महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-7

तच्छैलशृङ्गप्रतिमं दानवस्य शिरो महत् ।
चक्रेणोत्कृत्तमपतच्चालयद्वसुधातलम् ॥७॥

7. tacchailaśṛṅgapratimaṁ dānavasya śiro mahat ,
cakreṇotkṛttamapataccālayadvasudhātalam.

7. tat śailaśṛṅgapratimam dānavasya śiraḥ mahat
cakreṇa utkṛttam apatat cālayat vasudhātalam

7. That enormous head of the demon, resembling a mountain peak, severed by the discus, fell and shook the surface of the earth.

7. ראשו הענק של הדָאנַוַה, דומה לפסגת הר, נכרת בדיסקוס, נפל וזעזע את פני האדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the head just mentioned) (that)

• शैलशृङ्गप्रतिमम् (śailaśṛṅgapratimam) - resembling a mountain peak

• दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of the demon

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• महत् (mahat) - enormous, huge (great, huge, large)

• चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the discus (by the discus, with the discus)

• उत्कृत्तम् (utkṛttam) - severed (cut off, severed)

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, descended)

• चालयत् (cālayat) - shaking, causing to tremble (causing to move, shaking)

• वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the head just mentioned) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Adjective for 'śiraḥ'.

शैलशृङ्गप्रतिमम् (śailaśṛṅgapratimam) - resembling a mountain peak

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śailaśṛṅgapratima

śailaśṛṅgapratima - resembling a mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śailaśṛṅga+pratima)

• śailaśṛṅga – mountain peak
  noun (neuter)
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śilā (rock).
• śṛṅga – peak, horn
  noun (neuter)
• pratima – resembling, image, likeness
  adjective (neuter)
  From prati + mā (to measure, compare).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of the demon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - son of Danu, demon

A patronymic from Danu.

Note: Possessive for 'śiraḥ'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Subject of 'apatat'.

महत् (mahat) - enormous, huge (great, huge, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

present active participle

From √mah (to be great, increase).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - by the discus (by the discus, with the discus)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - discus, wheel

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent/instrument for 'utkṛttam'.

उत्कृत्तम् (utkṛttam) - severed (cut off, severed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkṛtta

utkṛtta - cut off, torn out, severed

past passive participle

From ut + √kṛt (to cut).

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śiraḥ'.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, descended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Forms an imperfect verb. The 'a' is an augment for past tense, not a prefix.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

चालयत् (cālayat) - shaking, causing to tremble (causing to move, shaking)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cālayat

cālayat - moving, shaking, causing to tremble

present active participle (causative)

Causative of √cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Adjective/adverbial for 'śiraḥ'.

वसुधातलम् (vasudhātalam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vasudhātala

vasudhātala - earth's surface, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+tala)

• vasudhā – earth
  noun (feminine)
  Bearer of wealth.
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tala – surface, plain, bottom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the participle 'cālayat'.

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