महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-16, chapter-3, verse-15
नदन्तं पाञ्चजन्यं च वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशने ।
समन्तात्प्रत्यवाश्यन्त रासभा दारुणस्वराः ॥१५॥
समन्तात्प्रत्यवाश्यन्त रासभा दारुणस्वराः ॥१५॥
15. nadantaṁ pāñcajanyaṁ ca vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane ,
samantātpratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ.
samantātpratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ.
15.
nadantam pāñcajanyam ca vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane
samantāt pratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ
samantāt pratyavāśyanta rāsabhā dāruṇasvarāḥ
15.
In the settlements of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, as the Pāñcajanya conch roared, dreadful-voiced donkeys brayed back from all sides.
Words meanings summery:
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- नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring (sound of the conch) (roaring; sounding; making noise)
- पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa's conch) (Pāñcajanya (name of Kṛṣṇa's conch); born from the five classes of beings)
- च (ca) - and (and; also)
- वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशने (vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane) - in the settlements of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
- समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides (from all sides; all around)
- प्रत्यवाश्यन्त (pratyavāśyanta) - (donkeys) brayed in response (they brayed in response; they cried out in return)
- रासभा (rāsabhā) - donkeys
- दारुणस्वराः (dāruṇasvarāḥ) - with dreadful voices (with dreadful voices; having fierce sounds)
Words meanings and morphology
नदन्तम् (nadantam) - roaring (sound of the conch) (roaring; sounding; making noise)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nadat
nadat - roaring; sounding
Present Active Participle
Derived from root nad (to roar, sound) with suffix -śatṛ.
Root: nad (class 1)
पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Pāñcajanya (Kṛṣṇa's conch) (Pāñcajanya (name of Kṛṣṇa's conch); born from the five classes of beings)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcajanya
pāñcajanya - Pāñcajanya (name of Kṛṣṇa's conch); relating to the five classes of beings
Derived from pañcajana (five classes of men) or pañcajana (a demon from whom the conch was obtained).
Note: Object of implied verb (e.g., 'hearing').
च (ca) - and (and; also)
(indeclinable)
वृष्ण्यन्धकनिवेशने (vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśane) - in the settlements of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśana
vṛṣṇyandhakaniveśana - settlement of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+andhaka+niveśana)
- vṛṣṇi – name of a Yadava clan
proper noun (masculine) - andhaka – name of a Yadava clan
proper noun (masculine) - niveśana – settlement; dwelling; abode
noun (neuter)
Note: Locative indicating location.
समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides (from all sides; all around)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -tāt, indicating 'from'.
प्रत्यवाश्यन्त (pratyavāśyanta) - (donkeys) brayed in response (they brayed in response; they cried out in return)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyavaś
From root vaś (to cry, sound) with upasargas prati- and ava-. Augmented imperfect.
Prefixes: prati+ava
Root: vaś (class 2)
Note: Subject is 'rāsabhāḥ'.
रासभा (rāsabhā) - donkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rāsabha
rāsabha - donkey; ass
Note: Subject of 'pratyavāśyanta'.
दारुणस्वराः (dāruṇasvarāḥ) - with dreadful voices (with dreadful voices; having fierce sounds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dāruṇasvara
dāruṇasvara - having a dreadful voice; with harsh sound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dāruṇa+svara)
- dāruṇa – dreadful; terrible; harsh; cruel
adjective (neuter) - svara – sound; voice; tone
noun (masculine)