महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-72
वर्षमाणा महत्तोयं पूरयन्तो वसुंधराम् ।
सुघोरमशिवं रौद्रं नाशयन्ति च पावकम् ॥७२॥
सुघोरमशिवं रौद्रं नाशयन्ति च पावकम् ॥७२॥
72. varṣamāṇā mahattoyaṁ pūrayanto vasuṁdharām ,
sughoramaśivaṁ raudraṁ nāśayanti ca pāvakam.
sughoramaśivaṁ raudraṁ nāśayanti ca pāvakam.
72.
varṣamāṇāḥ mahat toyam pūrayantaḥ vasundharām
sughoram aśivam raudram nāśayanti ca pāvakam
sughoram aśivam raudram nāśayanti ca pāvakam
72.
Raining abundant water and flooding the earth, they also extinguish the intensely dreadful, inauspicious, and terrifying fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- वर्षमाणाः (varṣamāṇāḥ) - raining, showering, pouring
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, abundant
- तोयम् (toyam) - water
- पूरयन्तः (pūrayantaḥ) - filling, making full, completing
- वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (lit. wealth-bearer)
- सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very dreadful, intensely frightful, exceedingly terrible
- अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil
- रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful
- नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they destroy, they extinguish, they cause to perish
- च (ca) - and, also
- पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purificatory)
Words meanings and morphology
वर्षमाणाः (varṣamāṇāḥ) - raining, showering, pouring
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varṣamāṇa
varṣamāṇa - raining, causing rain, being rained upon
Present Middle Participle
Derived from root `vṛṣ` (to rain) with `śānac` suffix.
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Agreeing with `jaladāḥ` (implied subject).
महत् (mahat) - great, large, abundant
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahant
mahant - great, large, abundant, mighty
Note: Agreeing with `toyam`.
तोयम् (toyam) - water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of toya
toya - water
From root `tu` or `tū`.
Note: Direct object of `pūrayantaḥ`.
पूरयन्तः (pūrayantaḥ) - filling, making full, completing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrayant
pūrayant - filling, completing
Present Active Participle (causative)
Derived from causative of root `pṛ` (to fill) with `śatṛ` suffix.
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Agreeing with `jaladāḥ` (implied subject).
वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth (lit. wealth-bearer)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - the earth, wealth-bearer
Compound of `vasu` (wealth) and `dharā` (bearing).
Compound type : upapada (vasu+dharā)
- vasu – wealth, riches, good, excellent
noun (neuter) - dharā – bearing, holding, the earth
noun (feminine)
Feminine noun from root `dhṛ`.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of `pūrayantaḥ`.
सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very dreadful, intensely frightful, exceedingly terrible
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sughora
sughora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible, awful
Compound of `su` (good, very) and `ghora` (dreadful).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+ghora)
- su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable - ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful
adjective
Note: Agreeing with `pāvakam`.
अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśiva
aśiva - inauspicious, unpropitious, evil, bad
`nañ-tatpuruṣa` compound: `a` (not) + `śiva` (auspicious).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śiva)
- a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable - śiva – auspicious, propitious, benevolent
adjective
Note: Agreeing with `pāvakam`.
रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, formidable, wrathful
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of raudra
raudra - fierce, terrible, furious, relating to Rudra
From `rudra`.
Note: Agreeing with `pāvakam`.
नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they destroy, they extinguish, they cause to perish
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nāś
Present Active Indicative (causative)
Causative of root `naś` (class 4).
Root: naś (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire (fire, purificatory)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka
pāvaka - fire, flame, purifying, pure
From root `pū` (to purify).
Root: pū (class 1)
Note: Object of `nāśayanti`.