महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-72

शिखण्डिनीभिश्चरतां सहितानां शिखण्डिनाम् ।
नर्दतां शृणु निर्घोषं भीम पर्वतसानुषु ॥७२॥

72. śikhaṇḍinībhiścaratāṁ sahitānāṁ śikhaṇḍinām ,
nardatāṁ śṛṇu nirghoṣaṁ bhīma parvatasānuṣu.

72. śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ ca caratām sahitānām śikhaṇḍinām
nardatām śṛṇu nirghoṣam bhīma parvata-sānuṣu

72. Listen, Bhīma, to the roaring sound of the peacocks (śikhaṇḍin), moving and accompanied by peahens (śikhaṇḍinī), on the mountain slopes.

72. הו בְּהִימַה, שמע על מורדות ההר את קול היללות של הטווסים, המשוטטים בחברת הטווסות וצועקים.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डिनीभिः (śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ) - by peahens, with peahens

• च (ca) - and

• चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those wandering

• सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of those accompanied, of those together

• शिखण्डिनाम् (śikhaṇḍinām) - of peacocks

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, of those crying loudly

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - roar, sound, clamor

• भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma

• पर्वत-सानुषु (parvata-sānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डिनीभिः (śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ) - by peahens, with peahens

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śikhaṇḍinī

śikhaṇḍinī - peahen

Feminine form of 'śikhaṇḍin' (peacock).

Note: Instrument for 'caratām' and 'sahitānām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those wandering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, wandering, roaming

present active participle

Derived from root 'car' (to move).

Root: car (class 1)

सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of those accompanied, of those together

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, together with

past passive participle

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'sa' and in 'hita' form.

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

शिखण्डिनाम् (śikhaṇḍinām) - of peacocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock (lit. 'crested')

From 'śikhaṇḍa' (crest) + 'in' (possessive suffix).

Note: Object of the sound 'nirghoṣam'.

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, of those crying loudly

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, sounding, bellowing

present active participle

Derived from root 'nard' (to roar).

Root: nard (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

present imperative

Second person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: śru (class 5)

निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - roar, sound, clamor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirghoṣa

nirghoṣa - roar, sound, clamor, loud noise

Derived from root 'ghuṣ' (to sound) with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

Note: Addressee.

पर्वत-सानुषु (parvata-sānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvata-sānu

parvata-sānu - mountain slopes/ridges

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+sānu)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ
• sānu – slope, ridge, peak (of a mountain)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where the peacocks are.

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