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11,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-4

सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकारैरतिघोरैर्महाशनैः ।
समन्तात्संपरिक्षिप्तं मृत्योरपि भयप्रदम् ॥४॥
4. siṁhavyāghragajākārairatighorairmahāśanaiḥ ,
samantātsaṁparikṣiptaṁ mṛtyorapi bhayapradam.
4. siṃhavyāghragajākāraiḥ atighoraiḥ mahāśanaiḥ
samantāt samparikṣiptam mṛtyoḥ api bhayapradam
4. siṃhavyāghragajākāraiḥ atighoraiḥ mahāśanaiḥ
samantāt samparikṣiptam mṛtyoḥ api bhayapradam
4. It was completely surrounded on all sides by extremely dreadful creatures, resembling lions, tigers, and elephants, with enormous jaws, inspiring fear even in Death itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकारैः (siṁhavyāghragajākāraiḥ) - by those having the forms of lions, tigers, and elephants
  • अतिघोरैः (atighoraiḥ) - by the extremely dreadful ones
  • महाशनैः (mahāśanaiḥ) - by those with great jaws/eaters
  • समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around
  • सम्परिक्षिप्तम् (samparikṣiptam) - completely surrounded, encompassed
  • मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death, from death
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • भयप्रदम् (bhayapradam) - fear-giving, terrifying, dreadful

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहव्याघ्रगजाकारैः (siṁhavyāghragajākāraiḥ) - by those having the forms of lions, tigers, and elephants
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhavyāghragajākāra
siṁhavyāghragajākāra - having the form/shape of lions, tigers, and elephants
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+vyāghra+gaja+ākāra)
  • siṃha – lion
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
  • gaja – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • ākāra – form, shape, appearance
    noun (masculine)
    From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix ā
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
अतिघोरैः (atighoraiḥ) - by the extremely dreadful ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of atighora
atighora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+ghora)
  • ati – very, excessively, beyond
    indeclinable
  • ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
    adjective (masculine)
महाशनैः (mahāśanaiḥ) - by those with great jaws/eaters
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāśana
mahāśana - great-eating, voracious; having a great mouth/jaw
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+aśana)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (masculine)
  • aśana – eating, food, mouth, jaw
    noun (masculine)
    From root aś (to eat)
    Root: aś (class 9)
समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around
(indeclinable)
सम्परिक्षिप्तम् (samparikṣiptam) - completely surrounded, encompassed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samparikṣipta
samparikṣipta - completely surrounded, thrown together, encompassed
Past Passive Participle
From root kṣip (to throw, cast) with prefixes sam and pari.
Prefixes: sam+pari
Root: kṣip (class 6)
Note: Agrees with the implied 'vanam' (forest).
मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death, from death
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, the god of death (Yama)
Note: Can also be ablative, but genitive 'of death' fits 'fear-giving to death'.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
भयप्रदम् (bhayapradam) - fear-giving, terrifying, dreadful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayaprada
bhayaprada - giving fear, causing terror, dreadful
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+prada)
  • bhaya – fear, dread, terror
    noun (neuter)
  • prada – giving, granting, bestowing, causing
    adjective (neuter)
    From root dā (to give) with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with the implied 'vanam'.