महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-84

गीतानां तलतालानां यथा साम्नां च निस्वनः ।
श्रूयते बहुधा भीम सर्वभूतमनोहरः ॥८४॥

84. gītānāṁ talatālānāṁ yathā sāmnāṁ ca nisvanaḥ ,
śrūyate bahudhā bhīma sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ.

84. gītānām taltālānām yathā sāmnām ca nisvanaḥ
śrūyate bahudhā bhīma sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ

84. O Bhīma, the captivating sound, delightful to the minds of all beings, from songs and rhythmic hand-claps (tālas) is heard in various ways, just like (the chanting of) Sāman (Vedic hymns).

84. הו בְּהִימַה, נשמעים בדרכים רבות קולות של שירים, של מקצבי כפיים ושל מזמורי סָאמַה, והם מענגים את לב כל היצורים.

Words meanings summery:

• गीतानाम् (gītānām) - of songs (of songs, of sung verses)

• तल्तालानाम् (taltālānām) - of rhythmic hand-claps (tālas) (of rhythmic hand-claps, of musical beats/rhythms)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, according to)

• साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of Sāman (Vedic hymns) (of Sāman chants, of Vedic hymns)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - the sound (sound, noise, melody)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, manifoldly, variously)

• भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma (as vocative) (O Bhīma, fearful)

• सर्वभूतमनोहरः (sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ) - delightful to the minds of all beings (captivating the minds of all beings, charming to all creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

गीतानाम् (gītānām) - of songs (of songs, of sung verses)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, song, poem

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'gāi' (to sing). Also functions as a noun 'song'.

Root: gāi (class 2)

Note: Part of the source of 'nisvanaḥ'.

तल्तालानाम् (taltālānām) - of rhythmic hand-claps (tālas) (of rhythmic hand-claps, of musical beats/rhythms)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of taltāla

taltāla - rhythmic hand-clap, musical beat or measure

Compound type : tatpurusha (tala+tāla)

• tala – palm of the hand, surface, base
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tal
• tāla – rhythm, musical measure, time, hand-clap
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tal (class 1)

Note: Part of the source of 'nisvanaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of Sāman (Vedic hymns) (of Sāman chants, of Vedic hymns)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sāman

sāman - a Vedic hymn or mantra, especially from the Sāmaveda, a Sāman chant, melody

Note: Used in comparison with 'yathā'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'gītānām' and 'taltālānām' implicitly, and 'sāmnām' for the comparison.

निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - the sound (sound, noise, melody)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, resonance, melody

Derived from 'ni' + root 'svan' (to sound).

Prefix: ni

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'śrūyate'.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Passive voice present tense

Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive voice, middle ending. Root 'śru' becomes 'śrūya' in passive.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: The subject is 'nisvanaḥ'.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in various ways (in many ways, manifoldly, variously)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix 'dhā' added to 'bahu'.

Note: Modifies 'śrūyate'.

भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma (as vocative) (O Bhīma, fearful)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, fearful, name of Bhīmasena (one of the Pāṇḍavas)

Root: bhī (class 3)

सर्वभूतमनोहरः (sarvabhūtamanoharaḥ) - delightful to the minds of all beings (captivating the minds of all beings, charming to all creatures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtamanohara

sarvabhūtamanohara - captivating the minds of all beings, charming to all creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+manas+hara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of 'bhū' (to be). Used as a noun here.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man
• hara – charming, captivating, removing, taking away
  adjective
  Agent noun or adjective from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry, charm).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nisvanaḥ'.

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