महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-53

उग्राभिरुग्ररूपाभिर्बृहतीभिः परस्परम् ।
वज्रैरिव महावेगैराजघ्नतुरमर्षणौ ॥५३॥

53. ugrābhirugrarūpābhirbṛhatībhiḥ parasparam ,
vajrairiva mahāvegairājaghnaturamarṣaṇau.

53. ugrābhiḥ ugrarūpābhiḥ bṛhatībhiḥ parasparam
vajraiḥ iva mahāvegaiḥ ājaghṇatuḥ amarṣaṇau

53. Those two intolerant ones struck each other with fierce, terrifying, and massive [rocks], just as if they were wielding mighty, swift thunderbolts.

53. הם הכו זה את זה בסלעים אימתניים וענקיים, שפגעו במהירות רבה כמו ברקי הוַג׳ְרַה, וכל אחד מהם לא היה מוכן לסבול את רעהו.

Words meanings summery:

• उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - by fierce (rocks) (by fierce, by terrible ones)

• उग्ररूपाभिः (ugrarūpābhiḥ) - by terrible-looking (rocks) (by those of fierce forms, by terrible-looking ones)

• बृहतीभिः (bṛhatībhiḥ) - by large (rocks) (by large ones, by mighty ones)

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

• वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - by thunderbolts

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - by mighty, swift (thunderbolts) (by greatly forceful, by swift)

• आजघ्णतुः (ājaghṇatuḥ) - they struck, they hit

• अमर्षणौ (amarṣaṇau) - two intolerant ones, two impatient ones, two unforgiving ones

Words meanings and morphology

उग्राभिः (ugrābhiḥ) - by fierce (rocks) (by fierce, by terrible ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ugrā

ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, violent

उग्ररूपाभिः (ugrarūpābhiḥ) - by terrible-looking (rocks) (by those of fierce forms, by terrible-looking ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ugrarūpā

ugrarūpa - of fierce form, terrible in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ugra+rūpa)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

बृहतीभिः (bṛhatībhiḥ) - by large (rocks) (by large ones, by mighty ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bṛhatī

bṛhat - large, great, vast, mighty

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - by thunderbolts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond

Note: Used in comparison to the rocks being used as weapons.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - by mighty, swift (thunderbolts) (by greatly forceful, by swift)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, very swift, very forceful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• vega – speed, force, velocity, impetus
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vij' (to move rapidly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

आजघ्णतुः (ājaghṇatuḥ) - they struck, they hit

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of āhan

Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect form from verb root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ā', 3rd person dual, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: han (class 2)

अमर्षणौ (amarṣaṇau) - two intolerant ones, two impatient ones, two unforgiving ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of amarṣaṇa

amarṣaṇa - intolerant, impatient, unforgiving, wrathful

Derived from 'a' (negative prefix) + 'marṣaṇa' (enduring, patient), from root 'mṛṣ' (to endure).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+marṣaṇa)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• marṣaṇa – enduring, tolerating, patient
  adjective (masculine)
  Verbal noun/adjective derived from root
  From root 'mṛṣ' (to endure, bear).
  Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

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