महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-67

सोऽन्तरिक्षमभिप्लुत्य विधूय सहसा गदाम् ।
प्रचिक्षेप महाबाहुर्विनद्य रणमूर्धनि ॥६७॥

67. so'ntarikṣamabhiplutya vidhūya sahasā gadām ,
pracikṣepa mahābāhurvinadya raṇamūrdhani.

67. saḥ antarikṣam abhiplutya vidhūya sahasā gadām
pracakṣepa mahābāhuḥ vinadya raṇa-mūrdhani

67. Then, that mighty-armed (Bhīma), having leaped into the sky, suddenly brandished his mace. Roaring, he then hurled it onto the battlefield.

67. אדיר הזרוע זינק לאוויר, נופף באלה פתאום, שאג והטיל אותה בראש שדה הקרב.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Bhīma) (he, that)

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - into the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• अभिप्लुत्य (abhiplutya) - having leaped (into) (having leaped towards, having jumped upon)

• विधूय (vidhūya) - having brandished (having shaken, having brandished, having agitated)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcefully, quickly)

• गदाम् (gadām) - mace (mace, club)

• प्रचक्षेप (pracakṣepa) - hurled (hurled, threw, cast)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Bhīma) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring (having roared) (having roared, having shouted)

• रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - onto the battlefield (on the battlefield, at the head of the battle)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Bhīma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīma, subject of 'pracakṣepa'.

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - into the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Object of motion for 'abhiplutya'.

अभिप्लुत्य (abhiplutya) - having leaped (into) (having leaped towards, having jumped upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √plu (to float, swim, leap) with upasarga abhi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: abhi

Root: plu (class 1)

विधूय (vidhūya) - having brandished (having shaken, having brandished, having agitated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √dhū (to shake) with upasarga vi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, forcefully, quickly)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental singular of 'sahas' used adverbially

Note: Adverb modifying 'vidhūya'.

गदाम् (gadām) - mace (mace, club)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of 'vidhūya' and 'pracakṣepa'.

प्रचक्षेप (pracakṣepa) - hurled (hurled, threw, cast)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prakṣip

perfect tense

Perfect tense 3rd person singular, derived from root √kṣip (to throw) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet for Bhīma) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Bhīma).

विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring (having roared) (having roared, having shouted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root √nad (to roar) with upasarga vi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Conveys simultaneous action with 'pracakṣepa'.

रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - onto the battlefield (on the battlefield, at the head of the battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa-mūrdhan

raṇa-mūrdhan - head of a battle, battlefield

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, foremost part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location of hurling the mace.

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