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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-8

घोरं जलचरारावरौद्रं भैरवनिस्वनम् ।
गम्भीरावर्तकलिलं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥८॥
8. ghoraṁ jalacarārāvaraudraṁ bhairavanisvanam ,
gambhīrāvartakalilaṁ sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram.
8. ghoram jalacarārāvaraudram bhairavanisvanam
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).