महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-19

ततोऽक्षमात्रा विसृजन्धाराः शतसहस्रशः ।
अभ्यवर्षत्सहस्राक्षः पावकं खाण्डवं प्रति ॥१९॥

19. tato'kṣamātrā visṛjandhārāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ,
abhyavarṣatsahasrākṣaḥ pāvakaṁ khāṇḍavaṁ prati.

19. tataḥ akṣamātrāḥ visṛjan dhārāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
abhyavarṣat sahasrākṣaḥ pāvakam khāṇḍavam prati

19. Then, the thousand-eyed (Sahasrākṣa) Indra, pouring forth hundreds of thousands of immense rain torrents (literally: "of the measure of an axle"), heavily rained upon the Khāṇḍava fire.

19. אז בעל אלף העיניים שחרר זרמים עבים כציר הרכב, מאות אלפים מהם, והמטיר על האש בקְהָאנְדַוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अक्षमात्राः (akṣamātrāḥ) - of the measure of an axle, large (drops)

• विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing, letting go, pouring forth

• धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, torrents (of rain)

• शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds of thousands

• अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - he rained upon

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one, Indra

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire

• खाण्डवम् (khāṇḍavam) - the Khāṇḍava (forest)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, upon

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Pratyaya 'tas' added to 'tad'

अक्षमात्राः (akṣamātrāḥ) - of the measure of an axle, large (drops)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of akṣamātra

akṣamātra - of the measure of an axle, of the size of an eye, large

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi (akṣa+mātra)

• akṣa – axle, dice, eye
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, extent, merely, only
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies dhārāḥ.

विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing, letting go, pouring forth

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛj

sṛj - to create, emit, release

present active participle

Present active participle 1st class root sṛj with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

धाराः (dhārāḥ) - streams, torrents (of rain)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, torrent, shower of rain

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of visṛjan.

शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds of thousands

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas expressing distribution or manner

अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - he rained upon

(verb)

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

imperfect tense (laṅ)

Imperfect tense 3rd person singular, parasmaipada of root vṛṣ with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: 'a-' is augment for past tense.

सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - the thousand-eyed one, Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed, Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Refers to Indra.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of abhyavarṣat.

खाण्डवम् (khāṇḍavam) - the Khāṇḍava (forest)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khāṇḍava

khāṇḍava - belonging to Khaṇḍava, the Khāṇḍava forest

Note: Qualifies pāvakam.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, upon

(indeclinable)

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