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

चूर्ण्यमानेऽश्मवर्षे तु पावकः समजायत ।
तत्राश्मचूर्णमपतत्पावकप्रकरा इव ॥३॥

3. cūrṇyamāne'śmavarṣe tu pāvakaḥ samajāyata ,
tatrāśmacūrṇamapatatpāvakaprakarā iva.

3. cūrṇyamāne aśmavarṣe tu pāvakaḥ samajāyata
tatra aśmacūrṇam apatat pāvakaprakarāḥ iva

3. But while the stone-rain was being crushed, fire (pāvaka) arose. Thereupon, the powdered stones fell like showers of fire.

3. כשגשם האבנים רוסק, פרצה אש, ואבק האבנים נפל שם כמו ערימות של ניצוצות.

Words meanings summery:

• चूर्ण्यमाने (cūrṇyamāne) - while being powdered, being crushed

• अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain, the stone-rain (locative absolute)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifying)

• समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (was born, arose, appeared)

• तत्र (tatra) - thereupon, then (there, then)

• अश्मचूर्णम् (aśmacūrṇam) - stone-dust, powdered stones

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, flew down)

• पावकप्रकराः (pāvakaprakarāḥ) - showers of fire (showers of fire, masses of fire, flames)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

चूर्ण्यमाने (cūrṇyamāne) - while being powdered, being crushed

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of cūrṇyamāna

cūrṇyamāna - being powdered, being crushed

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of √cūrṇ (to powder, crush).

Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain, the stone-rain (locative absolute)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśmavarṣa

aśmavarṣa - rain of stones, hail of stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+varṣa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with cūrṇyamāne.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (fire, purifying)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

From √pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of samajāyata.

समजायत (samajāyata) - arose (was born, arose, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of saṃjan

Imperfect Middle (Ātmanepada)

From sam-√jan (to be born, produce). Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - thereupon, then (there, then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + -tra suffix (meaning 'in that place' or 'at that time').

Note: Temporal adverb.

अश्मचूर्णम् (aśmacūrṇam) - stone-dust, powdered stones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśmacūrṇa

aśmacūrṇa - stone-dust, powdered stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and cūrṇa (powder).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+cūrṇa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• cūrṇa – powder, dust
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of apatat.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell (fell down, flew down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect Active

From √pat (to fall, fly), 3rd person singular.

Root: pat (class 1)

पावकप्रकराः (pāvakaprakarāḥ) - showers of fire (showers of fire, masses of fire, flames)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvakaprakara

pāvakaprakara - showers of fire, masses of fire, flames

Compound of pāvaka (fire) and prakara (heap, mass, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāvaka+prakara)

• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• prakara – heap, multitude, mass, shower
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√kṛ (to scatter, extend).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms part of the simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

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