महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-12

ततो वर्षं प्रादुरभूत्सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम् ।
अस्त्राणां घोररूपाणामग्नेर्वायोस्तथाश्मनाम् ॥१२॥

12. tato varṣaṁ prādurabhūtsumahallomaharṣaṇam ,
astrāṇāṁ ghorarūpāṇāmagnervāyostathāśmanām.

12. tataḥ varṣam prādurabhūt sumahat lomaharṣaṇam
astrāṇām ghorarūpāṇām agneḥ vāyoḥ tathā aśmanām

12. Then a tremendous, terrifying downpour manifested, consisting of dreadful weapons, fire, wind, and stones.

12. אז ניתך גשם עצום ומצמרר, גשם של נשקים איומי מראה, של אש, של רוח ושל אבנים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain, shower, downpour

• प्रादुरभूत् (prādurabhūt) - it appeared, it manifested

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, tremendous

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, horrifying, terrifying

• अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons, of missiles

• घोररूपाणाम् (ghorarūpāṇām) - of terrifying forms, of dreadful appearance

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

• अश्मनाम् (aśmanām) - of stones

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain, shower, downpour

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

प्रादुरभूत् (prādurabhūt) - it appeared, it manifested

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Formed with the prefix prādus (manifest, visible).

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, tremendous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  prefix
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with varṣam.

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, horrifying, terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying

From loman (hair) and harṣaṇa (causing excitement/bristling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair, down
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing joy, exciting, causing to bristle
  adjective (neuter)
  Causal Noun
  From causal of root hṛṣ
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with varṣam.

अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons, of missiles

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

घोररूपाणाम् (ghorarūpāṇām) - of terrifying forms, of dreadful appearance

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - terrifying form, dreadful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
  Root: ghūr (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with astrāṇām.

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

Root: vā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

अश्मनाम् (aśmanām) - of stones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśman

aśman - stone, rock

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