महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-143, verse-17

ततोऽश्मसहिता धाराः संवृण्वन्त्यः समन्ततः ।
प्रपेतुरनिशं तत्र शीघ्रवातसमीरिताः ॥१७॥

17. tato'śmasahitā dhārāḥ saṁvṛṇvantyaḥ samantataḥ ,
prapeturaniśaṁ tatra śīghravātasamīritāḥ.

17. tataḥ aśmasahitāḥ dhārāḥ saṃvṛṇvantyaḥ samantataḥ
prapetuḥ aniśaṃ tatra śīghravātasamīritāḥ

17. Then, stone-laden torrents, continuously covering everything from all sides, fell there, driven by swift winds.

17. אז ניתכו ללא הפסק זרמי מים עם אבנים, שכיסו את כל סביבם, ונדחפו ברוח מהירה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (from there, then, afterwards)

• अश्मसहिताः (aśmasahitāḥ) - stone-laden (accompanied by stones, stone-laden)

• धाराः (dhārāḥ) - torrents (streams, currents, showers, torrents)

• संवृण्वन्त्यः (saṁvṛṇvantyaḥ) - continuously covering (covering, encompassing, concealing)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, entirely)

• प्रपेतुः (prapetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down, they rushed forth)

• अनिशं (aniśaṁ) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, without pause)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• शीघ्रवातसमीरिताः (śīghravātasamīritāḥ) - driven by swift winds (driven by swift winds, propelled by strong gales)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (from there, then, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

अश्मसहिताः (aśmasahitāḥ) - stone-laden (accompanied by stones, stone-laden)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aśmasahita

aśmasahita - accompanied by stones, containing stones

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśman+sahita)

• aśman – stone, rock, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied, joined, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sah (to bear, endure) or from sa (with) and hita (placed).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

धाराः (dhārāḥ) - torrents (streams, currents, showers, torrents)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, flow, current, shower, torrent

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

संवृण्वन्त्यः (saṁvṛṇvantyaḥ) - continuously covering (covering, encompassing, concealing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃvṛṇvat

saṁvṛṇvat - covering, concealing, encompassing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with upasarga sam- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, entirely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from samanta (all around) with suffix -tas.

प्रपेतुः (prapetuḥ) - they fell (they fell down, they rushed forth)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Tense

Perfect tense form of pra-√pat, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

अनिशं (aniśaṁ) - constantly (constantly, incessantly, without pause)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of a-niśam.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रवातसमीरिताः (śīghravātasamīritāḥ) - driven by swift winds (driven by swift winds, propelled by strong gales)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śīghravātasamīrita

śīghravātasamīrita - propelled by swift winds

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīghravāta+samīrita)

• śīghravāta – swift wind, strong wind
  noun (masculine)
• samīrita – propelled, driven, moved, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root īr (to stir, move) with upasarga sam- and kta suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 2)

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