महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-137, verse-11

ततः समभवद्रक्षो घोराक्षं भीमदर्शनम् ।
अब्रूतां तौ तदा रैभ्यं किं कार्यं करवामहे ॥११॥

11. tataḥ samabhavadrakṣo ghorākṣaṁ bhīmadarśanam ,
abrūtāṁ tau tadā raibhyaṁ kiṁ kāryaṁ karavāmahe.

11. tataḥ samabhavat rakṣaḥ ghorākṣam bhīmadarśanam
| abrūtām tau tadā raibhyam kim kāryam karavāmahe

11. Then a demon (rakṣas) with dreadful eyes and a terrifying appearance manifested. At that time, those two (disciples) said to Raibhya, 'What task should we accomplish?'

11. ואז קם שד רָאקְשַׁסַה בעל עיניים מחרידות ומראה מפחיד. השניים אמרו אז לרַיבְּהְיַה, איזו משימה נבצע.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, thereafter

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - was born, manifested, appeared

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - a demon, a Rākṣasa

• घोराक्षम् (ghorākṣam) - fierce-eyed, dreadful-eyed

• भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - of terrifying appearance, terrible-looking

• अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they both said, they both spoke

• तौ (tau) - the two disciples (Parāvasu and Arvāvasu, implied by context of the Yavakrīta narrative) (those two)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रैभ्यम् (raibhyam) - to Raibhya

• किम् (kim) - what

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, duty

• करवामहे (karavāmahe) - should we do, let us do

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, thereafter

(indeclinable)

समभवत् (samabhavat) - was born, manifested, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-bhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - a demon, a Rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a demon, an evil being, a Rākṣasa

घोराक्षम् (ghorākṣam) - fierce-eyed, dreadful-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorākṣa

ghorākṣa - having dreadful eyes, fierce-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+akṣa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective
• akṣa – eye, organ of sight
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣaḥ' (neuter nominative singular).

भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - of terrifying appearance, terrible-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmadarśana

bhīmadarśana - having a terrible appearance, awful to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
  adjective
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rakṣaḥ' (neuter nominative singular).

अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they both said, they both spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तौ (tau) - the two disciples (Parāvasu and Arvāvasu, implied by context of the Yavakrīta narrative) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रैभ्यम् (raibhyam) - to Raibhya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raibhya

raibhya - Raibhya (name of a sage)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

कार्यम् (kāryam) - work, task, duty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, business

gerundive

potential passive participle from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

करवामहे (karavāmahe) - should we do, let us do

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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