महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-27

भौमं च बिलमद्यैव करवाम सुसंवृतम् ।
गूढोच्छ्वसान्न नस्तत्र हुताशः संप्रधक्ष्यति ॥२७॥

27. bhaumaṁ ca bilamadyaiva karavāma susaṁvṛtam ,
gūḍhocchvasānna nastatra hutāśaḥ saṁpradhakṣyati.

27. bhaumam ca bilam adya eva karavāma susaṃvṛtam
gūḍhocchvasāt na naḥ tatra hutāśaḥ sampradhakṣyati

27. And today itself, let us construct a well-concealed underground burrow. With a hidden vent for air, the fire will not be able to burn us completely there.

27. ועוד היום נחפור מחילה בקרקע, סגורה היטב, עם פתח אוורור נסתר, וכך האש לא תשרוף אותנו שם.

Words meanings summery:

• भौमम् (bhaumam) - earthly, underground

• च (ca) - and

• बिलम् (bilam) - a hole, burrow, cavern

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• करवाम (karavāma) - we shall make, let us make

• सुसंवृतम् (susaṁvṛtam) - well-covered, well-concealed

• गूढोच्छ्वसात् (gūḍhocchvasāt) - from a hidden vent, with a concealed air passage

• न (na) - not

• नः (naḥ) - us

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• हुताशः (hutāśaḥ) - fire, Agni

• सम्प्रधक्ष्यति (sampradhakṣyati) - will burn completely

Words meanings and morphology

भौमम् (bhaumam) - earthly, underground

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhauma

bhauma - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, underground

Derived from bhūmi (earth).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बिलम् (bilam) - a hole, burrow, cavern

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - hole, cavity, burrow, cavern

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

करवाम (karavāma) - we shall make, let us make

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुसंवृतम् (susaṁvṛtam) - well-covered, well-concealed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of susaṃvṛta

susaṁvṛta - well-covered, well-concealed, well-protected

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃvṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, contained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'bilam'.

गूढोच्छ्वसात् (gūḍhocchvasāt) - from a hidden vent, with a concealed air passage

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gūḍhocchvāsa

gūḍhocchvāsa - hidden breath, concealed air passage/ventilation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gūḍha+ucchvāsa)

• gūḍha – hidden, concealed, secret
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: guh (class 1)
• ucchvāsa – breath, exhalation, vent, breathing
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: śvas (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

हुताशः (hutāśaḥ) - fire, Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśa

hutāśa - fire, Agni (lit. "eater of oblations")

Compound type : upapada (huta+aśa)

• huta – offered, sacrificed, poured (as oblation)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśa – eater, part, portion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

सम्प्रधक्ष्यति (sampradhakṣyati) - will burn completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dah

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dah (class 1)

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