महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-60

कदलीषण्डमध्यस्थो निद्रावशगतस्तदा ।
जृम्भमाणः सुविपुलं शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छ्रितम् ।
आस्फोटयत लाङ्गूलमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् ॥६०॥

60. kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyastho nidrāvaśagatastadā ,
jṛmbhamāṇaḥ suvipulaṁ śakradhvajamivocchritam ,
āsphoṭayata lāṅgūlamindrāśanisamasvanam.

60. kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyasthaḥ nidrāvaśagataḥ
tadā jṛmbhamāṇaḥ suvipulam
śakradhvajam iva ucchritam āsphoṭayata
lāṅgūlam indrāśanisamasvanam

60. Then, as he yawned while lying amidst a grove of plantain trees, having been overcome by sleep, he cracked his immense tail, which was uplifted like Indra's banner and made a sound like Indra's thunderbolt.

60. הוא שכב אז באמצע סבך עצי בננה, שקוע בשינה, ופיהק פיהוק רחב מאוד, וזנבו הזדקף כמו דגל של שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה). אחר כך הצליף בזנבו בקול הדומה לרעם הברק של אִינְדְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• कदलीषण्डमध्यस्थः (kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyasthaḥ) - situated amidst a grove of plantain trees

• निद्रावशगतः (nidrāvaśagataḥ) - having gone under the sway of sleep, overcome by sleep

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जृम्भमाणः (jṛmbhamāṇaḥ) - yawning, stretching (present participle)

• सुविपुलम् (suvipulam) - very broad, immense, enormous

• शक्रध्वजम् (śakradhvajam) - Indra's banner

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - uplifted, raised high

• आस्फोटयत (āsphoṭayata) - cracked, lashed, twirled

• लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

• इन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् (indrāśanisamasvanam) - with a sound like Indra's thunderbolt

Words meanings and morphology

कदलीषण्डमध्यस्थः (kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyasthaḥ) - situated amidst a grove of plantain trees

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyastha

kadalīṣaṇḍamadhyastha - one who stands in the midst of a plantain grove

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kadalī+ṣaṇḍa+madhya+stha)

• kadalī – plantain tree, banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• ṣaṇḍa – grove, thicket, collection
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix -stha
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

निद्रावशगतः (nidrāvaśagataḥ) - having gone under the sway of sleep, overcome by sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidrāvaśagata

nidrāvaśagata - overcome by sleep, fallen into sleep

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nidrā+vaśa+gata)

• nidrā – sleep
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – control, sway, power
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

जृम्भमाणः (jṛmbhamāṇaḥ) - yawning, stretching (present participle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jṛmbhamāṇa

jṛmbhamāṇa - yawning, stretching oneself, expanding

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √jṛmbh (to yawn, stretch)

Root: √jṛmbh (class 1)

सुविपुलम् (suvipulam) - very broad, immense, enormous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvipula

suvipula - very broad, immense, enormous

शक्रध्वजम् (śakradhvajam) - Indra's banner

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakradhvaja

śakradhvaja - Indra's banner

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śakra+dhvaja)

• śakra – Indra (name of the Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - uplifted, raised high

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, uplifted, elevated, high

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śri (to resort to, lean on) with prefix ud- (up)

Prefix: ud

Root: √śri (class 1)

आस्फोटयत (āsphoṭayata) - cracked, lashed, twirled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of sphuṭ

Causative form (with prefix ā-)

Causative of √sphuṭ, meaning to cause to crack or lash

Prefix: ā

Root: √sphuṭ (class 1)

लाङ्गूलम् (lāṅgūlam) - tail

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lāṅgūla

lāṅgūla - tail

इन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम् (indrāśanisamasvanam) - with a sound like Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of indrāśanisamasvana

indrāśanisamasvana - having a sound equal to Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (indra+aśani+sama+svana)

• indra – Indra (Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal to, similar
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

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