महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-19

तदालाबुं समुत्स्रष्टुं मनश्चक्रे स पार्थिवः ।
अथान्तरिक्षाच्छुश्राव वाचं गम्भीरनिस्वनाम् ॥१९॥

19. tadālābuṁ samutsraṣṭuṁ manaścakre sa pārthivaḥ ,
athāntarikṣācchuśrāva vācaṁ gambhīranisvanām.

19. tadā alābum samutsraṣṭum manaḥ cakre saḥ pārthivaḥ
atha antarikṣāt śuśrāva vācam gambhīranisvanām

19. At that time, the king resolved to abandon the gourd-shaped mass. Then, he heard a deep-sounding voice from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• अलाबुम् (alābum) - the gourd-shaped fetus (gourd, a gourd-shaped object)

• समुत्स्रष्टुम् (samutsraṣṭum) - to discard (to cast away, to abandon, to discard)

• मनः (manaḥ) - his mind, his intention (mind, intention, heart)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made (up his mind) (he did, he made, he performed)

• सः (saḥ) - the king (Sagara) (he, that)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king (Sagara) (king, ruler, earthly (one))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

• वाचम् (vācam) - a voice (voice, speech, word)

• गम्भीरनिस्वनाम् (gambhīranisvanām) - with a deep sound (having a deep sound, deep-sounding)

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

अलाबुम् (alābum) - the gourd-shaped fetus (gourd, a gourd-shaped object)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of alābu

alābu - gourd, bottle-gourd

Note: Object of 'samutsraṣṭum'.

समुत्स्रष्टुम् (samutsraṣṭum) - to discard (to cast away, to abandon, to discard)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of √sṛj with prefixes sam- and ut-

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Expresses purpose; used with 'manaḥ cakre'.

मनः (manaḥ) - his mind, his intention (mind, intention, heart)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

Note: Object of 'cakre' in the sense of 'made up one's mind'.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made (up his mind) (he did, he made, he performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - the king (Sagara) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to King Sagara.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king (Sagara) (king, ruler, earthly (one))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, sovereign, earthly, belonging to the earth

From pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Refers to King Sagara.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Source of the sound.

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of śru

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

वाचम् (vācam) - a voice (voice, speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, sound

Note: Object of 'śuśrāva'.

गम्भीरनिस्वनाम् (gambhīranisvanām) - with a deep sound (having a deep sound, deep-sounding)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gambhīranisvanā

gambhīranisvanā - having a deep sound, deep-sounding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gambhīra+nisvana)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From √svan with ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vācam'.