महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-15

ततः पौरजनाः सर्वे सागरोद्धूतनिःस्वनाः ।
शिशुमारपुरं प्राप्य न्यविशंस्ते च पार्थिवाः ॥१५॥

15. tataḥ paurajanāḥ sarve sāgaroddhūtaniḥsvanāḥ ,
śiśumārapuraṁ prāpya nyaviśaṁste ca pārthivāḥ.

15. tataḥ paurajanāḥ sarve sāgaroddhūtanihsvanāḥ
śiśumārapuraṃ prāpya nyaviśan te ca pārthivāḥ

15. Then, all the townspeople, making a roar like the turbulent ocean, along with the kings, reached the city of Śiśumāra and settled there.

15. ואז כל תושבי העיר, שהמולתם כרעש האוקיינוס הגועש, הגיעו לשִׁישׁוּמָארַפּוּרַה, וגם המלכים התמקמו שם.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• पौरजनाः (paurajanāḥ) - citizens, townspeople

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• सागरोद्धूतनिह्स्वनाः (sāgaroddhūtanihsvanāḥ) - having a roar like the ocean stirred up; roaring like the turbulent ocean

• शिशुमारपुरं (śiśumārapuraṁ) - to the city of Śiśumāra

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, after obtaining

• न्यविशन् (nyaviśan) - they entered, they settled

• ते (te) - they

• च (ca) - and

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पौरजनाः (paurajanāḥ) - citizens, townspeople

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paurajana

paurajana - citizen, townsman

Compound of 'paura' (citizen) and 'jana' (person).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (paura+jana)

• paura – citizen, townsman; belonging to a city
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'pura' (city).
• jana – person, man, creature, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सागरोद्धूतनिह्स्वनाः (sāgaroddhūtanihsvanāḥ) - having a roar like the ocean stirred up; roaring like the turbulent ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgaroddhūtanihsvana

sāgaroddhūtanihsvana - whose roar is caused by the agitated ocean, roaring like the stirred ocean

Bahuvrīhi compound describing someone/something with a specific type of roar.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sāgara+uddhūta+nihsvana)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• uddhūta – stirred up, agitated, tossed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from 'ud-' (up) and root 'dhū' (to shake, agitate).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• nihsvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

शिशुमारपुरं (śiśumārapuraṁ) - to the city of Śiśumāra

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiśumārapura

śiśumārapura - the city of Śiśumāra

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'śiśumāra' (a specific proper noun/creature) and 'pura' (city).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śiśumāra+pura)

• śiśumāra – porpoise, dolphin; a mythical sea-monster; name of a city
  proper noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, after obtaining

(indeclinable)

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form. The root is 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.

न्यविशन् (nyaviśan) - they entered, they settled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Prefix 'ni' (ni-) + root 'viś' (√viś). Imperfect 3rd plural.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings, rulers, princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, prince, ruler; earthly, terrestrial

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

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