महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-202, verse-23

हाहाभूता भयार्ता च निवृत्तविपणापणा ।
निवृत्तदेवकार्या च पुण्योद्वाहविवर्जिता ॥२३॥

23. hāhābhūtā bhayārtā ca nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇā ,
nivṛttadevakāryā ca puṇyodvāhavivarjitā.

23. hāhābhūtā bhayārtā ca nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇā
nivṛttadevakāryā ca puṇyodvāhavivarjitā

23. The earth was filled with cries of distress, afflicted by fear, with markets and shops ceased, divine rituals were no longer performed, and it was devoid of auspicious marriages.

Words meanings summery:

• हाहाभूता (hāhābhūtā) - the earth, which had become filled with cries of distress (filled with cries of distress, lamentable)

• भयार्ता (bhayārtā) - the earth, afflicted by fear (afflicted by fear, terrified)

• च (ca) - and

• निवृत्तविपणापणा (nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇā) - the earth, for which markets and shops had ceased (one for whom markets and shops have ceased)

• निवृत्तदेवकार्या (nivṛttadevakāryā) - the earth, for which divine rituals had ceased (one for whom divine rituals have ceased)

• च (ca) - and

• पुण्योद्वाहविवर्जिता (puṇyodvāhavivarjitā) - the earth, devoid of auspicious marriages (devoid of auspicious marriages)

Words meanings and morphology

हाहाभूता (hāhābhūtā) - the earth, which had become filled with cries of distress (filled with cries of distress, lamentable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hāhābhūta

hāhābhūta - become filled with cries of 'hā hā' (distress)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāhā+bhūta)

• hāhā – an exclamation of distress, sorrow, or wonder
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, happened, past
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā' (earth) implied from previous verse

भयार्ता (bhayārtā) - the earth, afflicted by fear (afflicted by fear, terrified)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayārta

bhayārta - afflicted (ārta) by fear (bhaya)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+ārta)

• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root ṛ 'to go' or 'to suffer'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā' (earth) implied from previous verse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निवृत्तविपणापणा (nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇā) - the earth, for which markets and shops had ceased (one for whom markets and shops have ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇa

nivṛttavipaṇāpaṇa - that from which markets (vipaṇa) and shops (āpaṇa) have ceased (nivṛtta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+vipaṇa+āpaṇa)

• nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, abandoned, turned back
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛt with upasarga ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vipaṇa – market, shop, place of sale
  noun (masculine)
• āpaṇa – market, shop, stall
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā' (earth) implied from previous verse

निवृत्तदेवकार्या (nivṛttadevakāryā) - the earth, for which divine rituals had ceased (one for whom divine rituals have ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛttadevakārya

nivṛttadevakārya - that on which divine activities (devakārya) have ceased (nivṛtta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+devakārya)

• nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, abandoned, turned back
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛt with upasarga ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• devakārya – divine work, religious ceremony, ritual for gods
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā' (earth) implied from previous verse

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुण्योद्वाहविवर्जिता (puṇyodvāhavivarjitā) - the earth, devoid of auspicious marriages (devoid of auspicious marriages)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇyodvāhavivarjita

puṇyodvāhavivarjita - devoid (vivarjita) of auspicious (puṇya) marriages (udvāha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+udvāha+vivarjita)

• puṇya – auspicious, meritorious, sacred, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• udvāha – marriage, wedding, carrying away
  noun (masculine)
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded, relinquished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛj with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'vasudhā' (earth) implied from previous verse