महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-141, verse-25
पूर्वा दिग्लोहिताकारा शस्त्रवर्णा च दक्षिणा ।
आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा पश्चिमा मधुसूदन ॥२५॥
आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा पश्चिमा मधुसूदन ॥२५॥
25. pūrvā diglohitākārā śastravarṇā ca dakṣiṇā ,
āmapātrapratīkāśā paścimā madhusūdana.
āmapātrapratīkāśā paścimā madhusūdana.
25.
pūrvā dik lohitākārā śastravarnā ca dakṣiṇā
āmapātrapratīkāśā paścimā madhusūdana
āmapātrapratīkāśā paścimā madhusūdana
25.
madhusūdana,
pūrvā dik lohitākārā [asti]dakṣiṇā ca śastravarnā [asti]paścimā āmapātrapratīkāśā [asti]
pūrvā dik lohitākārā [asti]dakṣiṇā ca śastravarnā [asti]paścimā āmapātrapratīkāśā [asti]
25.
O Madhusūdana, the eastern direction is red in appearance, and the southern (direction) is the color of weapons. The western (direction) resembles an unbaked pot.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्वा (pūrvā) - the eastern (direction) (eastern, former, previous)
- दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky
- लोहिताकारा (lohitākārā) - having a red appearance, reddish
- शस्त्रवर्ना (śastravarnā) - the color of weapons (likely referring to the dull grey or metallic hue of steel, or a blood-like color) (weapon-colored, the color of a weapon (e.g., steel or blood))
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the southern (direction) (southern, right)
- आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा (āmapātrapratīkāśā) - resembling an unbaked pot
- पश्चिमा (paścimā) - the western (direction) (western, hindmost, last)
- मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Kṛṣṇa (O slayer of Madhu)
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्वा (pūrvā) - the eastern (direction) (eastern, former, previous)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrva
pūrva - eastern, prior, former, ancient, first
दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky; a region, space
Root: diś (class 6)
लोहिताकारा (lohitākārā) - having a red appearance, reddish
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lohitākāra
lohitākāra - having a red appearance, reddish
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohita+ākāra)
- lohita – red, reddish, copper-colored
adjective (masculine) - ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शस्त्रवर्ना (śastravarnā) - the color of weapons (likely referring to the dull grey or metallic hue of steel, or a blood-like color) (weapon-colored, the color of a weapon (e.g., steel or blood))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śastravarna
śastravarna - weapon-colored, the color of a weapon
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+varṇa)
- śastra – weapon, knife, sword
noun (neuter)
Root: śas (class 2) - varṇa – color, hue, tint; caste
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 9)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the southern (direction) (southern, right)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful, clever
आमपात्रप्रतीकाशा (āmapātrapratīkāśā) - resembling an unbaked pot
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āmapātrapratīkāśa
āmapātrapratīkāśa - resembling an unbaked pot
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āma+pātra+pratīkāśa)
- āma – raw, uncooked, unbaked, unripe
adjective (masculine) - pātra – vessel, pot, plate, bowl
noun (neuter) - pratīkāśa – resemblance, likeness, similar to
noun (masculine)
Prefix: prati
Root: kāś (class 1)
पश्चिमा (paścimā) - the western (direction) (western, hindmost, last)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paścima
paścima - western, last, hindmost
मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Kṛṣṇa (O slayer of Madhu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana
madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)
- madhu – honey, sweet; a demon's name
noun (masculine) - sūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer
noun (masculine)
Root: sūd (class 10)