महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-12, verse-5
अष्टादश सहस्राणि योजनानां विशां पते ।
षट्शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कम्भो जम्बुपर्वतः ॥५॥
षट्शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कम्भो जम्बुपर्वतः ॥५॥
5. aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānāṁ viśāṁ pate ,
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambho jambuparvataḥ.
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambho jambuparvataḥ.
5.
aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi yojanānām viśām pate
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambhaḥ jambuparvataḥ
ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkambhaḥ jambuparvataḥ
5.
viśām pate jambuparvataḥ aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi ca
ṣaṭśatāni pūrṇāni yojanānām viṣkambhaḥ (asti)
ṣaṭśatāni pūrṇāni yojanānām viṣkambhaḥ (asti)
5.
O lord of the people, the Jambu mountain has a width of eighteen thousand and six hundred complete yojanas.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance) (of yojanas)
- विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)
- पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)
- षट्शतानि (ṣaṭśatāni) - six hundred (six hundreds)
- च (ca) - and
- पूर्णानि (pūrṇāni) - complete (full, complete)
- विष्कम्भः (viṣkambhaḥ) - width (width, extent, support)
- जम्बुपर्वतः (jambuparvataḥ) - the Jambu mountain (Jambu mountain)
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (aṣṭan+daśan)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - daśan – ten
numeral
Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Subject of implied 'are'.
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance) (of yojanas)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km), yoking, union
From root 'yuj' (to yoke, join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Possessive, describing the unit of 'sahasrāṇi' and 'ṣaṭśatāni'.
विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of people, of subjects)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - people, subjects, settlement, clan
Root 'viś' (to enter, settle).
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Part of the vocative compound 'viśām pate'.
पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, husband
Note: Addressed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
षट्शतानि (ṣaṭśatāni) - six hundred (six hundreds)
(numeral)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ṣaṣ+śata)
- ṣaṣ – six
numeral - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: Paired with 'aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
पूर्णानि (pūrṇāni) - complete (full, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, fulfilled
Past Passive Participle
From root 'pṛ' (to fill).
Root: pṛ (class 3)
विष्कम्भः (viṣkambhaḥ) - width (width, extent, support)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣkambha
viṣkambha - width, circumference, support, obstacle
From prefix 'vi' and root 'skambh' (to support, obstruct).
Prefix: vi
Root: skambh (class 9)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'jambuparvataḥ'.
जम्बुपर्वतः (jambuparvataḥ) - the Jambu mountain (Jambu mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jambuparvata
jambuparvata - Jambu mountain (a mythical mountain)
Tatpurusha compound meaning "mountain of Jambu" or "Jambu-tree mountain".
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jambu+parvata)
- jambu – rose-apple tree (Syzygium jambos), name of a continent
noun (feminine) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence.