महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-219, verse-8

तथा तु निघ्नतस्तस्य सर्वसत्त्वानि भारत ।
बभूव रूपमत्युग्रं सर्वभूतात्मनस्तदा ॥८॥

8. tathā tu nighnatastasya sarvasattvāni bhārata ,
babhūva rūpamatyugraṁ sarvabhūtātmanastadā.

8. tathā tu nighnataḥ tasya sarvasattvāni bhārata
babhūva rūpam atyugram sarvabhūtātmanaḥ tadā

8. O Bhārata, as he (Kṛṣṇa) was thus slaying all beings, his form, that of the Self (ātman) of all creatures, became exceedingly fierce at that time.

8. הו צאצא של בְּהַרַטַה, כשהכה כך, נעשה אז מראהו של נשמת כל היצורים נורא עד מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

• निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - of the one slaying, while slaying

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• सर्वसत्त्वानि (sarvasattvāni) - all beings, all creatures

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, came to be

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

• अत्युग्रम् (atyugram) - exceedingly fierce, very terrible

• सर्वभूतात्मनः (sarvabhūtātmanaḥ) - of the Self of all beings, of the universal Self

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - of the one slaying, while slaying

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nighnat

han - to strike, smite, slay, kill

Present Active Participle

from root han (to strike) with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सर्वसत्त्वानि (sarvasattvāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvasattva

sarvasattva - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sattva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• sattva – being, creature, existence, essence
  noun (neuter)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata (an epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty

अत्युग्रम् (atyugram) - exceedingly fierce, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyugra

atyugra - exceedingly fierce, very terrible, extremely violent

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (ati+ugra)

• ati – beyond, exceedingly, over
  indeclinable
  prefix intensifying the meaning
• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent, powerful
  adjective (masculine)

सर्वभूतात्मनः (sarvabhūtātmanaḥ) - of the Self of all beings, of the universal Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtātman

sarvabhūtātman - the Self (ātman) of all beings, universal Self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+ātman)

• sarvabhūta – all beings, all creatures
  noun (neuter)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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