महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-19, verse-8
घोरं जलचरारावरौद्रं भैरवनिस्वनम् ।
गम्भीरावर्तकलिलं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥८॥
गम्भीरावर्तकलिलं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥८॥
8. ghoraṁ jalacarārāvaraudraṁ bhairavanisvanam ,
gambhīrāvartakalilaṁ sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram.
gambhīrāvartakalilaṁ sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram.
8.
ghoram jalacarārāvaraudram bhairavanisvanam
gambhīrāvārtakalilam sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaram
gambhīrāvārtakalilam sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaram
8.
It was dreadful, made fierce by the roars of aquatic creatures, with a terrifying sound, murky with deep whirlpools, and terrifying to all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, formidable (dreadful, terrible)
- जलचरारावरौद्रम् (jalacarārāvaraudram) - made dreadful by the cries of water-dwelling beings (made fierce by the roars of aquatic creatures)
- भैरवनिस्वनम् (bhairavanisvanam) - with a terrifying roar (having a dreadful sound, with terrible noise)
- गम्भीरावार्तकलिलम् (gambhīrāvārtakalilam) - turbulent with deep whirlpools (murky/filled with deep whirlpools)
- सर्वभूतभयंकरम् (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram) - causing terror to all creatures (terrifying to all beings)
Words meanings and morphology
घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, formidable (dreadful, terrible)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora
ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun, likely 'ocean' (ratnākaram) from a later verse.
जलचरारावरौद्रम् (jalacarārāvaraudram) - made dreadful by the cries of water-dwelling beings (made fierce by the roars of aquatic creatures)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jalacarārāvaraudra
jalacarārāvaraudra - made terrible/fierce by the cries/roars of water-animals
Compound type : tatpurusha (jalacara+ārāva+raudra)
- jalacara – aquatic animal, water-dweller
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from jala + car (to move)
Root: car (class 1) - ārāva – roar, cry, sound
noun (masculine)
action noun
from ā + ru (to sound, roar)
Prefix: ā
Root: ru (class 2) - raudra – fierce, terrible, dreadful
adjective (masculine)
from rudra (noun) + a (suffix)
Note: Compound: 'jalacara-ārāva' (genitive tatpuruṣa) + 'raudra' (bahuvrīhi 'that by which it is made fierce').
भैरवनिस्वनम् (bhairavanisvanam) - with a terrifying roar (having a dreadful sound, with terrible noise)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairavanisvana
bhairavanisvana - having a terrible sound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhairava+nisvana)
- bhairava – dreadful, terrible, formidable
adjective (masculine)
from bhīru + a (suffix) - nisvana – sound, noise, roar
noun (masculine)
action noun
from ni + svan (to sound)
Prefix: ni
Root: svan (class 1)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound: 'that which has dreadful sound'.
गम्भीरावार्तकलिलम् (gambhīrāvārtakalilam) - turbulent with deep whirlpools (murky/filled with deep whirlpools)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gambhīrāvārtakalila
gambhīrāvārtakalila - full of deep whirlpools
Compound type : tatpurusha (gambhīra+āvarta+kalila)
- gambhīra – deep, profound
adjective (masculine) - āvarta – whirlpool, eddy
noun (masculine)
action noun
from ā + vṛt (to turn)
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1) - kalila – full of, mixed with, dense, confused, turbulent
adjective (masculine)
Note: Compound: 'gambhīra' (deep) + 'āvarta' (whirlpool) + 'kalila' (turbulent/filled with).
सर्वभूतभयंकरम् (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram) - causing terror to all creatures (terrifying to all beings)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtabhayaṃkara
sarvabhūtabhayaṁkara - causing fear to all beings
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvabhūta+bhayaṃkara)
- sarvabhūta – all beings, all creatures
noun (neuter) - bhayaṃkara – terrifying, dreadful
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
from bhaya (fear) + kara (maker)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Compound: 'sarvabhūta' (all beings) + 'bhayaṃkara' (causing fear).