महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-8, verse-48

महता सिंहनादेन द्रावयन्तः पृथग्जनम् ।
अभिपेतुर्धनार्थं ते कालपर्यायचोदिताः ॥४८॥

48. mahatā siṁhanādena drāvayantaḥ pṛthagjanam ,
abhipeturdhanārthaṁ te kālaparyāyacoditāḥ.

48. mahatā siṃhanādena drāvayantaḥ pṛthagjanam
abhipetuḥ dhanārtham te kālaparyāyacoditāḥ

48. te kālaparyāyacoditāḥ mahatā siṃhanādena
pṛthagjanam drāvayantaḥ dhanārtham abhipetuḥ

48. Scattering the common people with a mighty lion's roar, they rushed forth for wealth, impelled by the course of time.

Words meanings summery:

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a mighty

• सिंहनादेन (siṁhanādena) - by a lion's roar, with a mighty roar

• द्रावयन्तः (drāvayantaḥ) - causing to flee, scattering

• पृथग्जनम् (pṛthagjanam) - the common people, various people

• अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they rushed at, attacked

• धनार्थम् (dhanārtham) - for the sake of wealth, for money

• ते (te) - they

• कालपर्यायचोदिताः (kālaparyāyacoditāḥ) - impelled by the course of time

Words meanings and morphology

महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

सिंहनादेन (siṁhanādena) - by a lion's roar, with a mighty roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar, a loud roar or shout

Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  from root nad (to roar, sound)
  Root: nad (class 1)

द्रावयन्तः (drāvayantaḥ) - causing to flee, scattering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of drāvayat

drāvayat - causing to run, putting to flight, scattering

present active participle (causative)

causative stem of root dru (to run)

Root: dru (class 1)

पृथग्जनम् (pṛthagjanam) - the common people, various people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pṛthagjana

pṛthagjana - common people, different people, various people

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthak+jana)

• pṛthak – separate, distinct, various, common
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people, creature, individual
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they rushed at, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of abhipat

perfect

root pat (to fall, fly) with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

धनार्थम् (dhanārtham) - for the sake of wealth, for money

(indeclinable)

accusative singular of dhanārtha used adverbially, or an indeclinable compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+artha)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
  from root dhā (to place, hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, object, aim, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)
  from root ṛ (to go)
  Root: ṛ

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

कालपर्यायचोदिताः (kālaparyāyacoditāḥ) - impelled by the course of time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālaparyāyacodita

kālaparyāyacodita - urged or impelled by the vicissitudes or course of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+paryāya+codita)

• kāla – time, period, proper season
  noun (masculine)
  from root kal (to count, compute)
  Root: kal (class 1)
• paryāya – turn, course, succession, change, vicissitude
  noun (masculine)
  from pari-i (to go around)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• codita – impelled, urged, directed, prompted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root cud (to impel, urge), or its causative
  Root: cud (class 1)