महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-48, verse-12

वसामेदोवहाः कुल्या नागानां संप्रवर्तिताः ।
ववौ गन्धश्च तुमुलो दह्यतामनिशं तदा ॥१२॥

12. vasāmedovahāḥ kulyā nāgānāṁ saṁpravartitāḥ ,
vavau gandhaśca tumulo dahyatāmaniśaṁ tadā.

12. vasāmedovahāḥ kulyāḥ nāgānām saṃpravartitāḥ
vavau gandhaḥ ca tumulaḥ dahyatām aniśam tadā

12. Then, channels carrying the fat and marrow of the serpents were made to flow, and a tremendous stench arose constantly from them as they were being burned.

Words meanings summery:

• वसामेदोवहाः (vasāmedovahāḥ) - carrying the fat and marrow (carrying fat and marrow)

• कुल्याः (kulyāḥ) - channels (troughs) (channels, rivulets)

• नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the serpents (of serpents, of elephants)

• संप्रवर्तिताः (saṁpravartitāḥ) - were set flowing (made to flow, set in motion)

• ववौ (vavau) - arose (blew, arose)

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - stench (smell, odor, stench)

• च (ca) - and

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tremendous (tremendous, tumultuous, noisy)

• दह्यताम् (dahyatām) - of them being burned (of those being burned)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, incessantly)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

वसामेदोवहाः (vasāmedovahāḥ) - carrying the fat and marrow (carrying fat and marrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vasāmedovaha

vasāmedovaha - carrying fat and marrow

Compound of 'vasā' (fat), 'medas' (marrow), and 'vaha' (carrying).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasā+medas+vaha)

• vasā – fat, grease, marrow
  noun (feminine)
• medas – marrow, fat, fleshy part
  noun (neuter)
• vaha – carrying, conveying, bearing
  adjective
  agent noun/derivative adjective
  From root vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kulyāḥ.

कुल्याः (kulyāḥ) - channels (troughs) (channels, rivulets)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kulyā

kulyā - channel, rivulet, ditch, artificial watercourse

Note: Subject of saṃpravartitāḥ.

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the serpents (of serpents, of elephants)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant

Note: Possessive, linked to 'vasāmedovahāḥ'.

संप्रवर्तिताः (saṁpravartitāḥ) - were set flowing (made to flow, set in motion)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃpravartita

saṁpravartita - caused to flow, set in motion, initiated

past passive participle

From root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefixes sam + pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kulyāḥ. Acts as a predicate adjective.

ववौ (vavau) - arose (blew, arose)

(verb)

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

Root: vā (class 2)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - stench (smell, odor, stench)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, stench, perfume

Note: Subject of vavau.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tremendous (tremendous, tumultuous, noisy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, great, tremendous, terrible

Note: Agrees with gandhaḥ.

दह्यताम् (dahyatām) - of them being burned (of those being burned)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dahyat

dahyat - burning, being burned

present passive participle

From root dah (to burn) in passive voice.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural, referring to the serpents (implied from nāgānām).

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, incessantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dahyatām'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)