महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-12, verse-22
तेषां योजनविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः ।
वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः ॥२२॥
वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः ॥२२॥
22. teṣāṁ yojanaviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ ,
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya saṁproktāni manīṣibhiḥ.
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya saṁproktāni manīṣibhiḥ.
22.
teṣām yojanaviṣkambhaḥ dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya samproktāni manīṣibhiḥ
varṣāṇi teṣu kauravya samproktāni manīṣibhiḥ
22.
kauravya teṣām yojanaviṣkambhaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
dviguṇaḥ manīṣibhiḥ teṣu varṣāṇi samproktāni
dviguṇaḥ manīṣibhiḥ teṣu varṣāṇi samproktāni
22.
O descendant of Kuru (kauravya), their expanse (viṣkambha) in yojanas is double, divided section by section. The wise have declared the regions (varṣāṇi) within them.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- योजनविष्कम्भः (yojanaviṣkambhaḥ) - extent in yojanas, breadth in yojanas
- द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - double, twofold
- प्रविभागशः (pravibhāgaśaḥ) - by divisions, section by section
- वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - regions, territories, lands
- तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them
- कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru
- सम्प्रोक्तानि (samproktāni) - declared, stated, described
- मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the learned
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Genitive plural.
योजनविष्कम्भः (yojanaviṣkambhaḥ) - extent in yojanas, breadth in yojanas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yojanaviṣkambha
yojanaviṣkambha - extent/breadth measured in yojanas
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yojana+viṣkambha)
- yojana – a unit of distance (approx. 8-15 km)
noun (neuter) - viṣkambha – breadth, extent, diameter
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - double, twofold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - double, twofold, multiplied by two
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvi+guṇa)
- dvi – two
numeral - guṇa – multiple, quality
noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate adjective for yojanaviṣkambhaḥ.
प्रविभागशः (pravibhāgaśaḥ) - by divisions, section by section
(indeclinable)
From pravibhāga + śas (adverbial suffix)
Note: Adverb describing how the twofold measure applies.
वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - regions, territories, lands
(noun)
neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - rain, year, country, region, land
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of samproktāni. Can be nominative or accusative.
तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them
(pronoun)
Locative, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Locative plural.
कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
सम्प्रोक्तानि (samproktāni) - declared, stated, described
(adjective)
neuter, plural of samprokta
samprokta - declared, stated, described, well-spoken
Past Passive Participle
From sam-pra-√vac (to speak, declare) + kta
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Modifies varṣāṇi.
मनीषिभिः (manīṣibhiḥ) - by the wise, by the learned
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, learned person
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agent of the passive verb samproktāni.