महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-14, verse-7
तत्रापश्यत्सरो दिव्यं नानाशकुनिभिर्वृतम् ।
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तावदेवायतं शुभम् ॥७॥
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं तावदेवायतं शुभम् ॥७॥
7. tatrāpaśyatsaro divyaṁ nānāśakunibhirvṛtam ,
śatayojanavistīrṇaṁ tāvadevāyataṁ śubham.
śatayojanavistīrṇaṁ tāvadevāyataṁ śubham.
7.
tatra apaśyat saraḥ divyam nānāśakunibhiḥ vṛtam
śatayojanavistīrṇam tāvat eva āyatam śubham
śatayojanavistīrṇam tāvat eva āyatam śubham
7.
There he saw a divine lake, surrounded by various birds, which was a hundred yojanas wide, equally long, and auspicious.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
- सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond
- दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, heavenly
- नानाशकुनिभिः (nānāśakunibhiḥ) - by various birds
- वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, covered, filled
- शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (śatayojanavistīrṇam) - extending for a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
- तावत् (tāvat) - equally (referring to length) (so much, so many, as much, as many, that much)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
- आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended
- शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, pure
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect Active
Root 'dṛś' (used as 'paś' in present/imperfect) in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सरः (saraḥ) - lake, pond
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saras
saras - lake, pond, pool
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial, heavenly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent
Root: div
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'saraḥ'.
नानाशकुनिभिः (nānāśakunibhiḥ) - by various birds
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāśakuni
nānāśakuni - various birds
Compound type : Tatpurusha (nānā+śakuni)
- nānā – various, diverse
indeclinable - śakuni – bird, fowl
noun (masculine)
Note: Agent in passive construction (implied with vṛtam).
वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded, covered, filled
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛta
vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, appointed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, to choose).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'saraḥ'.
शतयोजनविस्तीर्णम् (śatayojanavistīrṇam) - extending for a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śatayojanavistīrṇa
śatayojanavistīrṇa - extending for a hundred yojanas, a hundred yojanas wide
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śata+yojana+vistīrṇa)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - yojana – a measure of distance
noun (neuter) - vistīrṇa – spread out, wide, vast
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'stṛ' (to spread) with upasarga 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'saraḥ'.
तावत् (tāvat) - equally (referring to length) (so much, so many, as much, as many, that much)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly
(indeclinable)
आयतम् (āyatam) - long, extended
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyata
āyata - long, extended, stretched
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'yam' (to stretch, to extend) with upasarga 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'saraḥ'.
शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, beautiful, pure
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha
śubha - auspicious, beautiful, splendid, pure
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'saraḥ'.