महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-33, verse-21
अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागाः समिद्धं जातवेदसम् ।
वर्षैर्निर्वापयिष्यामो मेघा भूत्वा सविद्युतः ॥२१॥
वर्षैर्निर्वापयिष्यामो मेघा भूत्वा सविद्युतः ॥२१॥
21. apare tvabruvannāgāḥ samiddhaṁ jātavedasam ,
varṣairnirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ.
varṣairnirvāpayiṣyāmo meghā bhūtvā savidyutaḥ.
21.
apare tu abruvan nāgāḥ samiddham jātavedasam
varṣaiḥ nirvāpayiṣyāmaḥ meghāḥ bhūtvā sa-vidyutaḥ
varṣaiḥ nirvāpayiṣyāmaḥ meghāḥ bhūtvā sa-vidyutaḥ
21.
But others, the Nāgas, said: "We will become clouds, complete with lightning, and extinguish the blazing fire with rains."
Words meanings summery:
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- अपरे (apare) - other (Nāgas) (others, other ones)
- तु (tu) - but, however (but, however, on the other hand)
- अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they said, they spoke)
- नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the Nāgas (serpents, Nāgas (mythical serpent-beings))
- समिद्धम् (samiddham) - the blazing (fire) (blazing, ignited, inflamed)
- जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - the fire (fire, Agni)
- वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - with rains (with rains, by means of rains)
- निर्वापयिष्यामः (nirvāpayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will extinguish (we will extinguish, we will cool down)
- मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (having become, having been)
- स-विद्युतः (sa-vidyutaḥ) - complete with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)
Words meanings and morphology
अपरे (apare) - other (Nāgas) (others, other ones)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, western
तु (tu) - but, however (but, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they said, they spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
Note: Augment 'a' for imperfect
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the Nāgas (serpents, Nāgas (mythical serpent-beings))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake, Nāga (mythical serpent-being), elephant
समिद्धम् (samiddham) - the blazing (fire) (blazing, ignited, inflamed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of samiddha
samiddha - blazing, ignited, inflamed, prosperous
past passive participle
From √idh (to kindle) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: idh (class 7)
जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - the fire (fire, Agni)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jātavedas
jātavedas - fire, Agni, fire-god (lit. 'having knowledge of all born beings')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jāta+vedas)
- jāta – born, produced, existing
adjective
past passive participle
From √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4) - vedas – knowledge, wealth, property
noun (neuter)
From √vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - with rains (with rains, by means of rains)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - rain, a year, a shower
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
निर्वापयिष्यामः (nirvāpayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will extinguish (we will extinguish, we will cool down)
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of nirvā
causative verb base
Causative of √vā (to blow) with prefix nir
Prefixes: nir+vā
Root: vā (class 2)
मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of megha
megha - cloud, rain-cloud
From √mih (to sprinkle, urinate)
Root: mih (class 1)
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become (having become, having been)
(indeclinable)
Root: bhū (class 1)
स-विद्युतः (sa-vidyutaḥ) - complete with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of savidyut
savidyut - accompanied by lightning, with lightning
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - vidyut – lightning, flash of lightning
noun (feminine)
From √dyut (to shine)
Root: dyut (class 1)