महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-218, verse-38

तत्राद्भुतान्यदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे ।
युगान्तसमरूपाणि भूतोत्सादाय भारत ॥३८॥

38. tatrādbhutānyadṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave ,
yugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtotsādāya bhārata.

38. tatra adbhutāni adṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave
yugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtosṣādāya bhārata

38. O descendant of Bharata, in that great battle, wondrous omens appeared, resembling the destruction at the end of an age (yugānta) and portending the annihilation of all beings.

38. בקרב הגדול ההוא נראו סימנים מופלאים, דומים לסוף העידן, המבשרים השמדת היצורים, הו צאצא של בְּהָארַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अद्भुतानि (adbhutāni) - amazing, wonderful, marvelous

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, appeared

• निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens, portents, signs

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

• युगान्तसमरूपाणि (yugāntasamarūpāṇi) - resembling the destruction at the end of an age (yugānta)

• भूतोस्षादाय (bhūtosṣādāya) - for the destruction/annihilation of beings

• भारत (bhārata) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata (vocative))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतानि (adbhutāni) - amazing, wonderful, marvelous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, amazing, extraordinary

Note: Agrees with 'nimittāni'.

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

3rd person plural, imperfect tense, passive voice, from root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens, portents, signs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nimitta

nimitta - sign, omen, cause, pretext

Note: Subject of 'adṛśyanta'.

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, mighty conflict

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hava – battle, war, sacrifice, calling
  noun (masculine)

युगान्तसमरूपाणि (yugāntasamarūpāṇi) - resembling the destruction at the end of an age (yugānta)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yugāntasamarūpa

yugāntasamarūpa - resembling the destruction at the end of a yuga (age)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+anta+sama+rūpa)

• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, termination, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nimittāni'.

भूतोस्षादाय (bhūtosṣādāya) - for the destruction/annihilation of beings

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhūtosṣāda

bhūtosṣāda - destruction of beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+utṣāda)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• utṣāda – destruction, extermination, removal
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Purpose, for the destruction.

भारत (bhārata) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O descendant of Bharata (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name for Dhritarashtra, Arjuna, etc.

Patronymic from Bharata.

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

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