महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-36, verse-11
विश्वावसुमुखास्तत्र गन्धर्वास्तपसान्विताः ।
नृत्तवादित्रगीतं च कुर्वन्ति सुमनोरमम् ॥११॥
नृत्तवादित्रगीतं च कुर्वन्ति सुमनोरमम् ॥११॥
11. viśvāvasumukhāstatra gandharvāstapasānvitāḥ ,
nṛttavāditragītaṁ ca kurvanti sumanoramam.
nṛttavāditragītaṁ ca kurvanti sumanoramam.
11.
viśvāvasumukhāḥ tatra gandharvāḥ tapasāanvitāḥ
nṛttavāditragītaṃ ca kurvanti sumanoramaṃ
nṛttavāditragītaṃ ca kurvanti sumanoramaṃ
11.
tatra viśvāvasumukhāḥ tapasāanvitāḥ gandharvāḥ
ca sumanoramaṃ nṛttavāditragītaṃ kurvanti
ca sumanoramaṃ nṛttavāditragītaṃ kurvanti
11.
There, Gandharvas, led by Viśvāvasu and endowed with spiritual austerity (tapas), perform delightful dance, instrumental music, and song.
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्वावसुमुखाः (viśvāvasumukhāḥ) - headed by Viśvāvasu, with Viśvāvasu as the chief
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians and dancers)
- तपसाअन्विताः (tapasāanvitāḥ) - endowed with austerity (tapas), accompanied by spiritual penance
- नृत्तवादित्रगीतं (nṛttavāditragītaṁ) - dance, instrumental music, and song (collectively)
- च (ca) - and, also
- कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they perform, they make
- सुमनोरमं (sumanoramaṁ) - very charming, delightful, pleasing
Words meanings and morphology
विश्वावसुमुखाः (viśvāvasumukhāḥ) - headed by Viśvāvasu, with Viśvāvasu as the chief
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśvāvasumukha
viśvāvasumukha - headed by Viśvāvasu, having Viśvāvasu as foremost
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśvāvasu+mukha)
- viśvāvasu – Viśvāvasu (name of a prominent Gandharva)
proper noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, chief, foremost
noun (neuter)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians and dancers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, musicians of the gods)
तपसाअन्विताः (tapasāanvitāḥ) - endowed with austerity (tapas), accompanied by spiritual penance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasānvita
tapasānvita - accompanied by austerity, endowed with penance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+anvita)
- tapas – austerity, spiritual penance, heat, religious devotion
noun (neuter) - anvita – accompanied, endowed with, connected, joined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'iṇ' with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: iṇ
नृत्तवादित्रगीतं (nṛttavāditragītaṁ) - dance, instrumental music, and song (collectively)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛttavāditragīta
nṛttavāditragīta - dance, instrumental music, and song
Compound type : dvandva (nṛtta+vāditra+gīta)
- nṛtta – dance, dancing
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
From root 'nṛt'
Root: nṛt - vāditra – instrumental music, musical instrument
noun (neuter)
Formed from root 'vad' (to speak/sound) with suffix '-itra'
Root: vad - gīta – song, singing
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
From root 'gai' (to sing)
Root: gai
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they perform, they make
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सुमनोरमं (sumanoramaṁ) - very charming, delightful, pleasing
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sumanorama
sumanorama - very charming, delightful, pleasing to the mind
Compound type : pra-ādi-samāsa (su+manorama)
- su – good, well, excellent, very
indeclinable - manorama – pleasing to the mind, charming, beautiful, lovely
adjective (masculine)