महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-63, verse-26

तद्वनं बलमेघेन शरधारेण संवृतम् ।
व्यरोचन्महिषाकीर्णं राज्ञा हतमहामृगम् ॥२६॥

26. tadvanaṁ balameghena śaradhāreṇa saṁvṛtam ,
vyarocanmahiṣākīrṇaṁ rājñā hatamahāmṛgam.

26. tat vanaṃ balameghena śaradhāreṇa saṃvṛtam
vyarocat mahiṣākīrṇaṃ rājñā hatamahāmṛgam

26. That forest, enveloped by a cloud of soldiers and a shower of arrows, shone, though it was (now) filled with buffaloes and its great deer had been slain by the king.

26. היער ההוא, מכוסה בענן הצבא ובמטר חצים, האיר ומלא תאואים, אחרי שהמלך הרג בו את החיות הגדולות.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• वनं (vanaṁ) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

• बलमेघेन (balameghena) - by a cloud of soldiers (by a cloud of forces, by an army-cloud)

• शरधारेण (śaradhāreṇa) - by a shower of arrows (by a shower of arrows, by a rain of arrows)

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

• व्यरोचत् (vyarocat) - shone (it shone, it was brilliant, it appeared splendid)

• महिषाकीर्णं (mahiṣākīrṇaṁ) - filled with buffaloes (filled with buffaloes, overrun by buffaloes)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• हतमहामृगम् (hatamahāmṛgam) - its great deer had been slain (with great deer slain, where great deer were slain)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

वनं (vanaṁ) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

बलमेघेन (balameghena) - by a cloud of soldiers (by a cloud of forces, by an army-cloud)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balamegha

balamegha - cloud of forces, army-cloud

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+megha)

• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)

शरधारेण (śaradhāreṇa) - by a shower of arrows (by a shower of arrows, by a rain of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaradhāra

śaradhāra - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+dhāra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• dhāra – stream, flow, shower
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support), or dhār (to flow)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix saṃ- (sam-)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

व्यरोचत् (vyarocat) - shone (it shone, it was brilliant, it appeared splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

Imperfect Indicative

From root ruc (to shine) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

महिषाकीर्णं (mahiṣākīrṇaṁ) - filled with buffaloes (filled with buffaloes, overrun by buffaloes)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahiṣākīrṇa

mahiṣākīrṇa - filled with buffaloes, overrun by buffaloes

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahiṣa+ākīrṇa)

• mahiṣa – buffalo
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – filled, covered, strewn, scattered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to scatter, strew) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

हतमहामृगम् (hatamahāmṛgam) - its great deer had been slain (with great deer slain, where great deer were slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hatamahāmṛga

hatamahāmṛga - with great deer slain

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose great deer are slain'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+mahāmṛga)

• hata – slain, killed, struck
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• mahāmṛga – great deer, large animal
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound: 'great and deer'

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