महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-1, verse-9
एकस्थाः सर्ववर्णास्ते मण्डलं बहुयोजनम् ।
पर्याक्रामन्त देशांश्च नदीः शैलान्वनानि च ॥९॥
पर्याक्रामन्त देशांश्च नदीः शैलान्वनानि च ॥९॥
9. ekasthāḥ sarvavarṇāste maṇḍalaṁ bahuyojanam ,
paryākrāmanta deśāṁśca nadīḥ śailānvanāni ca.
paryākrāmanta deśāṁśca nadīḥ śailānvanāni ca.
9.
ekasthāḥ sarvavarṇāḥ te maṇḍalam bahuyojanam
paryākrāmanta deśān ca nadīḥ śailān vanāni ca
paryākrāmanta deśān ca nadīḥ śailān vanāni ca
9.
te sarvavarṇāḥ ekasthāḥ bahuyojanam maṇḍalam deśān
ca nadīḥ ca śailān ca vanāni ca paryākrāmanta
ca nadīḥ ca śailān ca vanāni ca paryākrāmanta
9.
All those castes (varṇa), gathered in one place, traversed a region many yojanas wide, moving through countries, rivers, mountains, and forests.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकस्थाः (ekasthāḥ) - gathered in one place, standing in one place
- सर्ववर्णाः (sarvavarṇāḥ) - all castes, all classes
- ते (te) - they, those
- मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - region, circle, sphere
- बहुयोजनम् (bahuyojanam) - many yojanas (wide/long)
- पर्याक्रामन्त (paryākrāmanta) - moved around, roamed, traversed
- देशान् (deśān) - countries, regions
- च (ca) - and
- नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers
- शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, hills
- वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
एकस्थाः (ekasthāḥ) - gathered in one place, standing in one place
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ekastha
ekastha - standing in one place, united, gathered
Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'stha' (standing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+stha)
- eka – one, single, alone
numeral (masculine) - stha – standing, staying, situated
adjective (masculine)
From root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
सर्ववर्णाः (sarvavarṇāḥ) - all castes, all classes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvavarṇa
sarvavarṇa - all castes/classes
Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'varṇa' (caste, color, class).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+varṇa)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (masculine) - varṇa – color, caste, class, letter, quality
noun (masculine)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those (as pronoun); he, she, it, they
मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - region, circle, sphere
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, region, territory
बहुयोजनम् (bahuyojanam) - many yojanas (wide/long)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuyojana
bahuyojana - extending to many yojanas, many yojanas in length/breadth
Compound of 'bahu' (many) and 'yojana' (a unit of distance).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+yojana)
- bahu – many, much, numerous
adjective (masculine) - yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-9 miles or 13-14 km)
noun (neuter)
पर्याक्रामन्त (paryākrāmanta) - moved around, roamed, traversed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of kram
Root 'kram' (class 1, 4) with prefixes 'pari' (around) and 'ā' (towards/all over).
Prefixes: pari+ā
Root: kram (class 1)
देशान् (deśān) - countries, regions
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa
deśa - place, region, country, district
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of nadī
nadī - river
शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, hills
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)