Shloka 46
Pānīya-dāna and Anna-dāna: The Primacy of Life-Sustaining Gifts (पानीयदान-प्रशंसा / अन्नदान-प्रशंसा)
Devanagari script
तारासंस्थानि रूपाणि नानास्तम्भान्वितानि च । चन्द्रमण्डलशुभ्राणि किंकिणीजालवन्ति च
Translation
“Those dwellings are star-bright in form, adorned with many kinds of pillars. They gleam white like the circle of the moon, and are hung with lattices of little bells.”
Word by Word
तारासंस्थानिhaving a star-like form/arrangement
तारासंस्थानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतारा-संस्थान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
रूपाणिforms, shapes
रूपाणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeAdjective
Rootनाना
Formtrue
स्तम्भwith pillars
स्तम्भ:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अन्वितानिendowed with, furnished with
अन्वितानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्वित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formtrue
चन्द्रमण्डलof the moon-disc
चन्द्रमण्डल:
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र-मण्डल
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
शुभ्राणिbright, white, shining
शुभ्राणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
किंकिणीof small bells
किंकिणी:
TypeNoun
Rootकिंकिणी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
जालwith a net/mesh (i.e., a network)
जाल:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजाल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वन्तिpossessing, having
वन्ति:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formtrue
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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