महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-120

स्तनतां च मनुष्याणामपरेषां च कूजताम् ।
ततो मुहूर्तात्प्राशाम्यत्स शब्दस्तुमुलो महान् ॥१२०॥

120. stanatāṁ ca manuṣyāṇāmapareṣāṁ ca kūjatām ,
tato muhūrtātprāśāmyatsa śabdastumulo mahān.

120. stanatām ca manuṣyāṇām apareṣām ca kūjatām tataḥ
muhūrtāt prāśāmyat saḥ śabdaḥ tumulaḥ mahān

120. ca stanatām manuṣyāṇām ca kūjatām apareṣām,
tataḥ muhūrtāt saḥ tumulaḥ mahān śabdaḥ prāśāmyat

120. Amidst the roaring of men and the cries of others, that great tumultuous sound then completely subsided within a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तनताम् (stanatām) - of roaring, groaning, thundering ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men, of human beings

• अपरेषाम् (apareṣām) - of others

• च (ca) - and, also

• कूजताम् (kūjatām) - of crying, wailing, chirping ones

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, within a moment, after a short time

• प्राशाम्यत् (prāśāmyat) - completely subsided, became calm

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, noisy, great, crowded

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

स्तनताम् (stanatām) - of roaring, groaning, thundering ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of stanat

stanat - roaring, groaning, thundering

Present Active Participle

From root stan (to roar, groan) + śatṛ suffix

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Expresses 'of those who were roaring'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of men, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

Derived from manu (man) + ṣya suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Possessive, 'of men'.

अपरेषाम् (apareṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Refers to other beings apart from men.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कूजताम् (kūjatām) - of crying, wailing, chirping ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kūjat

kūjat - crying, wailing, chirping, making noise

Present Active Participle

From root kūj (to coo, cry) + śatṛ suffix

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Expresses 'of those who were crying'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

From tad + tasil suffix

Note: Temporal adverb.

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, within a moment, after a short time

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant (duration of 48 minutes), short time

Note: Means 'after a short moment'.

प्राशाम्यत् (prāśāmyat) - completely subsided, became calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prāśam

Imperfect active indicative

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, from prefix pra + root śam (to be calm)

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sound mentioned implicitly before.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'prāśāmyat'.

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, noisy, great, crowded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, great, crowded, turbulent

Root: tum (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.