महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-18

बभूवात्र महाघोषो महामेघरवोपमः ।
उदधेर्मथ्यमानस्य मन्दरेण सुरासुरैः ॥१८॥

18. babhūvātra mahāghoṣo mahāmegharavopamaḥ ,
udadhermathyamānasya mandareṇa surāsuraiḥ.

18. babhūva atra mahāghoṣaḥ mahāmegharavopamaḥ
udadheḥ mathyamānasya mandareṇa surāsuraiḥ

18. Here, there arose a great roar, resembling the sound of massive thunderclouds, as the ocean was being churned by Mount Mandara and by the gods and asuras.

18. אז נשמע כאן רעש אדיר, דומה לרעם של עננים גדולים, מהים שהאלים והאַסוּרוֹת בחשו בעזרת הר מַנְדַרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - there arose, there was (there was, it occurred, he/she/it became)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this context/place) (here, in this place, thereupon)

• महाघोषः (mahāghoṣaḥ) - a great roar (a great sound, a loud roar)

• महामेघरवोपमः (mahāmegharavopamaḥ) - resembling the sound of massive thunderclouds (resembling the roar of great clouds)

• उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean (of the ocean, of the sea)

• मथ्यमानस्य (mathyamānasya) - of the ocean being churned (of that being churned)

• मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) - by Mount Mandara (by Mandara (name of a mountain))

• सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by the gods and asuras (by gods and asuras)

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - there arose, there was (there was, it occurred, he/she/it became)

(verb)

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

root bhū, perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context/place) (here, in this place, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

adverb from idam (this) + -tra suffix

महाघोषः (mahāghoṣaḥ) - a great roar (a great sound, a loud roar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāghoṣa

mahāghoṣa - great sound, loud noise, roar

mahā (great) + ghoṣa (sound, roar)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghoṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root ghuṣ (to sound)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

महामेघरवोपमः (mahāmegharavopamaḥ) - resembling the sound of massive thunderclouds (resembling the roar of great clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmegharavopama

mahāmegharavopama - comparable to the sound of great clouds

mahā (great) + megha (cloud) + rava (sound) + upama (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+megha+rava+upama)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  from root mih (to sprinkle)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• rava – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root ru (to roar, cry)
  Root: ru (class 2)
• upama – resembling, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)

उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean (of the ocean, of the sea)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

ud (up) + dhā (to hold) -> udadhi (holder of waters)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uda+dhi)

• uda – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – container, receptacle, holding
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

मथ्यमानस्य (mathyamānasya) - of the ocean being churned (of that being churned)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mathyamāna

mathyamāna - being churned, being agitated

present participle

from root math (to churn), passive voice (-yamāna)

Root: math (class 1)

मन्दरेण (mandareṇa) - by Mount Mandara (by Mandara (name of a mountain))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (name of a mythical mountain used as a churning rod)

सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by the gods and asuras (by gods and asuras)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāsura

surāsura - gods and demons

sura (god) + asura (demon)

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  a- (not) + sura (god)

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