महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-143, verse-30

अमानुषं मानुषजं भीमवेगं महाबलम् ।
यः पिशाचानतीवान्यान्बभूवाति स मानुषान् ॥३०॥

30. amānuṣaṁ mānuṣajaṁ bhīmavegaṁ mahābalam ,
yaḥ piśācānatīvānyānbabhūvāti sa mānuṣān.

30. amānuṣam mānuṣajam bhīmavegam mahābalam yaḥ
piśācān atīva anyān babhūva ati saḥ mānuṣān

30. Though born of a human, he was superhuman, possessing dreadful speed and immense strength. He greatly surpassed other demons and even humans.

30. (בן) לא אנושי אף שנולד מאדם, רב כוח ובעל מהירות מבעיתה, אשר עלה על שאר יצורי הפִּישָׁאצ׳ַה ועל בני האדם.

Words meanings summery:

• अमानुषम् (amānuṣam) - superhuman, not human

• मानुषजम् (mānuṣajam) - born of a human

• भीमवेगम् (bhīmavegam) - of dreadful speed

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength, very powerful

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पिशाचान् (piśācān) - demons, ghouls

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• अन्यान् (anyān) - others

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

• अति (ati) - surpassing, excelling (beyond, over, excessively)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans

Words meanings and morphology

अमानुषम् (amānuṣam) - superhuman, not human

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amānuṣa

amānuṣa - superhuman, not human

Compound: a (negative prefix) + mānuṣa (human)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mānuṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mānuṣa – human, belonging to mankind
  adjective (masculine)
  From manu (man) + aṣa (suffix)

Note: Describes the implied subject of 'yaḥ'

मानुषजम् (mānuṣajam) - born of a human

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānuṣaja

mānuṣaja - born of a man, born of a human

Compound: mānuṣa (human) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa+ja)

• mānuṣa – human, belonging to mankind
  adjective (masculine)
  From manu (man) + aṣa (suffix)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Describes the implied subject of 'yaḥ'

भीमवेगम् (bhīmavegam) - of dreadful speed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmavega

bhīmavega - having dreadful speed, of terrible velocity

Compound: bhīma (dreadful) + vega (speed)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vega)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhī (to fear) + ma (suffix)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to move quickly)
  Root: vij (class 7)

Note: Describes the implied subject of 'yaḥ'

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength, very powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (masculine)
  From root bal (to live, to be strong)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject of 'yaḥ'

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

पिशाचान् (piśācān) - demons, ghouls

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of piśāca

piśāca - demon, goblin, ghoul

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Compound: ati (beyond) + īva (like)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+īva)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
  Preverb/prefix
• īva – like, as if
  indeclinable

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying the surpassing action.

अन्यान् (anyān) - others

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अति (ati) - surpassing, excelling (beyond, over, excessively)

(indeclinable)

Used as a preverb/prefix or independent indeclinable

Note: Used here with 'babhūva' (became) to indicate 'surpassed' or 'became superior to'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, mankind

From manu (man) + aṣa (suffix)

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