महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-33, verse-8

अस्मानन्तकरान्घोरान्पाण्डवान्वृष्णिसंहितान् ।
आक्रोशन्त्यः कृशा दीना निपतन्त्यश्च भूतले ॥८॥

8. asmānantakarānghorānpāṇḍavānvṛṣṇisaṁhitān ,
ākrośantyaḥ kṛśā dīnā nipatantyaśca bhūtale.

8. asmān antakarān ghorān pāṇḍavān vṛṣṇi-saṃhitān
ākrośantyataḥ kṛśā dīnā nipatantyaḥ ca bhūtale

8. asmān antakarān ghorān pāṇḍavān vṛṣṇi-saṃhitān
ākrośantyastaḥ kṛśā dīnā nipatantyaḥ ca bhūtale

8. Crying out against us, lean and miserable, falling to the ground, and lamenting the terrifying Pandavas, who are joined by the Vrishnis and bring about death,

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• अन्तकरान् (antakarān) - bringing to an end, causing death, destroyers

• घोरान् (ghorān) - terrifying, dreadful, fearsome

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas

• वृष्णि-संहितान् (vṛṣṇi-saṁhitān) - joined with the Vrishnis, accompanied by the Vrishnis

• आक्रोशन्त्यतः (ākrośantyataḥ) - crying out against, lamenting, cursing

• कृशा (kṛśā) - lean, emaciated, thin

• दीना (dīnā) - miserable, wretched, distressed

• निपतन्त्यः (nipatantyaḥ) - falling down

• च (ca) - and

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अन्तकरान् (antakarān) - bringing to an end, causing death, destroyers

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of antakara

antakara - bringing to an end, causing death, destroyer

anta + kara

Compound type : upapada (anta+kara)

• anta – end, death
  noun (masculine)
• kara – making, doing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

घोरान् (ghorān) - terrifying, dreadful, fearsome

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrifying, dreadful, fierce

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the sons of Pandu, the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, Pandava

वृष्णि-संहितान् (vṛṣṇi-saṁhitān) - joined with the Vrishnis, accompanied by the Vrishnis

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi-saṃhita

vṛṣṇi-saṁhita - joined with the Vrishnis

Past Passive Participle

vṛṣṇi + saṃhita

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛṣṇi+saṃhita)

• vṛṣṇi – Vrishni (name of a tribe or clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, united, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  sam + dhā
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

आक्रोशन्त्यतः (ākrośantyataḥ) - crying out against, lamenting, cursing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākrośant

ākrośant - crying out, calling out, reviling

Present Active Participle

ā + kruś

Prefix: ā

Root: kruś (class 1)

कृशा (kṛśā) - lean, emaciated, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛśa

kṛśa - lean, thin, slender

दीना (dīnā) - miserable, wretched, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dīna

dīna - miserable, wretched, poor

निपतन्त्यः (nipatantyaḥ) - falling down

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nipatant

nipatant - falling down, alighting

Present Active Participle

ni + pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - surface of the earth, ground

bhū + tala

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, floor
  noun (neuter)

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