Shloka 8
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
Devanagari script
रम्यान् पद्मोत्यलधरान् सर्वर्तुकुसुमांस्तथा । विमानप्रतिमांश्वापि प्रासादान् शैलसंनिभान्
Translation
Allí resplandecían estanques deleitosos, colmados de lotos y de utpalas. En otros parajes se veían palacios altísimos, semejantes a montañas, edificados con la forma de vimānas. Y en aquel lugar florecían las flores de todas las estaciones.
Word by Word
रम्यान्beautiful, delightful
रम्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरम्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पद्मwith lotuses
पद्म:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपद्म
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उत्पलwith water-lilies
उत्पल:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
धरान्lakes/ponds (lit. holders [of water])
धरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वall
सर्व:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ऋतुof seasons
ऋतु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कुसुमान्flowers
कुसुमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुसुम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तथाand also/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
विमानlike a celestial car (vimāna)
विमान:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रतिमान्resembling, comparable to
प्रतिमान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्रासादान्palaces, mansions
प्रासादान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रासाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
शैलlike a mountain
शैल:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
संनिभान्resembling, similar to
संनिभान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनिभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
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Meter (Chandas)
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