महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-42

सोऽचिरेणैव कालेन अत्यक्रामन्नराधिप ।
वनानि सरितश्चैव शैलांश्च विविधद्रुमान् ॥४२॥

42. so'cireṇaiva kālena atyakrāmannarādhipa ,
vanāni saritaścaiva śailāṁśca vividhadrumān.

42. saḥ acireṇa eva kālena atyakrāmat narādhipa
vanāni saritaḥ ca eva śailān ca vividhadrumān

42. O lord of men, he (Bhishma) swiftly crossed forests, rivers, and mountains adorned with diverse trees.

42. הו מלך, תוך זמן קצר עבר (בְּהִישְׁמַה) יערות, נהרות והרים מכוסים בעצים מסוגים רבים,

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhishma. (he, that)

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - swiftly, in a short time, without delay

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• कालेन (kālena) - Together with 'acireṇa eva', implying 'in a very short time' or 'swiftly'. (by time, in time, within a period of time)

• अत्यक्रामत् (atyakrāmat) - Bhishma crossing various geographical features during his return journey. (he crossed, he passed over, he traversed)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing an implied listener, likely Janamejaya. (O lord of men, O king)

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, rocks

• च (ca) - and

• विविधद्रुमान् (vividhadrumān) - Describes the mountains Bhishma crossed. (having various trees, full of diverse trees)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Bhishma. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - swiftly, in a short time, without delay

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of acira

acira - not long, swift, recent, fresh

formed with negation prefix 'a' + 'cira'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cira)

• a – not, un-, in-
  prefix
• cira – long, prolonged (time)
  adjective (neuter)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

कालेन (kālena) - Together with 'acireṇa eva', implying 'in a very short time' or 'swiftly'. (by time, in time, within a period of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

अत्यक्रामत् (atyakrāmat) - Bhishma crossing various geographical features during his return journey. (he crossed, he passed over, he traversed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of ati-kram

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing an implied listener, likely Janamejaya. (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विविधद्रुमान् (vividhadrumān) - Describes the mountains Bhishma crossed. (having various trees, full of diverse trees)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividhadruma

vividhadruma - having various trees, diverse-treed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vividha+druma)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold, different
  adjective (masculine)
• druma – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śailān'.

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