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2,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-16

आनह्य चर्मणा तेन स्थापयामास स्वे पुरे ।
यत्र ताः प्राणदन्भेर्यो दिव्यपुष्पावचूर्णिताः ॥१६॥
16. ānahya carmaṇā tena sthāpayāmāsa sve pure ,
yatra tāḥ prāṇadanbheryo divyapuṣpāvacūrṇitāḥ.
16. ānahya carmaṇā tena sthāpayāmāsa sve pure
yatra tāḥ prāṇadan bheryaḥ divyapuṣpāvacūrṇitāḥ
16. Having fitted them with that hide, he installed them in his own city. There, those drums (bherī), strewn with divine flowers, would reverberate.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आनह्य (ānahya) - Refers to covering the drums with skin. (having covered, having bound, having fastened)
  • चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - With the skin of Māṣa, used for the drums. (with the skin, by means of the hide)
  • तेन (tena) - Refers to Māṣa's skin. (with that, by that)
  • स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - Bṛhadratha installed the drums. (he caused to stand, he established, he installed)
  • स्वे (sve) - In Bṛhadratha's own city. (in his own)
  • पुरे (pure) - In Girivraja. (in the city)
  • यत्र (yatra) - Refers to the city where the drums were installed. (where, in which place)
  • ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the three drums (bherī) made by Bṛhadratha. (those)
  • प्राणदन् (prāṇadan) - The drums made a sound. (they sounded, they roared)
  • भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - The drums installed by Bṛhadratha. (drums)
  • दिव्यपुष्पावचूर्णिताः (divyapuṣpāvacūrṇitāḥ) - Describing the drums. (strewn/sprinkled with divine flowers)

Words meanings and morphology

आनह्य (ānahya) - Refers to covering the drums with skin. (having covered, having bound, having fastened)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root nah (to bind) with prefix ā (towards/around).
Prefix: ā
Root: nah (class 4)
Note: Connects actions in sequence.
चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - With the skin of Māṣa, used for the drums. (with the skin, by means of the hide)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of carman
carman - skin, hide, leather
Root: cṛt
Note: Instrument for covering.
तेन (tena) - Refers to Māṣa's skin. (with that, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, by that
Masculine/Neuter instrumental singular.
Note: Refers to the skin mentioned in the previous verse.
स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - Bṛhadratha installed the drums. (he caused to stand, he established, he installed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of sthā
Causative
Perfect, 3rd person singular, causative form.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Causative verb.
स्वे (sve) - In Bṛhadratha's own city. (in his own)
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - own, one's own
Locative singular, neuter.
Note: Adjective modifying pure.
पुरे (pure) - In Girivraja. (in the city)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress
Note: Place of installation.
यत्र (yatra) - Refers to the city where the drums were installed. (where, in which place)
(indeclinable)
Note: Relative adverb.
ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the three drums (bherī) made by Bṛhadratha. (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Feminine nominative plural.
Note: Subject of prāṇadan.
प्राणदन् (prāṇadan) - The drums made a sound. (they sounded, they roared)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of praṇad
Imperfect, 3rd person plural. From root nad with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: Describes the drums' action.
भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - The drums installed by Bṛhadratha. (drums)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bherī
bherī - drum, war-drum
Root: bhr̥
Note: Subject of prāṇadan.
दिव्यपुष्पावचूर्णिताः (divyapuṣpāvacūrṇitāḥ) - Describing the drums. (strewn/sprinkled with divine flowers)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of divyapuṣpāvacūrṇita
divyapuṣpāvacūrṇita - strewn with divine flowers
Past Passive Participle
Compound noun (divyapuṣpa) + P.P.P. (avacūrṇita).
Compound type : tatpurusha (divya+puṣpa+avacūrṇita)
  • divya – divine, heavenly, celestial
    adjective (neuter)
    From div (heaven).
    Root: div
  • puṣpa – flower, blossom
    noun (neuter)
    Root: puṣ (class 4)
  • avacūrṇita – powdered, strewn, sprinkled
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root cūrṇ (to grind/powder) with prefix ava.
    Prefix: ava
    Root: cūrṇ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with bheryaḥ.