महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-259, verse-5
पुष्पोत्कटा च राका च मालिनी च विशां पते ।
अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजञ्श्रेयस्कामाः सुमध्यमाः ॥५॥
अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजञ्श्रेयस्कामाः सुमध्यमाः ॥५॥
5. puṣpotkaṭā ca rākā ca mālinī ca viśāṁ pate ,
anyonyaspardhayā rājañśreyaskāmāḥ sumadhyamāḥ.
anyonyaspardhayā rājañśreyaskāmāḥ sumadhyamāḥ.
5.
puṣpotkaṭā ca rākā ca mālinī ca viśām pate |
anyonya-spardhayā rājan śreyas-kāmāḥ su-madhyamāḥ
anyonya-spardhayā rājan śreyas-kāmāḥ su-madhyamāḥ
5.
O lord of the people (viśāmpati), O king (rājan), Pushpotkata, Raka, and Malini, being slender-waisted and eager for excellence, were in competition with each other.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुष्पोत्कटा (puṣpotkaṭā) - Pushpotkata (name of an Apsara)
- च (ca) - and
- राका (rākā) - Raka (name of an Apsara)
- च (ca) - and
- मालिनी (mālinī) - Malini (name of an Apsara)
- च (ca) - and
- विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects
- पते (pate) - O lord, O master
- अन्योन्य-स्पर्धया (anyonya-spardhayā) - by mutual rivalry, with mutual competition
- राजन् (rājan) - O king
- श्रेयस्-कामाः (śreyas-kāmāḥ) - desirous of good fortune/excellence
- सु-मध्यमाः (su-madhyamāḥ) - slender-waisted, beautiful-waisted
Words meanings and morphology
पुष्पोत्कटा (puṣpotkaṭā) - Pushpotkata (name of an Apsara)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpotkaṭā
puṣpotkaṭā - name of an Apsara, lit. 'overflowing with flowers'
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
राका (rākā) - Raka (name of an Apsara)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rākā
rākā - name of an Apsara; the day of full moon
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मालिनी (mālinī) - Malini (name of an Apsara)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mālinī
mālinī - name of an Apsara; a woman wearing a garland; a river
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of viś
viś - people, community, subjects, settlement, house
पते (pate) - O lord, O master
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, husband, ruler
अन्योन्य-स्पर्धया (anyonya-spardhayā) - by mutual rivalry, with mutual competition
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyonya-spardhā
anyonya-spardhā - mutual rivalry, mutual competition
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+spardhā)
- anyonya – each other, mutual, reciprocal
pronoun - spardhā – rivalry, competition, emulation
noun (feminine)
Root: spṛdh (class 1)
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
श्रेयस्-कामाः (śreyas-kāmāḥ) - desirous of good fortune/excellence
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śreyas-kāma
śreyas-kāma - desiring good, longing for welfare or excellence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śreyas+kāma)
- śreyas – better, superior, good, excellence, welfare
noun (neuter) - kāma – desire, wish, longing
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1)
सु-मध्यमाः (su-madhyamāḥ) - slender-waisted, beautiful-waisted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of su-madhyamā
su-madhyamā - having a beautiful or slender waist
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+madhyamā)
- su – good, well, beautiful, excellent (prefix)
indeclinable - madhyamā – middle, waist; middlemost, intermediate
noun (feminine)