महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-124, verse-20
तस्यास्यमभवद्घोरं तीक्ष्णाग्रदशनं महत् ।
हनुरेका स्थिता तस्य भूमावेका दिवं गता ॥२०॥
हनुरेका स्थिता तस्य भूमावेका दिवं गता ॥२०॥
20. tasyāsyamabhavadghoraṁ tīkṣṇāgradaśanaṁ mahat ,
hanurekā sthitā tasya bhūmāvekā divaṁ gatā.
hanurekā sthitā tasya bhūmāvekā divaṁ gatā.
20.
tasya āsyam abhavat ghoram tīkṣṇāgradanśanam
mahat hanuḥ ekā sthitā tasya bhūmau ekā divam gatā
mahat hanuḥ ekā sthitā tasya bhūmau ekā divam gatā
20.
His mouth became terrifying, immense, and had sharp, pointed teeth. One of his jaws rested on the ground, while the other extended up to the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Mada) (his, its, of that)
- आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth (mouth, face)
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was, arose)
- घोरम् (ghoram) - terrifying (dreadful, terrifying)
- तीक्ष्णाग्रदन्शनम् (tīkṣṇāgradanśanam) - having sharp, pointed teeth (having sharp-pointed teeth)
- महत् (mahat) - immense (huge, great, large)
- हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (jaw, chin)
- एका (ekā) - one (jaw) (one, single)
- स्थिता (sthitā) - rested, situated (stood, situated, remained)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Mada) (his, its, of that)
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)
- एका (ekā) - one (jaw) (one, single)
- दिवम् (divam) - to the sky (to the sky, heaven)
- गता (gatā) - extended, reached (gone, reached, moved)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Mada) (his, its, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth (mouth, face)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āsya
āsya - mouth, face
Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.
अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was, arose)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √bhū
Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)
घोरम् (ghoram) - terrifying (dreadful, terrifying)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora
ghora - dreadful, terrifying
Note: Predicate adjective for 'āsyam'.
तीक्ष्णाग्रदन्शनम् (tīkṣṇāgradanśanam) - having sharp, pointed teeth (having sharp-pointed teeth)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tīkṣṇāgradanśana
tīkṣṇāgradanśana - having sharp-pointed teeth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+agra+danśana)
- tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pointed
adjective - agra – point, tip, front
noun (neuter) - danśana – tooth, biting
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'āsyam'.
महत् (mahat) - immense (huge, great, large)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, huge
Note: Predicate adjective for 'āsyam'.
हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (jaw, chin)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of hanu
hanu - jaw, chin
Note: One of two subjects for the two clauses.
एका (ekā) - one (jaw) (one, single)
(numeral)
स्थिता (sthitā) - rested, situated (stood, situated, remained)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, firm
Past passive participle
Derived from √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Mada) (his, its, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Possessive, referring to Mada.
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
एका (ekā) - one (jaw) (one, single)
(numeral)
Note: Repeated, referring to the other jaw.
दिवम् (divam) - to the sky (to the sky, heaven)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of div
div - sky, heaven
Note: Object of motion 'gatā'.
गता (gatā) - extended, reached (gone, reached, moved)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, moved
Past passive participle
Derived from √gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used intransitively to mean 'has gone' or 'extended'.