महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-259, verse-5

पुष्पोत्कटा च राका च मालिनी च विशां पते ।
अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजञ्श्रेयस्कामाः सुमध्यमाः ॥५॥

5. puṣpotkaṭā ca rākā ca mālinī ca viśāṁ pate ,
anyonyaspardhayā rājañśreyaskāmāḥ sumadhyamāḥ.

5. puṣpotkaṭā ca rākā ca mālinī ca viśām pate |
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.

5. הן היו פּוּשְׁפּוֹטְקַטָה, רָאקָה ומָאלִינִי, הו אדון העם. הו מלך, הן חפצו בטובתן וקינאו זו בזו, והיו צרות מותניים ויפות.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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