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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-10, verse-5

छिद्यमानस्य महतो वनस्येव परश्वधैः ।
शुश्रुवे सुमहाञ्शब्दो बलस्य तव भारत ॥५॥
5. chidyamānasya mahato vanasyeva paraśvadhaiḥ ,
śuśruve sumahāñśabdo balasya tava bhārata.
5. chidyamānasya mahataḥ vanasya iva paraśvadhaiḥ
śuśruve sumahān śabdaḥ balasya tava bhārata
5. bhārata,
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:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • 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)