महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-187, verse-35
दुस्तीर्था चानभिज्ञेया वार्षिकी नाष्टमासिकी ।
भीमग्राहवती घोरा सर्वभूतभयंकरी ॥३५॥
भीमग्राहवती घोरा सर्वभूतभयंकरी ॥३५॥
35. dustīrthā cānabhijñeyā vārṣikī nāṣṭamāsikī ,
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṁkarī.
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṁkarī.
35.
dustīrthā ca anabhijñeyā vārṣikī na aṣṭamāsikī
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṃkarī
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṃkarī
35.
dustīrthā ca anabhijñeyā vārṣikī na aṣṭamāsikī
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṃkarī
bhīmagrāhavatī ghorā sarvabhūtabhayaṃkarī
35.
It was difficult to ford and unfathomable; perennial, not limited to an eight-month period; full of fierce aquatic predators, dreadful, and a terror to all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult to ford (referring to a river or obstacle) (difficult to cross, having bad fords, hard to approach)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अनभिज्ञेया (anabhijñeyā) - unfathomable (unknowable, incomprehensible, unfathomable)
- वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - perennial (lasting a year, implying constant) (annual, lasting a year, related to the rainy season)
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अष्टमासिकी (aṣṭamāsikī) - limited to an eight-month period (eight-monthly, lasting eight months)
- भीमग्राहवती (bhīmagrāhavatī) - full of fierce aquatic predators (having terrible aquatic creatures/alligators)
- घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)
- सर्वभूतभयंकरी (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkarī) - a terror to all beings (causing fear to all beings)
Words meanings and morphology
दुस्तीर्था (dustīrthā) - difficult to ford (referring to a river or obstacle) (difficult to cross, having bad fords, hard to approach)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dustīrtha
dustīrtha - difficult to cross, difficult ford, difficult approach
Compound formed with 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'tīrtha' (ford, crossing)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+tīrtha)
- dus – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
Prefix indicating difficulty or badness - tīrtha – ford, crossing-place, sacred bathing place (tīrtha)
noun (neuter)
Root: tṝ (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun (e.g., river, situation).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अनभिज्ञेया (anabhijñeyā) - unfathomable (unknowable, incomprehensible, unfathomable)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anabhijñeya
anabhijñeya - unknowable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, indiscernible
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Formed from 'na' (negation) + 'abhi' (prefix) + root 'jñā' + suffix '-eya'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+abhijñeya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - abhijñeya – knowable, perceivable
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Formed from 'abhi' + root 'jñā' + suffix '-eya'
Prefix: abhi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.
वार्षिकी (vārṣikī) - perennial (lasting a year, implying constant) (annual, lasting a year, related to the rainy season)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vārṣika
vārṣika - annual, yearly, lasting a year, belonging to the rainy season
Derived from 'varṣa' (year, rain) with suffix '-ika'
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अष्टमासिकी (aṣṭamāsikī) - limited to an eight-month period (eight-monthly, lasting eight months)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṣṭamāsika
aṣṭamāsika - eight-monthly, lasting eight months
Derived from 'aṣṭamāsa' (eight months) with suffix '-ika'
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭan+māsa)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.
भीमग्राहवती (bhīmagrāhavatī) - full of fierce aquatic predators (having terrible aquatic creatures/alligators)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīmagrāhavat
bhīmagrāhavat - having terrible alligators/aquatic monsters
Derived from 'bhīmagrāha' with possessive suffix '-vat'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīmagrāha+vat)
- bhīmagrāha – terrible alligator/aquatic monster
noun (masculine)
Compound of 'bhīma' (terrible) and 'grāha' (aquatic monster) - vat – possessing, having (suffix)
suffix
Possessive suffix
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.
घोरा (ghorā) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghora
ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.
सर्वभूतभयंकरी (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkarī) - a terror to all beings (causing fear to all beings)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvabhūtabhayaṃkara
sarvabhūtabhayaṁkara - causing fear to all creatures/beings
Compound of 'sarvabhūta' (all beings) and 'bhayaṃkara' (fear-causing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+bhayaṃkara)
- sarvabhūta – all beings, all creatures
noun (neuter)
Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being, creature) - bhayaṃkara – fear-causing, dreadful
adjective (masculine)
Compound of 'bhaya' (fear) and 'kara' (making)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Adjective modifying an implied feminine noun.