महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-21, verse-13

तद्भीममुत्सार्य जनं युद्धमासीदुपह्वरे ।
बलिनोः संयुगे राजन्वृत्रवासवयोरिव ॥१३॥

13. tadbhīmamutsārya janaṁ yuddhamāsīdupahvare ,
balinoḥ saṁyuge rājanvṛtravāsavayoriva.

13. tat bhīmam utsārya janam yuddham āsīt upahvare
balinoḥ saṃyuge rājan vṛtravāsavayoḥ iva

13. O King, having driven away that terrified crowd, the battle ensued in close quarters, just like the combat between the powerful Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra).

13. לאחר שהרחיקו את הקהל, התנהל הקרב במקום מבודד, הו מלך, בין שני החזקים, כמו הקרב בין וְרְטְרַה לוָאסַוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the crowd) (that, then, therefore)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

• उत्सार्य (utsārya) - having driven away, having removed, having dispelled

• जनम् (janam) - people, crowd, man, creature

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, occurred

• उपह्वरे (upahvare) - in close quarters (in a secluded place, in a secret spot, in close proximity)

• बलिनोः (balinoḥ) - of the two strong ones, of the two powerful ones

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in conjunction

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• वृत्रवासवयोः (vṛtravāsavayoḥ) - of Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the crowd) (that, then, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, then, therefore, thereby

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrifying, dreadful, formidable, terrible

From root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'janam'

उत्सार्य (utsārya) - having driven away, having removed, having dispelled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from √sṛ (to move) with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛ (class 1)

जनम् (janam) - people, crowd, man, creature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - people, crowd, man, creature, person

Root: jan (class 4)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, combat, war

Past Passive Participle used as a noun

From root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, occurred

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

उपह्वरे (upahvare) - in close quarters (in a secluded place, in a secret spot, in close proximity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upahvara

upahvara - secluded place, hidden spot, close proximity

बलिनोः (balinoḥ) - of the two strong ones, of the two powerful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

From 'bala' (strength) with suffix -in

Note: Refers to Vṛtra and Vāsava

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat, in conjunction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict, conjunction

Action noun from √yuj (to join) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वृत्रवासवयोः (vṛtravāsavayoḥ) - of Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛtravāsava

vṛtravāsava - Vṛtra and Vāsava

Compound type : dvandva (vṛtra+vāsava)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of an Asura/demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāsava – Vāsava (a name of Indra, son of Vasu)
  proper noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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