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2,42

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-25

अनभ्रे प्रववर्ष द्यौः पपात ज्वलिताशनिः ।
कृष्णेन निहते चैद्ये चचाल च वसुंधरा ॥२५॥
25. anabhre pravavarṣa dyauḥ papāta jvalitāśaniḥ ,
kṛṣṇena nihate caidye cacāla ca vasuṁdharā.
25. anabhre pravarvarṣa dyauḥ papāta jvalitāśaniḥ
kṛṣṇena nihate caidye cacāla ca vasundharā
25. The sky (dyauḥ) rained without clouds, and a flaming thunderbolt fell. When the Cedi king was slain by Kṛṣṇa, the earth (vasundharā) trembled.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अनभ्रे (anabhre) - in a cloudless sky (cloudless, without clouds)
  • प्रवर्वर्ष (pravarvarṣa) - the sky rained (it rained heavily, it rained forth)
  • द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (personified as raining) (sky, heaven)
  • पपात (papāta) - the thunderbolt fell (it fell, dropped)
  • ज्वलिताशनिः (jvalitāśaniḥ) - a flaming thunderbolt (burning/flaming thunderbolt)
  • कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Lord Kṛṣṇa (by Kṛṣṇa)
  • निहते (nihate) - when the Cedi king was slain (having been struck down/killed)
  • चैद्ये (caidye) - when the Cedi king (Śiśupāla) (in the Cedi (king))
  • चचाल (cacāla) - the earth trembled (it trembled, moved)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

अनभ्रे (anabhre) - in a cloudless sky (cloudless, without clouds)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of anabhra
anabhra - cloudless, without clouds
Compound type : privative (nañ-tatpuruṣa) (a+nabhra)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • nabhra – cloud
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies the implied location for 'dyauḥ pravarvarṣa'.
प्रवर्वर्ष (pravarvarṣa) - the sky rained (it rained heavily, it rained forth)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vṛṣ
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of √vṛṣ with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'dyauḥ'.
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (personified as raining) (sky, heaven)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, atmosphere
Note: Subject of 'pravarvarṣa'.
पपात (papāta) - the thunderbolt fell (it fell, dropped)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pat
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of √pat
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'jvalitāśaniḥ'.
ज्वलिताशनिः (jvalitāśaniḥ) - a flaming thunderbolt (burning/flaming thunderbolt)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalitāśani
jvalitāśani - burning thunderbolt, flaming lightning
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jvalita+aśani)
  • jvalita – flaming, burning, ignited
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √jval (to burn, shine)
    Root: jval (class 1)
  • aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'papāta'.
कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Lord Kṛṣṇa (by Kṛṣṇa)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa, dark, black
Note: Agent in the passive construction (nihate).
निहते (nihate) - when the Cedi king was slain (having been struck down/killed)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - slain, killed, struck down
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Locative absolute construction with 'caidye'.
चैद्ये (caidye) - when the Cedi king (Śiśupāla) (in the Cedi (king))
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of caidya
caidya - descendant of Cedi, king of Cedi
Patronymic from Cedi
Note: Locative absolute construction with 'nihate'.
चचाल (cacāla) - the earth trembled (it trembled, moved)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of cal
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of √cal
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'vasundharā'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the actions.
वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - earth, holder of wealth
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (vasu+dharā)
  • vasu – wealth, treasure
    noun (neuter)
  • dharā – bearing, holding, earth
    noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of 'cacāla'.