महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-62, verse-11

स चाद्भुतमहावीर्यो वज्रसंहननो युवा ।
उद्यम्य मन्दरं दोर्भ्यां हरेत्सवनकाननम् ॥११॥

11. sa cādbhutamahāvīryo vajrasaṁhanano yuvā ,
udyamya mandaraṁ dorbhyāṁ haretsavanakānanam.

11. saḥ ca adbhutamahāvīryaḥ vajrasaṃhananaḥ yuvā
udyamya mandaram dorbhyām haret savanakānanam

11. And he, a young man of amazing great valor and an adamantine body, could lift Mount Mandara with both arms and carry it away, along with its forests and groves.

11. והוא, גבר צעיר בעל עוצמה מופלאה וגוף חזק כברק, היה מסוגל להרים את הר מַנְדַרַה בשתי זרועותיו ולעקור אותו על יערותיו.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अद्भुतमहावीर्यः (adbhutamahāvīryaḥ) - of amazing great valor (of wonderful great prowess)

• वज्रसंहननः (vajrasaṁhananaḥ) - having an adamantine body (having adamantine structure, with a body like vajra)

• युवा (yuvā) - a young man (young man, youthful)

• उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted (having lifted, raising, exerting)

• मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mount Mandara (Mount Mandara (name of a mountain))

• दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with both arms (with two arms, by arms)

• हरेत् (haret) - he could carry away (he would carry, he should carry, he would take away)

• सवनकाननम् (savanakānanam) - along with its forests and groves (with its forests and groves)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतमहावीर्यः (adbhutamahāvīryaḥ) - of amazing great valor (of wonderful great prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adbhutamahāvīrya

adbhutamahāvīrya - of wonderful great prowess/valor

Tatpuruṣa compound, nominative singular masculine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adbhuta+mahāvīrya)

• adbhuta – wonderful, astonishing, marvellous
  adjective (neuter)
• mahāvīrya – great valor, mighty prowess, very potent
  common noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound (mahā + vīrya)

वज्रसंहननः (vajrasaṁhananaḥ) - having an adamantine body (having adamantine structure, with a body like vajra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrasaṃhanana

vajrasaṁhanana - having an adamantine structure, body like vajra, firm-bodied

Tatpuruṣa compound, nominative singular masculine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+saṃhanana)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond, adamantine
  common noun (masculine)
• saṃhanana – structure, compactness, body, crushing, striking together
  common noun (neuter)
  From root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

युवा (yuvā) - a young man (young man, youthful)

(common noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful, young man, youth

Nominative singular masculine of 'yuvan'

उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted (having lifted, raising, exerting)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive from root 'yam' (to restrain, hold) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mount Mandara (Mount Mandara (name of a mountain))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain), soft, slow, dull

Accusative singular of 'mandara'

दोर्भ्याम् (dorbhyām) - with both arms (with two arms, by arms)

(common noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of dor

dor - arm, hand, side

Instrumental dual of 'doh' or 'dor' (arm)

हरेत् (haret) - he could carry away (he would carry, he should carry, he would take away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hṛ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

Root 'hṛ' (to carry, take), vidhiliṅ (optative), parasmaipada

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सवनकाननम् (savanakānanam) - along with its forests and groves (with its forests and groves)

(common noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of savanakānana

savanakānana - a forest with groves, a grove and forest

Dvanda compound or Tatpuruṣa, accusative singular neuter

Compound type : dvandva (savana+kānana)

• savana – grove, forest, sacrificial rite, pressing out (soma)
  common noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  common noun (neuter)

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