महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-15, verse-52
मसारगल्वर्कसुवर्णरूप्यैर्वज्रप्रवालस्फटिकैश्च मुख्यैः ।
चित्रे रथे पाण्डुसुतो बभासे नक्षत्रचित्रे वियतीव चन्द्रः ॥५२॥
चित्रे रथे पाण्डुसुतो बभासे नक्षत्रचित्रे वियतीव चन्द्रः ॥५२॥
52. masāragalvarkasuvarṇarūpyai;rvajrapravālasphaṭikaiśca mukhyaiḥ ,
citre rathe pāṇḍusuto babhāse; nakṣatracitre viyatīva candraḥ.
citre rathe pāṇḍusuto babhāse; nakṣatracitre viyatīva candraḥ.
52.
masāragalvarka suvarṇa rūpyaiḥ
vajra pravāla sphaṭikaiḥ ca mukhyaiḥ
citre rathe pāṇḍusutaḥ babhāse
nakṣatracitre viyati iva candraḥ
vajra pravāla sphaṭikaiḥ ca mukhyaiḥ
citre rathe pāṇḍusutaḥ babhāse
nakṣatracitre viyati iva candraḥ
52.
masāragalvarka suvarṇa rūpyaiḥ
vajra pravāla sphaṭikaiḥ ca mukhyaiḥ
citre rathe nakṣatracitre
viyati candraḥ iva pāṇḍusutaḥ babhāse
vajra pravāla sphaṭikaiḥ ca mukhyaiḥ
citre rathe nakṣatracitre
viyati candraḥ iva pāṇḍusutaḥ babhāse
52.
On his variegated chariot, adorned with principal gems like cat's eye, gold, silver, diamonds, corals, and crystal, the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) shone like the moon in a star-studded sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- मसारगल्वर्क (masāragalvarka) - cat's eye (gem) (cat's eye gem (or similar dark gem))
- सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold (gold, good colour)
- रूप्यैः (rūpyaiḥ) - with silver (and the preceding items) (with silver, with beautiful things)
- वज्र (vajra) - diamond (diamond, thunderbolt)
- प्रवाल (pravāla) - coral (coral, young shoot, sprout)
- स्फटिकैः (sphaṭikaiḥ) - with crystals (and the preceding items) (with crystals)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - with principal (gems) (with principal, with chief, with prominent)
- चित्रे (citre) - on a variegated (on a variegated, on a wonderful, on a diverse)
- रथे (rathe) - on the chariot
- पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna)
- बभासे (babhāse) - he shone (he shone, he appeared)
- नक्षत्रचित्रे (nakṣatracitre) - in a star-studded (in a star-studded, in a constellation-adorned)
- वियति (viyati) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - the moon (the moon, bright, shining)
Words meanings and morphology
मसारगल्वर्क (masāragalvarka) - cat's eye (gem) (cat's eye gem (or similar dark gem))
(noun)
masculine, singular of masāragalvarka
masāragalvarka - a kind of dark-coloured gem, cat's eye gem
Note: Part of a long dvandva compound which declines with the final member's case.
सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold (gold, good colour)
(noun)
neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, good colour, beautiful, handsome
su (good) + varṇa (colour/caste/gold).
Note: Part of a long dvandva compound, understood with the final plural instrumental case.
रूप्यैः (rūpyaiḥ) - with silver (and the preceding items) (with silver, with beautiful things)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of rūpya
rūpya - silver, beautiful, stamped, coined
From rūpa (form, beauty).
Note: The ending rūpyaiḥ applies to all the items in the list: masāragalvarka, suvarṇa, rūpya.
वज्र (vajra) - diamond (diamond, thunderbolt)
(noun)
neuter, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, a hard weapon
Note: Part of a long dvandva compound, understood with the final plural instrumental case.
प्रवाल (pravāla) - coral (coral, young shoot, sprout)
(noun)
masculine, singular of pravāla
pravāla - coral, sprout, young shoot, new leaf
Note: Part of a long dvandva compound, understood with the final plural instrumental case.
स्फटिकैः (sphaṭikaiḥ) - with crystals (and the preceding items) (with crystals)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sphaṭika
sphaṭika - crystal, quartz
Note: The ending sphaṭikaiḥ applies to all the items in the list: vajra, pravāla, sphaṭika.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - with principal (gems) (with principal, with chief, with prominent)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukhya
mukhya - principal, chief, foremost, prominent
From mukha (face, front).
चित्रे (citre) - on a variegated (on a variegated, on a wonderful, on a diverse)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of citra
citra - variegated, painted, wonderful, diverse
रथे (rathe) - on the chariot
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: ram
पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍusuta
pāṇḍusuta - son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna, a Pāṇḍava
pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍu) + suta (son).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+suta)
- pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (father of the Pāṇḍavas)
proper noun (masculine) - suta – son, child
noun (masculine)
From root sū (to bring forth).
Root: sū (class 2)
बभासे (babhāse) - he shone (he shone, he appeared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhās
Perfect tense (ātmanepada)
From root bhās (to shine). Perfect 3rd singular middle voice.
Root: bhās (class 1)
नक्षत्रचित्रे (nakṣatracitre) - in a star-studded (in a star-studded, in a constellation-adorned)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of nakṣatracitra
nakṣatracitra - variegated with stars, adorned with constellations
nakṣatra (star) + citra (variegated, adorned).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+citra)
- nakṣatra – star, constellation
noun (neuter) - citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, painted
adjective (neuter)
वियति (viyati) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of viyat
viyat - sky, atmosphere, ether
From root vi-i (to go apart, expand).
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - the moon (the moon, bright, shining)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of candra
candra - moon, bright, shining, beautiful
From root cand (to shine).
Root: cand (class 1)