महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-18

एवं सुतुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने भयावहे ।
नरनारायणौ देवौ समाजग्मतुराहवम् ॥१८॥

18. evaṁ sutumule yuddhe vartamāne bhayāvahe ,
naranārāyaṇau devau samājagmaturāhavam.

18. evam sutumule yuddhe vartamāne bhayāvahe
nara-nārāyaṇau devau samājagmatuḥ āhavam

18. While such a tremendously fierce and terrifying battle was going on, the two divine beings, Nara and Narayana, arrived at the combat.

18. וכך, בעוד הקרב הסוער והמפחיד נמשך, האלים נַרַה ונָארָאיַנַה הגיעו אל שדה הקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in such a way, thus (thus, in this manner)

• सुतुमुले (sutumule) - in a very tumultuous (battle) (very fierce, greatly tumultuous)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while it was ongoing (being, existing, occurring)

• भयावहे (bhayāvahe) - terrifying (battle) (terrifying, dreadful)

• नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - the divine sages Nara and Narayana (Nara and Narayana)

• देवौ (devau) - the two divine beings (two gods, divine beings)

• समाजग्मतुः (samājagmatuḥ) - they both arrived (they both arrived, they both came together)

• आहवम् (āhavam) - at the combat (battle, combat, challenge)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in such a way, thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

सुतुमुले (sutumule) - in a very tumultuous (battle) (very fierce, greatly tumultuous)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very turbulent, extremely fierce, exceedingly tumultuous

Compound: su (very) + tumula (tumultuous)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tumula)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• tumula – tumultuous, noisy, fierce, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: tumul

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

action noun / past passive participle

from yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while it was ongoing (being, existing, occurring)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, occurring

present middle participle

from vṛt (to turn, exist) + śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, qualifying yuddhe

भयावहे (bhayāvahe) - terrifying (battle) (terrifying, dreadful)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - causing fear, dreadful, terrible

Compound: bhaya (fear) + āvaha (bringing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/verbal adjective
  from ā-vah (to bring, convey)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

नर-नारायणौ (nara-nārāyaṇau) - the divine sages Nara and Narayana (Nara and Narayana)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nara-nārāyaṇa

nara-nārāyaṇa - Nara and Narayana (a pair of ancient sages, incarnations of Vishnu)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human, a sage named Nara
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• nārāyaṇa – Narayana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna), son of Nara
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of samājagmatuḥ

देवौ (devau) - the two divine beings (two gods, divine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

Note: Apposition to nara-nārāyaṇau

समाजग्मतुः (samājagmatuḥ) - they both arrived (they both arrived, they both came together)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

perfect

from sam-ā-gam (to come together, arrive)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

आहवम् (āhavam) - at the combat (battle, combat, challenge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, challenge, summons

action noun

from ā-hve (to call, challenge)

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Directional accusative

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