महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-31

गन्धर्वनगराकारान्विधिवत्कल्पितान्रथान् ।
वीषामुखान्वित्रिवेणून्व्यस्तदण्डकबन्धुरान् ॥३१॥

31. gandharvanagarākārānvidhivatkalpitānrathān ,
vīṣāmukhānvitriveṇūnvyastadaṇḍakabandhurān.

31. gandharvanagarākārān vidhivatkalpitān rathān
vīṣāmukhān vitriveṇūn vyastadaṇḍakabandhurān

31. rathān gandharvanagarākārān vidhivatkalpitān
vīṣāmukhān vitriveṇūn vyastadaṇḍakabandhurān

31. He saw chariots resembling illusory Gandharva cities, which had once been properly constructed, but now had their front poles dislocated, their triple shafts scattered, and their frames broken into uneven pieces.

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वनगराकारान् (gandharvanagarākārān) - chariots resembling illusory Gandharva cities (suggesting their fleeting, shattered state) (having the appearance of cities of Gandharvas; resembling illusory cities)

• विधिवत्कल्पितान् (vidhivatkalpitān) - chariots that were once properly constructed (properly constructed/arranged)

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• वीषामुखान् (vīṣāmukhān) - chariots with dislocated or broken front poles (with dislocated front poles)

• वित्रिवेणून् (vitriveṇūn) - chariots with broken or scattered triple shafts (with scattered/broken triple shafts)

• व्यस्तदण्डकबन्धुरान् (vyastadaṇḍakabandhurān) - chariots with scattered poles and frames broken into uneven fragments (with scattered poles and unevenly broken planks/bodies)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वनगराकारान् (gandharvanagarākārān) - chariots resembling illusory Gandharva cities (suggesting their fleeting, shattered state) (having the appearance of cities of Gandharvas; resembling illusory cities)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandharvanagarākāra

gandharvanagarākāra - resembling a Gandharva city (illusory)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (gandharva+nagara+ākāra)

• gandharva – a class of celestial beings, heavenly musician
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

विधिवत्कल्पितान् (vidhivatkalpitān) - chariots that were once properly constructed (properly constructed/arranged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidhivatkalpita

vidhivatkalpita - properly made, duly arranged

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vidhivat+kalpita)

• vidhivat – according to rule, properly, duly
  indeclinable
• kalpita – made, constructed, arranged, imagined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to arrange, to prepare).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

वीषामुखान् (vīṣāmukhān) - chariots with dislocated or broken front poles (with dislocated front poles)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vīṣāmukha

vīṣāmukha - having the forepart of the pole (vīṣā) dislocated/broken

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vīṣā+mukha)

• vīṣā – pole of a chariot, cross-bar
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, end
  noun (neuter)

वित्रिवेणून् (vitriveṇūn) - chariots with broken or scattered triple shafts (with scattered/broken triple shafts)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vitriveṇu

vitriveṇu - having broken/scattered triple shafts (triveṇu)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vi+triveṇu)

• vi – apart, asunder, broken (as a prefix)
  upasarga
• triveṇu – triple shaft (of a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

व्यस्तदण्डकबन्धुरान् (vyastadaṇḍakabandhurān) - chariots with scattered poles and frames broken into uneven fragments (with scattered poles and unevenly broken planks/bodies)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vyastadaṇḍakabandhura

vyastadaṇḍakabandhura - having scattered poles/frames (daṇḍaka) and made uneven (bandhura)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vyasta+daṇḍaka+bandhura)

• vyasta – scattered, thrown asunder
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'as' (to throw) with prefixes 'vi' and 'a'.
  Prefixes: vi+a
  Root: as (class 2)
• daṇḍaka – small stick, pole, framework
  noun (neuter)
• bandhura – uneven, charming, beautiful (here implies broken into uneven fragments or disfigured)
  adjective

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