महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-69

घोररूपा महाराज घोरस्वननिनादिताः ।
ततो जलधराः सर्वे व्याप्नुवन्ति नभस्तलम् ॥६९॥

69. ghorarūpā mahārāja ghorasvananināditāḥ ,
tato jaladharāḥ sarve vyāpnuvanti nabhastalam.

69. ghorarūpāḥ mahārāja ghorasvananināditāḥ tataḥ
jaladharāḥ sarve vyāpnuvanti nabhastalam

69. O great king, then all the clouds, which are frightful in form and resound with terrible roars, cover the expanse of the sky.

69. הו מלך גדול, כל העננים יהיו נוראים במראם ויריעו בקול אימתני, ובכך ימלאו את חלל השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, frightful, horrific-looking

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• घोरस्वननिनादिताः (ghorasvananināditāḥ) - resounding with terrible roars/sounds, filled with dreadful noise

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-bearers)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

• व्याप्नुवन्ति (vyāpnuvanti) - they cover, they spread over, they pervade

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the expanse of the sky, the sky

Words meanings and morphology

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, frightful, horrific-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, frightful, terrific

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful, awful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

घोरस्वननिनादिताः (ghorasvananināditāḥ) - resounding with terrible roars/sounds, filled with dreadful noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorasvananinādita

ghorasvananinādita - resounding with dreadful sounds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghorasvana+ninādita)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
• ninādita – made to sound, resounded, caused to roar
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `nad` (to sound) with `ni` prefix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-bearers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud, water-bearer

Formed from `jala` (water) and `dhara` (bearing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective
  Agent noun from root `dhṛ` (to bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `vyāpnuvanti`

सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

व्याप्नुवन्ति (vyāpnuvanti) - they cover, they spread over, they pervade

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vyāp

Present Active Indicative

Root `āp` with prefix `vi`. Class 5 verb with `nu` infix.

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the expanse of the sky, the sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - sky, atmosphere, expanse of the sky

Compound of `nabhas` (sky) and `tala` (surface, level, expanse).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, level, flat ground, expanse
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `vyāpnuvanti`

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