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2,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-27

तान्दृष्ट्वा द्विरदप्रख्याञ्शालस्कन्धानिवोद्गतान् ।
व्यूढोरस्कान्मागधानां विस्मयः समजायत ॥२७॥
27. tāndṛṣṭvā dviradaprakhyāñśālaskandhānivodgatān ,
vyūḍhoraskānmāgadhānāṁ vismayaḥ samajāyata.
27. tān dṛṣṭvā dviradaprākhyān śālaskandhān iva
udgatān vyūḍhoraskān māgadhānām vismayaḥ samajāyata
27. Having seen them — elephant-like, with broad shoulders like the massive trunks of śāla trees, and prominently built chests — astonishment arose among the people of Magadha.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तान् (tān) - referring to the heroes (Krishna, Bhima, Arjuna) (them, those)
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing
  • द्विरदप्राख्यान् (dviradaprākhyān) - elephant-like, renowned as elephants
  • शालस्कन्धान् (śālaskandhān) - with shoulders like śāla tree trunks
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • उद्गतान् (udgatān) - risen, grown, prominent
  • व्यूढोरस्कान् (vyūḍhoraskān) - broad-chested, having a broad chest
  • मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the people of Magadha, of the Magadhas
  • विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder, surprise
  • समजायत (samajāyata) - arose, came into being, occurred

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - referring to the heroes (Krishna, Bhima, Arjuna) (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root dṛś (to see), with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
द्विरदप्राख्यान् (dviradaprākhyān) - elephant-like, renowned as elephants
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dviradaprākhya
dviradaprākhya - elephant-like, renowned as elephants
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvirada+prākhya)
  • dvirada – elephant (lit. 'two-tusked')
    noun (masculine)
  • prākhya – renowned, celebrated, famous
    adjective (masculine)
    From root khyā (to be known) with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: khyā (class 2)
शालस्कन्धान् (śālaskandhān) - with shoulders like śāla tree trunks
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śālaskandha
śālaskandha - having shoulders like śāla tree trunks
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śāla+skandha)
  • śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta)
    noun (masculine)
  • skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree), branch
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
उद्गतान् (udgatān) - risen, grown, prominent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of udgata
udgata - risen, come forth, grown, prominent, high
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go) with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: gam (class 1)
व्यूढोरस्कान् (vyūḍhoraskān) - broad-chested, having a broad chest
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyūḍhoraska
vyūḍhoraska - broad-chested
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyūḍha+uras)
  • vyūḍha – broad, expanded, arranged, distributed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root ūh (to push, expand) with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ūh (class 1)
  • uras – chest, breast
    noun (neuter)
मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the people of Magadha, of the Magadhas
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of māgadha
māgadha - inhabitant of Magadha, relating to Magadha
Derived from Magadha (a kingdom)
विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder, surprise
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vismaya
vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise, amazement
From root smi (to smile, wonder) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: smi (class 1)
समजायत (samajāyata) - arose, came into being, occurred
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-jan
Imperfect tense, 3rd singular
From root jan, ātmanepada
Prefix: sam
Root: jan (class 4)