महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-28, verse-69
वेत्रजर्झरहस्ताश्च द्वाराध्यक्षा विशां पते ।
शयनीयानि शुभ्राणि स्पर्ध्यास्तरणवन्ति च ।
समादाय ययुस्तूर्णं नगरं दाररक्षिणः ॥६९॥
शयनीयानि शुभ्राणि स्पर्ध्यास्तरणवन्ति च ।
समादाय ययुस्तूर्णं नगरं दाररक्षिणः ॥६९॥
69. vetrajarjharahastāśca dvārādhyakṣā viśāṁ pate ,
śayanīyāni śubhrāṇi spardhyāstaraṇavanti ca ,
samādāya yayustūrṇaṁ nagaraṁ dārarakṣiṇaḥ.
śayanīyāni śubhrāṇi spardhyāstaraṇavanti ca ,
samādāya yayustūrṇaṁ nagaraṁ dārarakṣiṇaḥ.
69.
vetrajarjharahastāḥ ca dvārādhyakṣāḥ
viśām pate śayanīyāni śubhrāṇi
spardhyāstaraṇavanti ca samādāya
yayuḥ tūrṇaṃ nagaraṃ dārarakṣiṇaḥ
viśām pate śayanīyāni śubhrāṇi
spardhyāstaraṇavanti ca samādāya
yayuḥ tūrṇaṃ nagaraṃ dārarakṣiṇaḥ
69.
viśām pate vetrajarjharahastāḥ ca
dvārādhyakṣāḥ ca dārarakṣiṇaḥ
śubhrāṇi spardhyāstaraṇavanti śayanīyāni
samādāya tūrṇaṃ nagaraṃ yayuḥ
dvārādhyakṣāḥ ca dārarakṣiṇaḥ
śubhrāṇi spardhyāstaraṇavanti śayanīyāni
samādāya tūrṇaṃ nagaraṃ yayuḥ
69.
O lord of the people, the gatekeepers (dvārādhyakṣāḥ) whose hands held cane staffs, along with the chamberlains (dārarakṣiṇaḥ), quickly went to the city, taking with them bright beds that had valuable coverings.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेत्रजर्झरहस्ताः (vetrajarjharahastāḥ) - whose hands held cane staffs
- च (ca) - and, also
- द्वाराध्यक्षाः (dvārādhyakṣāḥ) - gatekeepers, chiefs of gates
- विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects
- पते (pate) - O lord
- शयनीयानि (śayanīyāni) - beds, things to lie upon
- शुभ्राणि (śubhrāṇi) - bright, white, pure
- स्पर्ध्यास्तरणवन्ति (spardhyāstaraṇavanti) - having valuable coverings, with worthy bedspreads
- च (ca) - and, also
- समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, taking
- ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went
- तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly, swiftly
- नगरं (nagaraṁ) - to the city, city
- दाररक्षिणः (dārarakṣiṇaḥ) - chamberlains, protectors of the inner apartments
Words meanings and morphology
वेत्रजर्झरहस्ताः (vetrajarjharahastāḥ) - whose hands held cane staffs
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vetrajarjharahasta
vetrajarjharahasta - one whose hands are equipped with cane staffs
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vetra+jarjhara+hasta)
- vetra – cane, reed
noun (neuter) - jarjhara – staff, trembling, withered, a kind of drum
noun (masculine) - hasta – hand, arm
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
द्वाराध्यक्षाः (dvārādhyakṣāḥ) - gatekeepers, chiefs of gates
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvārādhyakṣa
dvārādhyakṣa - superintendent of the gate, gatekeeper
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+adhyakṣa)
- dvāra – door, gate, entrance
noun (neuter) - adhyakṣa – overseer, superintendent, chief
noun (masculine)
विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - people, subjects, community
पते (pate) - O lord
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - master, lord, husband
शयनीयानि (śayanīyāni) - beds, things to lie upon
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śayanīya
śayanīya - a bed, couch, mattress; suitable for lying upon
Gerundive
Derived from root √śī (to lie down) with suffix -anīya.
Root: śī (class 2)
शुभ्राणि (śubhrāṇi) - bright, white, pure
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śubhra
śubhra - bright, shining, white, pure, beautiful
स्पर्ध्यास्तरणवन्ति (spardhyāstaraṇavanti) - having valuable coverings, with worthy bedspreads
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of spardhyāstaraṇavat
spardhyāstaraṇavat - having valuable coverings, with worthy bedspreads
Possessive adjective formed from a compound noun 'spardhyāstaraṇa' with suffix '-vat'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (spardhyāstaraṇa+vat)
- spardhyāstaraṇa – valuable covering, bedspread worthy of rivalry
noun (neuter) - vat – possessing, having (suffix)
suffix
Possessive suffix
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, taking
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √dā (to give, take) with prefixes sam- and ā-.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle
From √tvar (to hasten)
Root: tvar (class 1)
नगरं (nagaraṁ) - to the city, city
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara
nagara - city, town
दाररक्षिणः (dārarakṣiṇaḥ) - chamberlains, protectors of the inner apartments
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dārarakṣin
dārarakṣin - protector of the house, chamberlain, protector of women
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāra+rakṣin)
- dāra – wife; house, inner apartment
noun (masculine) - rakṣin – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root √rakṣ (to protect)
Root: rakṣ (class 1)