महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-15

तेषामाभरणान्याशु त्वरितानां विमुञ्चताम् ।
आमुञ्चतां च वर्माणि संभ्रमः सुमहानभूत् ॥१५॥

15. teṣāmābharaṇānyāśu tvaritānāṁ vimuñcatām ,
āmuñcatāṁ ca varmāṇi saṁbhramaḥ sumahānabhūt.

15. teṣām ābharaṇāni āśu tvaritānām vimuñcatām
āmuñcatām ca varmāṇi saṃbhramaḥ sumahān abhūt

15. A great commotion arose among them as they hurriedly cast off their ornaments and quickly donned their armors.

15. בשעה שמיהרו להסיר את התכשיטים שלהם ולהתלבש בשריונות, קמה מהומה גדולה מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments, jewels

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• त्वरितानाम् (tvaritānām) - of those who were hurrying, of the quick ones, of the hasty

• विमुञ्चताम् (vimuñcatām) - of those taking off, of those releasing

• आमुञ्चताम् (āmuñcatām) - of those putting on, of those binding on

• च (ca) - and, also

• वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, mail

• संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - confusion, bustle, haste, agitation

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly large

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, happened, became, arose

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, this

Note: Refers to the warriors.

आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments, jewels

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ābharaṇa

ābharaṇa - ornament, jewel

Prefix: ā

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of 'vimuñcatām'.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'vimuñcatām' and 'āmuñcatām'.

त्वरितानाम् (tvaritānām) - of those who were hurrying, of the quick ones, of the hasty

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - hurried, hastened, quick

Past Passive Participle

From root tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied warriors.

विमुञ्चताम् (vimuñcatām) - of those taking off, of those releasing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vimuñcat

vimuñcat - taking off, releasing, abandoning

Present Active Participle

From root muc (to release) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors, acting as a substantive.

आमुञ्चताम् (āmuñcatām) - of those putting on, of those binding on

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āmuñcat

āmuñcat - putting on, binding on

Present Active Participle

From root muc (to release) with prefix ā (indicating the opposite action of 'releasing' when combined with muc, i.e., 'putting on' or 'binding')

Prefix: ā

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied warriors, acting as a substantive.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vimuñcatām' and 'āmuñcatām'.

वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, mail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varman

varman - armor, mail, shield

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āmuñcatām'.

संभ्रमः (saṁbhramaḥ) - confusion, bustle, haste, agitation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - great confusion, hurry, agitation

From root bhram (to wander) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large

From prefix su + mahat

Note: Qualifies 'saṃbhramaḥ'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, happened, became, arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

Root bhū in Aorist 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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