महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-33

गिरिं कोलाहलं तं तु पदा वसुरताडयत् ।
निश्चक्राम नदी तेन प्रहारविवरेण सा ॥३३॥

33. giriṁ kolāhalaṁ taṁ tu padā vasuratāḍayat ,
niścakrāma nadī tena prahāravivareṇa sā.

33. girim kolāhalam tam tu padā vasuḥ atāḍayat
niścakrāma nadī tena prahāravivareṇa sā

33. But Vasu (King Uparicara) struck that mountain Kolāhala with his foot. Through the opening made by that blow, the river then flowed forth.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिम् (girim) - The mountain Kolāhala. (mountain)

• कोलाहलम् (kolāhalam) - Kolāhala (proper name of a mountain)

• तम् (tam) - Refers to the aforementioned mountain. (that)

• तु (tu) - Introduces a contrasting or sequential action. (but, indeed, yet)

• पदा (padā) - with the foot

• वसुः (vasuḥ) - King Uparicara, referred to by his title/name Vasu. (Vasu (a deity or proper name))

• अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, hit

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - The river flowed out from the mountain. (came forth, flowed out, emerged)

• नदी (nadī) - The river Śuktimatī. (river)

• तेन (tena) - Through that opening. (through that, by that)

• प्रहारविवरेण (prahāravivareṇa) - The fissure created in the mountain by Vasu's foot. (by the opening from the blow, through the opening caused by the strike)

• सा (sā) - Refers to the river (nadī). (she, that)

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिम् (girim) - The mountain Kolāhala. (mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Object of 'atāḍayat'.

कोलाहलम् (kolāhalam) - Kolāhala (proper name of a mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kolāhala

kolāhala - name of a mountain; also means 'din, uproar'

Note: Qualifies 'girim'.

तम् (tam) - Refers to the aforementioned mountain. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Qualifies 'girim'.

तु (tu) - Introduces a contrasting or sequential action. (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

पदा (padā) - with the foot

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Instrument of striking.

वसुः (vasuḥ) - King Uparicara, referred to by his title/name Vasu. (Vasu (a deity or proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - excellent, good; wealth; a deity of the Vasu class; a proper name

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'atāḍayat'.

अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, hit

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of the root 'taḍ' (to strike).

Root: taḍ (class 1)

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - The river flowed out from the mountain. (came forth, flowed out, emerged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of niṣkram

Root 'kram' (to step, go) with prefix 'nis' (out). Perfect tense.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

नदी (nadī) - The river Śuktimatī. (river)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Subject of 'niścakrāma'.

तेन (tena) - Through that opening. (through that, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with 'prahāravivareṇa'.

प्रहारविवरेण (prahāravivareṇa) - The fissure created in the mountain by Vasu's foot. (by the opening from the blow, through the opening caused by the strike)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prahāravivara

prahāravivara - opening made by a blow, fissure from a strike

Compound of 'prahāra' (blow, strike) and 'vivara' (opening, hole).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prahāra+vivara)

• prahāra – blow, strike, attack
  noun (masculine)
  action_noun
  Derived from the root 'hṛ' (to seize, carry) with the prefix 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• vivara – opening, hole, fissure, cavity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from the root 'vṛ' (to cover) with the prefix 'vi' (indicating separation, open).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means or path of the river's flow.

सा (sā) - Refers to the river (nadī). (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with 'nadī'.