Shloka 6.25Unverified draft
भद्रैर्मन्द्रैर्मृगैश्चैव भद्रमन्द्रमृगैस्तथा। भद्रमन्द्रैर्भद्रमृगैर्मृगमन्द्रैश्च सा पुरी। नित्यमत्तैस्सदा पूर्णा नागैरचलसन्निभै:।।1.6.25।।
Meaning
That city was forever filled with mountain-like, perpetually rut-flowing elephants of the Bhadra, Mandra and Mriga breeds, and every crossbreed among them.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā purī | सा पुरी | that city | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| bhadra | भद्र | class of Bhadra | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| mandra | मन्द्र | class of Mandra | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| mṛga | मृग | class of mriga | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| ca eva | च एव | like that | Indeclinable/particle |
| bhadra mandra mṛga: tathā | भद्र मन्द्र मृगः तथा | a mixture of these three | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| bhadra mandrai: | भद्र मन्द्रैः | bhadra and mandra | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| bhadra mṛgai: | भद्र मृगैः | bhadra and mriga | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| mṛga mandra ca | मृग मन्द्र च | mriga and mandra, also | Indeclinable/particle |
| nitya mattai: | नित्य मत्तैः | always, vigorous | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| nāgai: | नागैः | elephants | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| acala sannibhai: | अचल सन्निभैः | mountain, like | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| sadā pūrṇā | सदा पूर्णा | always, full with | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
Reference: 1.6.25 · Bāla Kāṇḍa