महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-8, verse-27
तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे पूर्वे पूर्वान्तगण्डिका ।
योजनानां सहस्राणि पञ्चाशन्माल्यवान्स्थितः ॥२७॥
योजनानां सहस्राणि पञ्चाशन्माल्यवान्स्थितः ॥२७॥
27. tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagaṇḍikā ,
yojanānāṁ sahasrāṇi pañcāśanmālyavānsthitaḥ.
yojanānāṁ sahasrāṇi pañcāśanmālyavānsthitaḥ.
27.
tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagandikā
yojanānām sahasrāṇi pañcāśat mālyavān sthitaḥ
yojanānām sahasrāṇi pañcāśat mālyavān sthitaḥ
27.
tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagandikā (nāmakaḥ deśaḥ asti).
mālyavān pañcāśat sahasrāṇi yojanānām sthitaḥ (asti).
mālyavān pañcāśat sahasrāṇi yojanānām sthitaḥ (asti).
27.
Similarly, on the eastern peak of Mālyavat, at a place called Pūrvāntagandikā, the mountain Mālyavat extends for fifty thousand yojanas.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- माल्यवतः (mālyavataḥ) - of Mālyavat (mountain)
- शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak, on the summit, on the horn
- पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the eastern, in the former
- पूर्वान्तगन्दिका (pūrvāntagandikā) - the eastern border/extremity region, a specific geographical feature (name)
- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty
- माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - Mālyavat (the mountain itself)
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, existing, extending
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
Adverb of manner
Note: Connects this statement to previous descriptions.
माल्यवतः (mālyavataḥ) - of Mālyavat (mountain)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mālyavat
mālyavat - Mālyavat (name of a mountain)
Derived from mālya (garland) + -vat (possessing)
Note: Possessive of 'śṛṅge'.
शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak, on the summit, on the horn
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga
śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, top
Note: Location of 'pūrvāntagandikā'.
पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the eastern, in the former
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pūrva
pūrva - eastern, former, prior
Note: Agrees with 'śṛṅge', meaning 'on the eastern peak'.
पूर्वान्तगन्दिका (pūrvāntagandikā) - the eastern border/extremity region, a specific geographical feature (name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvāntagandikā
pūrvāntagandikā - eastern extremity / border region or a particular mountain feature (name)
Compound: pūrva (eastern) + anta (end) + gaṇḍikā (part/region, possibly a mountain feature or pass)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+anta+gaṇḍikā)
- pūrva – eastern, first
adjective (masculine) - anta – end, border, extremity
noun (masculine) - gaṇḍikā – a part, a knot, a protuberance (possibly a specific mountain feature)
noun (feminine)
Diminutive of gaṇḍa (cheek, protuberance)
Note: Likely the name of a specific location on the eastern peak.
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, roughly 8-15 km)
Note: Measure of extent, combined with 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Modifies 'yojanānām', specifying the quantity.
पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty
(numeral)
Note: Modifies 'sahasrāṇi'.
माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - Mālyavat (the mountain itself)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mālyavat
mālyavat - Mālyavat (name of a mountain)
Derived from mālya (garland) + -vat (possessing)
Note: Subject of 'sthitaḥ'.
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, existing, extending
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, standing, situated, remaining, existing
Past Passive Participle
From √sthā (to stand)
Root: √sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mālyavān'.