P027

Question 1

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.28 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
सहिष्णु adj.

Answer 1

सहिष्णु adj. sahiṣṇu सहिष्णु a. [सह्-इष्णुच्] 1 Able to bear or endure, capable of enduring; रविकिरणसहिष्णु क्लेशलेशैरभिन्नम् Ś.2.4; उत्पतिष्णू सहिष्णू च चेरतुः खरदूषणौ Bk.5.1. -2 Patient, resigned, forbearing; सुकरस्तरुवत्सहिष्णुना रिपुरुन्मूलयितुं महानपि Ki.2.5.
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SEEMS TO BE THE DESIDERATIVE ADJ. FROM
√सह् i सहते ‘to endure, forbear; to be able to’

Question 2

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.28 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
परमेश्वर m.

Answer 2

ENJAMBMENT - GOES WITH ध्यायन्ती रामम् IN THE NEXT LINE: ‘meditating upon Rāma, the Supreme Lord’
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परमेश्वर m. parameśvara m. mighty or supreme lord, prince; God: -tâ, f., -tva, n. sovereignty, lordship.

Question 3

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.34 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
पवनाशन m. / adj.

Answer 3

पवनाशन m. / adj. “feeding on air”
I.E. ‘fasting, eating nothing’
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पवन m. “purifier”, wind or the god of wind, breeze, air (in fine compositi or ‘at the end of a compound’ f(ā-).)
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अशन n. eating etc. ; अशन n. food etc. (often in fine compositi or ‘at the end of a compound’ exempli gratia, ‘for example’ mūlaphalāśana mūla-phalāśana- mf(ā-)n.having roots and fruit for food etc.)

Question 4

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.37 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
कौशेय mfn.

Answer 4

कौशेय mfn. silken etc. ; कौशेय n. silk, silk cloth, silk petticoat or trousers, a woman’s lower garments of silk
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DISTINGUISH FROM कौशिक m == Viśvāmitra
AND YET कौशिक n. silk, silk cloth

Question 5

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.39 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
नीलमाणिक्यसङ्काश adj.

Answer 5

नीलमाणिक्यसङ्काश adj. == ‘resplendent with sapphires and rubies’
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नील m. the sapphire (with maṇi- )
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māṇikyam माणिक्यम् A ruby; शैले शैले न माणिक्यम् Subhāṣ. ; māṇikya n. ruby; m. N.: -maya, a. made or consisting of rubies; -½adri, m. N. of a mountain.
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संकाश m. (in fine compositi or ‘at the end of a compound’ f(ā-).) RESPLENDENT WITH ; look, appearance (often in fine compositi or ‘at the end of a compound’ = “having the appearance of”,”looking like”,”resembling”)

Question 6

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.37 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
तपोधन adj.

Answer 6

तपोधन adj. tapodhana a. whose wealth is pen ance; devout, pious; m. ascetic, devotee; N.; -nidhi, m. treasury of penance; rigorous devotee; -bhrit, a. devout, pious; m. devotee, ascetic; -maya, a. (î) consisting of penance or austerity; devoted to piety; -mûla, a. having austerity for its root; -yagña, a. sacri ficing with penance; -yukta, pp. ascetic, pious; m. ascetic, devotee; -rata, pp. delighting in penance, devout; -rati, a. id.; -vat, a. ascetic, devout; -vana, n. sacred grove (in which ascetics practise penance); -vriddha, pp. abounding in penance, rigorously ascetic, very pious.

Question 7

BĀLA KĀṆḌAM
05.33 Anuṣṭubh (Śloka)
नगोत्तम m.

Answer 7

नगोत्तम m. Supreme MOUNTAIN (नग m [NO-GO] mountain)