महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-9, verse-34
हनुरेका जगतीस्था तथैका दिवं गता महतो दानवस्य ।
सहस्रं दन्तानां शतयोजनानां सुतीक्ष्णानां घोररूपं बभूव ॥३४॥
सहस्रं दन्तानां शतयोजनानां सुतीक्ष्णानां घोररूपं बभूव ॥३४॥
34. hanurekā jagatīsthā tathaikā; divaṁ gatā mahato dānavasya ,
sahasraṁ dantānāṁ śatayojanānāṁ; sutīkṣṇānāṁ ghorarūpaṁ babhūva.
sahasraṁ dantānāṁ śatayojanānāṁ; sutīkṣṇānāṁ ghorarūpaṁ babhūva.
34.
hanuḥ ekā jagatīsthā tathā ekā
divam gatā mahataḥ dānavasya
sahasram dantānām śatayojanānām
sutīkṣṇānām ghorarūpam babhūva
divam gatā mahataḥ dānavasya
sahasram dantānām śatayojanānām
sutīkṣṇānām ghorarūpam babhūva
34.
mahataḥ dānavasya ekā hanuḥ
jagatīsthā tathā ekā divam gatā
sahasram dantānām śatayojanānām
sutīkṣṇānām ghorarūpam babhūva
jagatīsthā tathā ekā divam gatā
sahasram dantānām śatayojanānām
sutīkṣṇānām ghorarūpam babhūva
34.
One jaw of that mighty demon (dānava) was situated on the earth, and the other had reached the sky. A thousand teeth, each a hundred yojanas long and exceedingly sharp, became a dreadful sight.
Words meanings summery:
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- हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (jaw, chin)
- एका (ekā) - one (one, a certain)
- जगतीस्था (jagatīsthā) - situated on the earth
- तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, similarly)
- एका (ekā) - the other (jaw) (one, another)
- दिवम् (divam) - to the sky (to the sky, to heaven)
- गता (gatā) - had reached (gone, reached)
- महतः (mahataḥ) - of that mighty (of the great, mighty)
- दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of that demon (dānava) (of the demon, of the son of Danu)
- सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
- दन्तानाम् (dantānām) - of teeth
- शतयोजनानाम् (śatayojanānām) - each a hundred yojanas long (of a hundred yojanas)
- सुतीक्ष्णानाम् (sutīkṣṇānām) - and exceedingly sharp (of very sharp)
- घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - a dreadful sight (predicative) (of dreadful form, dreadful-looking)
- बभूव (babhūva) - became (a dreadful sight) (it was, it became)
Words meanings and morphology
हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (jaw, chin)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hanu
hanu - jaw, chin
Note: Subject of implied verb 'was'.
एका (ekā) - one (one, a certain)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single, a certain
Note: Modifies hanuḥ.
जगतीस्था (jagatīsthā) - situated on the earth
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatīstha
jagatīstha - situated on the earth
Compound: jagatī (earth) + stha (standing, situated)
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (jagatī+stha)
- jagatī – earth, world
noun (feminine) - stha – standing, situated, being in
participle (masculine)
agent noun/derivative
From root sthā (to stand) + ka suffix
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for hanuḥ.
तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, similarly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एका (ekā) - the other (jaw) (one, another)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single, another
Note: Refers to the other hanuḥ.
दिवम् (divam) - to the sky (to the sky, to heaven)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of div
div - sky, heaven, day
Note: Directional accusative, object of gatā.
गता (gatā) - had reached (gone, reached)
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, arrived
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go) + kta suffix (past passive participle)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for ekā (hanuḥ).
महतः (mahataḥ) - of that mighty (of the great, mighty)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, mighty, large, eminent
Note: Modifies dānavasya.
दानवस्य (dānavasya) - of that demon (dānava) (of the demon, of the son of Danu)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dānava
dānava - a demon, a son of Danu
Patronymic from Danu
Note: Possessive, refers to Mada.
सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand
Note: Subject of babhūva, or part of the predicate. Often used as an adjective (a thousand of something).
दन्तानाम् (dantānām) - of teeth
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of danta
danta - tooth, tusk
Note: Partitive genitive with sahasram (a thousand of teeth).
शतयोजनानाम् (śatayojanānām) - each a hundred yojanas long (of a hundred yojanas)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śatayojana
śatayojana - a hundred yojanas (long)
Compound: śata (hundred) + yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+yojana)
- śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-15 km), a stage, a league
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Modifies dantānām.
सुतीक्ष्णानाम् (sutīkṣṇānām) - and exceedingly sharp (of very sharp)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sutīkṣṇa
sutīkṣṇa - very sharp, exceedingly keen, highly pungent
Compound: su (very, good) + tīkṣṇa (sharp)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tīkṣṇa)
- su – good, well, very
prefix - tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
adjective
Note: Modifies dantānām.
घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - a dreadful sight (predicative) (of dreadful form, dreadful-looking)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa
ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, dreadful-looking
Compound: ghora (dreadful) + rūpa (form)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)
- ghora – terrible, dreadful, awful
adjective - rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicative nominative to sahasram (referring to the combined appearance of the thousand teeth).
बभूव (babhūva) - became (a dreadful sight) (it was, it became)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect active
Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada, from root bhū (class 1)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Its subject is implicitly 'sahasram dantānām'.