Shloka 24
कैलास-मन्दाकिनी-स्वच्छोदा-लौहित्य-सरयू-उद्गमवर्णनम्
Kailāsa and the Origins of Mandākinī, Svacchodā, Lauhitya, and Sarayū
Devanagari script
गौरं नाम गिरिश्रेष्ठं हरितालमयं प्रति / हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः
Transliteration
gauraṃ nāma giriśreṣṭhaṃ haritālamayaṃ prati / hiraṇyaśṛṅgaḥ sumahān divyo maṇimayo giriḥ
Translation
‘گور’ نام کا وہ برتر پہاڑ ہریتَال کے رنگ سے رنگین تھا؛ سنہری شِکھر والا، نہایت عظیم، دیویہ اور جواہرمَی گِری تھا۔
Word by Word
gauramwhite, fair
gauram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootgaura (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
nāmaby name; called
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय); nipāta/particle indicating naming (नाम-प्रयोग)
giri-śreṣṭhamthe best of mountains
giri-śreṣṭham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgiri (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘giriṣu śreṣṭhaḥ’; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
haritāla-mayammade of orpiment (yellow mineral)
haritāla-mayam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootharitāla (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘haritālena mayaḥ’; Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa
pratitowards; in relation to
prati:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprati (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; upasarga/preposition-like indeclinable (उपसर्गसदृश) governing accusative; sense: ‘towards/with respect to’
hiraṇya-śṛṅgaḥgolden-peaked; having golden horns/peaks
hiraṇya-śṛṅgaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roothiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘hiraṇyam iva śṛṅgam’; Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa
su-mahānvery great
su-mahān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa; intensifier su- (सु-)
divyaḥdivine
divyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa
maṇi-mayaḥmade of gems
maṇi-mayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa ‘maṇibhiḥ mayaḥ/maṇimayaḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa
giriḥmountain
giriḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgiri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣya