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
«La forme de ces demeures est éclatante comme les étoiles, ornée de multiples colonnes. Elles sont blanches et lumineuses comme le disque de la lune, et portent des guirlandes en treillis garnies de petites clochettes.»
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
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