महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-43

शशाप तत्र भीमस्तु राजमध्ये महास्वनः ।
क्रोधाद्विस्फुरमाणोष्ठो विनिष्पिष्य करे करम् ॥४३॥

43. śaśāpa tatra bhīmastu rājamadhye mahāsvanaḥ ,
krodhādvisphuramāṇoṣṭho viniṣpiṣya kare karam.

43. śaśāpa tatra bhīmaḥ tu rājamadhye mahāsvanaḥ
krodhāt visphuramāṇoṣṭhaḥ viniṣpiṣya kare karam

43. Then Bhīma, with a loud roar (mahāsvana), swore amidst the kings, his lips trembling with anger, as he pressed his hand against his other hand.

43. ואז בְּהִימַה, בקול אדיר, נשבע בקללה באמצע המלכים, כששפתיו רועדות מכעס והוא מועך יד אחת בשנייה.

Words meanings summery:

• शशाप (śaśāpa) - swore (an oath) (cursed, swore)

• तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (proper noun))

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing Bhīma's action (but, indeed, yet)

• राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - amidst the kings (amidst the kings, in the assembly of kings)

• महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - with a loud roar (loud-voiced, with a great sound/roar)

• क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - with anger (from anger, due to anger)

• विस्फुरमाणोष्ठः (visphuramāṇoṣṭhaḥ) - his lips trembling (having trembling lips, with quivering lips)

• विनिष्पिष्य (viniṣpiṣya) - as he pressed (having crushed, having pressed strongly)

• करे (kare) - (in one) hand (in the hand)

• करम् (karam) - his other hand (hand)

Words meanings and morphology

शशाप (śaśāpa) - swore (an oath) (cursed, swore)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śap

Perfect

Third person singular, active voice. Root śap (class 1, 4)

Root: śap (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - then (there, then)

(indeclinable)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), formidable, terrible

Root: bhī (class 3)

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing Bhīma's action (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/Particle

राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - amidst the kings (amidst the kings, in the assembly of kings)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājamadhya

rājamadhya - assembly of kings, in the midst of kings

Compound of rājan (king) and madhya (middle, midst)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+madhya)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - with a loud roar (loud-voiced, with a great sound/roar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - loud-voiced, making a great sound/roar, having a loud voice

Compound of mahā (great) and svana (sound, voice). Qualifies Bhīma.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, voice, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhīma.

क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - with anger (from anger, due to anger)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, fury

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Expresses cause or source.

विस्फुरमाणोष्ठः (visphuramāṇoṣṭhaḥ) - his lips trembling (having trembling lips, with quivering lips)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visphuramāṇoṣṭha

visphuramāṇoṣṭha - having trembling lips, with quivering lips

Bahuvrīhi compound: visphuramāṇa (trembling, quivering) + oṣṭha (lip). 'He whose lips are trembling'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (visphuramāṇa+oṣṭha)

• visphuramāṇa – trembling, quivering, throbbing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Derived from root sphur (to throb, tremble) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• oṣṭha – lip
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhīma.

विनिष्पिष्य (viniṣpiṣya) - as he pressed (having crushed, having pressed strongly)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefixes vi- + ni- + root piṣ (to crush, grind) + suffix -ya

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: piṣ (class 7)

करे (kare) - (in one) hand (in the hand)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tribute

Note: 'in hand' implies one hand against another.

करम् (karam) - his other hand (hand)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray, tribute

Note: Object of 'viniṣpiṣya'.

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