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12,49

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-49, verse-16

अथ सत्यवती गर्भं क्षत्रियान्तकरं तदा ।
धारयामास दीप्तेन वपुषा घोरदर्शनम् ॥१६॥
16. atha satyavatī garbhaṁ kṣatriyāntakaraṁ tadā ,
dhārayāmāsa dīptena vapuṣā ghoradarśanam.
16. atha satyavatī garbham kṣatriya-anta-karam tadā
| dhārayāmāsa dīptena vapuṣā ghora-darśanam
16. atha tadā satyavatī kṣatriyāntakaram
ghoradarśanam dīptena vapuṣā garbham dhārayāmāsa
16. Then Satyavatī conceived a fetus, destined to be a destroyer of Kṣatriyas, dreadful in appearance, and possessing a radiant body.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
  • सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (name of a queen)
  • गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb
  • क्षत्रिय-अन्त-करम् (kṣatriya-anta-karam) - destined to be a destroyer of Kṣatriyas (referring to the lineage, e.g., Paraśurāma) (destroyer of Kṣatriyas, ending Kṣatriyas)
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - she conceived/bore (the fetus) (she bore, she sustained)
  • दीप्तेन (dīptena) - with radiant, shining
  • वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by body, with a body
  • घोर-दर्शनम् (ghora-darśanam) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
(indeclinable)
सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavatī (name of a queen)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of satyavatī
satyavatī - Satyavatī (a proper noun, meaning 'truthful')
गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha
garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, inside
क्षत्रिय-अन्त-करम् (kṣatriya-anta-karam) - destined to be a destroyer of Kṣatriyas (referring to the lineage, e.g., Paraśurāma) (destroyer of Kṣatriyas, ending Kṣatriyas)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyāntakara
kṣatriyāntakara - destroyer of Kṣatriyas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+anta+kara)
  • kṣatriya – warrior caste, belonging to the warrior class
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, destruction, limit
    noun (masculine)
  • kara – maker, doer, causing, producing
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix '-a'.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
धारयामास (dhārayāmāsa) - she conceived/bore (the fetus) (she bore, she sustained)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dhāray
Causative of dhṛ
Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear) with causative suffix '-aya'.
Root: dhṛ (class 10)
दीप्तेन (dīptena) - with radiant, shining
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of dīpta
dīpta - radiant, shining, illuminated
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dīp' (to shine).
Root: dīp (class 4)
वपुषा (vapuṣā) - by body, with a body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, beauty
घोर-दर्शनम् (ghora-darśanam) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ghoradarśana
ghoradarśana - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)
  • ghora – terrible, dreadful, awful, fierce
    adjective (masculine)
  • darśana – sight, appearance, vision
    noun (neuter)
    Action noun
    From root 'dṛś' (to see).
    Root: dṛś (class 1)