महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-100, verse-12

एवं प्रक्षीयमाणाश्च मानवा मनुजेश्वर ।
आत्मत्राणपरा भीताः प्राद्रवन्त दिशो भयात् ॥१२॥

12. evaṁ prakṣīyamāṇāśca mānavā manujeśvara ,
ātmatrāṇaparā bhītāḥ prādravanta diśo bhayāt.

12. evam prakṣīyamāṇāḥ ca mānavāḥ manujeśvara
ātmatrāṇaparāḥ bhītāḥ prādravanta diśaḥ bhayāt

12. O King of Men, thus diminishing and fearful, people solely focused on self-preservation (ātmatrāṇa) fled in all directions out of fear.

12. הו אדון בני האדם, כך כשבני האדם הלכו ואבדו, הם חששו, עסקו בהגנה על עצמם, ונמלטו לכל עבר מפחד.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• प्रक्षीयमाणाः (prakṣīyamāṇāḥ) - being diminished, wasting away, decaying

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

• मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O king of men

• आत्मत्राणपराः (ātmatrāṇaparāḥ) - intent on self-preservation, focused on saving oneself

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

• प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

प्रक्षीयमाणाः (prakṣīyamāṇāḥ) - being diminished, wasting away, decaying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṣīyamāṇa

prakṣīyamāṇa - diminishing, wasting away, decaying, being destroyed

Present Middle Participle

from root kṣi (to perish, decay) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects prakṣīyamāṇāḥ and bhītāḥ.

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, pertaining to Manu, offspring of Manu

Note: Subject of prādravanta.

मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujeśvara

manujeśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+īśvara)

• manuja – human, man, offspring of Manu
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: manu
  Root: jan (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

आत्मत्राणपराः (ātmatrāṇaparāḥ) - intent on self-preservation, focused on saving oneself

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmatrāṇapara

ātmatrāṇapara - devoted to self-protection/self-preservation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+trāṇa+para)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual self
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• trāṇa – protection, defense, rescue
  noun (neuter)
  from root trā (to protect)
  Root: trā (class 2)
• para – intent on, devoted to, supreme, other
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Modifies mānavāḥ.

प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of drav

imperfect tense, third person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of motion, often implies 'in all directions' when used without specific direction.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause or source.

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