantīm ca
10.
Then he saw a girl of surpassing beauty (parama-rūpa-darśanīyā) who was gathering flowers and singing.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
- अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - a girl, a maiden
- परमरूपदर्शनीयाम् (paramarūpadarśanīyām) - very beautiful to behold, of supreme beauty
- पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers
- अवचिन्वतीम् (avacinvatīm) - gathering (feminine)
- गायन्तीम् (gāyantīm) - singing (feminine)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
(indeclinable)
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect
3rd person singular, imperfect active, root dṛś (transformed to paśya- in present stem)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - a girl, a maiden
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter
परमरूपदर्शनीयाम् (paramarūpadarśanīyām) - very beautiful to behold, of supreme beauty
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of paramarūpadarśanīya
paramarūpadarśanīya - exceedingly lovely to behold, of supreme beauty
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+rūpa+darśanīya)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective (masculine) - rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter) - darśanīya – visible, beautiful, lovely to behold
adjective
Gerundive
from root dṛś (to see), meaning 'to be seen, worth seeing'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of puṣpa
puṣpa - flower, blossom
अवचिन्वतीम् (avacinvatīm) - gathering (feminine)
(participle)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avacinvat
avacinvat - gathering, plucking
Present Active Participle
from root ci (to gather, pick) with upasarga ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: ci (class 5)
गायन्तीम् (gāyantīm) - singing (feminine)
(participle)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāyat
gāyat - singing
Present Active Participle
from root gai (to sing)
Root: gai (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)