महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-4

ततोऽश्मवर्षे निहते जलवर्षं महत्तरम् ।
धाराभिरक्षमात्राभिः प्रादुरासीन्ममान्तिके ॥४॥

4. tato'śmavarṣe nihate jalavarṣaṁ mahattaram ,
dhārābhirakṣamātrābhiḥ prādurāsīnmamāntike.

4. tataḥ aśmavarṣe nihate jalavarṣam mahattaram
dhārābhiḥ akṣamātrābhiḥ prādurāsīt mama antike

4. Then, with the stone-rain having been destroyed, an even greater rain of water, with streams as thick as chariot axles, appeared near me.

4. אחר כך, כשגשם האבנים נהרס, הופיע לידי גשם מים גדול עוד יותר, בזרמים עבים כציר מרכבה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefrom, after that)

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

• निहते (nihate) - having been destroyed (having been destroyed, struck down, killed)

• जलवर्षम् (jalavarṣam) - rain of water

• महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - even greater (greater, larger, more mighty)

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents

• अक्षमात्राभिः (akṣamātrābhiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (of the size of an axle, thick as axles)

• प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared, became manifest, arose

• मम (mama) - (near) me, Arjuna (my, of me)

• अन्तिके (antike) - near me (near, in the vicinity of)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in 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 the locative absolute construction 'aśmavarṣe nihate'.

निहते (nihate) - having been destroyed (having been destroyed, struck down, killed)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of ni-√han (to strike down, kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

जलवर्षम् (jalavarṣam) - rain of water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalavarṣa

jalavarṣa - rain of water

Compound of jala (water) and varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+varṣa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of prādurāsīt.

महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - even greater (greater, larger, more mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahattara

mahattara - greater, larger, more mighty (comparative degree)

Comparative form of mahat (great).

Note: Agrees with jalavarṣam.

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, torrent, rain-shower

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes an accompanying feature of the water-rain.

अक्षमात्राभिः (akṣamātrābhiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (of the size of an axle, thick as axles)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of akṣamātrā

akṣamātrā - of the measure/size of an axle

Compound of akṣa (axle) and mātrā (measure, size). Feminine form to agree with dhārābhiḥ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣa+mātrā)

• akṣa – axle, wheel, dice
  noun (masculine)
• mātrā – measure, size, quantity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies dhārābhiḥ.

प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared, became manifest, arose

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From prādus (adverb meaning 'manifest') + √bhū (to be, become). Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: prādus

Root: bhū (class 1)

मम (mama) - (near) me, Arjuna (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive form, here connected with 'antike' meaning 'near me'.

अन्तिके (antike) - near me (near, in the vicinity of)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of antika (adj. or n.) used adverbially.

Note: Functions as an adverb here, used with a genitive pronoun.

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