महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-90

ततोऽन्तरिक्षेऽप्सरसो देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा ।
अभ्यवर्षन्त कुसुमैर्भीष्मोऽयमिति चाब्रुवन् ॥९०॥

90. tato'ntarikṣe'psaraso devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā ,
abhyavarṣanta kusumairbhīṣmo'yamiti cābruvan.

90. tataḥ antarikṣe apsarasaḥ devāḥ sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ tathā
abhyavarṣanta kusumaiḥ bhīṣmaḥ ayam iti ca abruvan

90. Then, in the sky, apsaras, gods, and groups of sages showered flowers and exclaimed, "This is Bhishma!"

90. אז בשמיים הנימפות השמימיות, האלים וקבוצות החוזים הרעיפו פרחים, ואמרו שזהו אכן בְּהִישְׁמַה (המפחיד).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space)

• अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsaras (celestial nymphs)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - along with groups of sages (with groups of sages, along with hosts of seers)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, in that manner)

• अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - showered (flowers) (they showered, rained upon)

• कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the name given to Devavrata after his terrible vow) (Bhishma, terrible, formidable)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person, referring to Devavrata/Bhishma) (this (masculine))

• इति (iti) - introducing direct speech (thus, so, in this way)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, sky

अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsaras (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, water-nymph

Note: Subject of 'abhyavarṣanta' and 'abruvan'.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Note: Subject of 'abhyavarṣanta' and 'abruvan'.

स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - along with groups of sages (with groups of sages, along with hosts of seers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa

sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa - together with groups of sages

Bahuvrihi compound: 'who have groups of sages with them' or Adverbial compound with 'sa' meaning 'with'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'devāḥ' or is an additional subject in parallel.

तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - showered (flowers) (they showered, rained upon)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-vṛṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: 'abhi' here intensifies or directs the action 'upon'.

कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

Note: Indicates the means by which they showered.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the name given to Devavrata after his terrible vow) (Bhishma, terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of Devavrata, son of Shantanu

From root bhī (to fear), derived with suffix -ṣma.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative.

अयम् (ayam) - this (person, referring to Devavrata/Bhishma) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject nominative.

इति (iti) - introducing direct speech (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

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