महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-153, verse-5

सलोहिता दिशश्चासन्खरवाचो मृगद्विजाः ।
तमोवृतमभूत्सर्वं न प्रज्ञायत किंचन ॥५॥

5. salohitā diśaścāsankharavāco mṛgadvijāḥ ,
tamovṛtamabhūtsarvaṁ na prajñāyata kiṁcana.

5. salohitā diśaḥ ca āsan kharavācaḥ mṛgadvijāḥ
tamovṛtam abhūt sarvam na prajñāyata kiñcana

5. The directions became blood-red, and the animals and birds made harsh noises. Everything was enveloped in darkness, and nothing at all could be perceived.

5. האופקים האדימו, חיות וציפורים השמיעו קולות קשים, הכול כוסה בחושך ולא ניתן היה להבחין בשום דבר.

Words meanings summery:

• सलोहिता (salohitā) - blood-red, crimson

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - were, became

• खरवाचः (kharavācaḥ) - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

• मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - animals and birds

• तमोवृतम् (tamovṛtam) - covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रज्ञायत (prajñāyata) - was perceived, was known

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something, whatever

Words meanings and morphology

सलोहिता (salohitā) - blood-red, crimson

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of salohita

salohita - blood-red, crimson, red

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were, became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

खरवाचः (kharavācaḥ) - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kharavāc

kharavāc - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+vāc)

• khara – harsh, rough, sharp
  adjective (masculine)
• vāc – voice, speech, word
  noun (feminine)

मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - animals and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgadvija

mṛgadvija - animals and birds; forest animals and birds

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+dvija)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – bird, brahmin, twice-born
  noun (masculine)

तमोवृतम् (tamovṛtam) - covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamovṛta

tamovṛta - covered with darkness, enveloped in gloom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+vṛta)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञायत (prajñāyata) - was perceived, was known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something, whatever

(indeclinable)

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