महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-10, chapter-10, verse-5
छिद्यमानस्य महतो वनस्येव परश्वधैः ।
शुश्रुवे सुमहाञ्शब्दो बलस्य तव भारत ॥५॥
शुश्रुवे सुमहाञ्शब्दो बलस्य तव भारत ॥५॥
5. chidyamānasya mahato vanasyeva paraśvadhaiḥ ,
śuśruve sumahāñśabdo balasya tava bhārata.
śuśruve sumahāñśabdo balasya tava bhārata.
5.
chidyamānasya mahataḥ vanasya iva paraśvadhaiḥ
śuśruve sumahān śabdaḥ balasya tava bhārata
śuśruve sumahān śabdaḥ balasya tava bhārata
5.
bhārata,
tava balasya sumahān śabdaḥ,
paraśvadhaiḥ chidyamānasya mahataḥ vanasya iva,
śuśruve.
tava balasya sumahān śabdaḥ,
paraśvadhaiḥ chidyamānasya mahataḥ vanasya iva,
śuśruve.
5.
O Bhārata, a very great sound was heard from your army, just like that of a vast forest being cut down by axes.
Words meanings summery:
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- छिद्यमानस्य (chidyamānasya) - of a forest being cut down (of that which is being cut, of the one being cut down)
- महतः (mahataḥ) - of a great forest (of the great, of the vast)
- वनस्य (vanasya) - of a forest, of a wood
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - by axes, with battle-axes
- शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard
- सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty, huge
- शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word
- बलस्य (balasya) - of your army (of the army, of the strength)
- तव (tava) - your (singular)
- भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)
Words meanings and morphology
छिद्यमानस्य (chidyamānasya) - of a forest being cut down (of that which is being cut, of the one being cut down)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of chidyamāna
chidyamāna - being cut, being divided, being destroyed
Present Passive Participle
From root √chid (to cut, cleave) in passive voice, Present tense.
Root: chid (class 7)
महतः (mahataḥ) - of a great forest (of the great, of the vast)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
Note: Agrees with vanasya.
वनस्य (vanasya) - of a forest, of a wood
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket
Root: van (class 1)
Note: Genitive of comparison.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - by axes, with battle-axes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of paraśvadha
paraśvadha - axe, battle-axe
Prefix: para
Root: vadha
Note: Agent of cutting (implied by the participle chidyamānasya).
शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śuśruve
Perfect Middle
From root √śru (to hear), Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Intransitive verb.
सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty, huge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, mighty, enormous
su- (prefix for 'very' or 'good') + mahat (great).
Compound type : pra-compound (su+mahat)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
adjective (neuter)
Note: Agrees with śabdaḥ.
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, voice, word
From root √śabd (to sound).
Root: śabd (class 10)
Note: Subject of śuśruve.
बलस्य (balasya) - of your army (of the army, of the strength)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army, military
Root: bal (class 1)
Note: Possessive, qualifying śabdaḥ.
तव (tava) - your (singular)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular)
Note: Possessive, qualifying balasya.
भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - a descendant of Bharata; an Indian; a proper name (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra in this context)
Root: bhṛ (class 1)