महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-21

ततोऽभ्यगच्छन्सहिताः समुद्रं भीमनिस्वनम् ।
नृत्यन्तमिव चोर्मीभिर्वल्गन्तमिव वायुना ॥२१॥

21. tato'bhyagacchansahitāḥ samudraṁ bhīmanisvanam ,
nṛtyantamiva cormībhirvalgantamiva vāyunā.

21. tatas abhyagacchan sahitāḥ samudram bhīmanisvanam
nṛtyantam iva ca urmībhiḥ valgantam iva vāyunā

21. Then, assembled together, they approached the ocean, which had a dreadful roar, seeming to dance with its waves and to leap about due to the wind.

21. ואז התקרבו כולם יחד אל האוקיינוס שקולו מפחיד, אוקיינוס שנדמה כרוקד בגליו, כמדלג ברוח,

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

• अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - they approached, they went towards

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, assembled, accompanied

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - to the ocean, the sea

• भीमनिस्वनम् (bhīmanisvanam) - having a dreadful roar, terrible-sounding

• नृत्यन्तम् (nṛtyantam) - dancing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• च (ca) - and, also

• उर्मीभिः (urmībhiḥ) - by the waves

• वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping, prancing, bounding

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - they approached, they went towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past (laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect

3rd person plural, imperfect, active voice, root gam with prefix abhi- and augment 'a-'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, assembled, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa- (with) + root dhā (to place) + kta suffix, where the root becomes 'hi' due to grammatical rules

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject (the followers from the previous verse).

समुद्रम् (samudram) - to the ocean, the sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud (class 7)

भीमनिस्वनम् (bhīmanisvanam) - having a dreadful roar, terrible-sounding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmanisvana

bhīmanisvana - having a dreadful sound, roaring terribly

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhīma (terrible) + nisvana (sound/roar), meaning 'that which has a terrible sound'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+nisvana)

• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix nis- + root svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

नृत्यन्तम् (nṛtyantam) - dancing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing, performing a dance

Present Active Participle

From root nṛt (to dance) + śatṛ suffix

Root: nṛt (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

उर्मीभिः (urmībhiḥ) - by the waves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of urmi

urmi - wave, surge

वल्गन्तम् (valgantam) - leaping, prancing, bounding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of valgat

valgat - leaping, prancing, bounding

Present Active Participle

From root valg (to leap, prance) + śatṛ suffix

Root: valg (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vāyu (the wind god)

Root: vā (class 2)

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