महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-7, verse-33
गन्धमादनपादेषु परेष्वपरगण्डिकाः ।
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः ॥३३॥
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः ॥३३॥
33. gandhamādanapādeṣu pareṣvaparagaṇḍikāḥ ,
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṁ paramāyuṣaḥ.
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṁ paramāyuṣaḥ.
33.
gandhamādana-pādeṣu pareṣu apara-gaṇḍikāḥ
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām paramāyuṣaḥ
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām paramāyuṣaḥ
33.
gandhamādana-pādeṣu pareṣu apara-gaṇḍikāḥ
varṣāṇām ekādaśa sahasrāṇi paramāyuṣaḥ
varṣāṇām ekādaśa sahasrāṇi paramāyuṣaḥ
33.
On the superior slopes of the Gandhamādana mountain, there are people who are unblemished and possess a maximum lifespan of eleven thousand years.
Words meanings summery:
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- गन्धमादन-पादेषु (gandhamādana-pādeṣu) - on the slopes of the Gandhamādana mountain (on the slopes/foothills of Gandhamādana)
- परेषु (pareṣu) - in the superior regions (of the mountain slopes) (in the higher/superior ones, among others)
- अपर-गण्डिकाः (apara-gaṇḍikāḥ) - unblemished (people) (without knots/blemishes, flawless)
- एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
- परमायुषः (paramāyuṣaḥ) - of a maximum lifespan (of supreme lifespan, of a long life)
Words meanings and morphology
गन्धमादन-पादेषु (gandhamādana-pādeṣu) - on the slopes of the Gandhamādana mountain (on the slopes/foothills of Gandhamādana)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of gandhamādana-pāda
gandhamādana-pāda - slopes/foothills of Gandhamādana
Compound type : tatpurusha (gandhamādana+pāda)
- gandhamādana – Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)
proper noun (neuter) - pāda – foot, base, slope, ray
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the location.
परेषु (pareṣu) - in the superior regions (of the mountain slopes) (in the higher/superior ones, among others)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, superior, ultimate, distant
अपर-गण्डिकाः (apara-gaṇḍikāḥ) - unblemished (people) (without knots/blemishes, flawless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara-gaṇḍikā
apara-gaṇḍikā - without knots/blemishes
Compound type : na-tatpurusha (a+gaṇḍikā)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
negative prefix - gaṇḍikā – knot, flaw, blemish
noun (feminine)
Note: The adjective describes the inhabitants.
एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven
(numeral)
Note: Indeclinable in most cases when referring to number, or treated as an adjective taking the gender of the noun.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain, region/continent
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
परमायुषः (paramāyuṣaḥ) - of a maximum lifespan (of supreme lifespan, of a long life)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of paramāyus
paramāyus - supreme/long life, maximum age
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+āyus)
- parama – supreme, highest, utmost
adjective (masculine) - āyus – life, vitality, lifespan
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (people).