महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-16

अन्तरिक्षे विमानानि देवतानां युधिष्ठिर ।
तत्रैव समदृश्यन्त धुन्धुर्यत्र महासुरः ॥१६॥

16. antarikṣe vimānāni devatānāṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
tatraiva samadṛśyanta dhundhuryatra mahāsuraḥ.

16. antarikṣe vimānāni devatānām yudhiṣṭhira tatra
eva samadṛśyanta dhundhuḥ yatra mahāsuraḥ

16. O Yudhiṣṭhira, the aerial chariots (vimānas) of the gods were seen in that very sky where the great demon Dhundhu was.

16. הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, בחלל נראו מרכבות האלוהויות באותו מקום ממש שבו שכן דְהוּנְדְהוּ, הדמון האדיר.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

• विमानानि (vimānāni) - aerial chariots (vimānas) (aerial chariots, celestial cars, airplanes)

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the deities)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - very, precisely (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - were seen (they were seen, they appeared)

• धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - Dhundhu (name of the demon) (Dhundhu (proper noun))

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great demon (great demon)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, space, intermediate region

Note: Location for vimānāni.

विमानानि (vimānāni) - aerial chariots (vimānas) (aerial chariots, celestial cars, airplanes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - aerial chariot, celestial car, airplane, palace, temple

From vi (prefix) + root mā (to measure) + ana (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of samadṛśyanta.

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the deities)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, godhead, god

From deva with tā suffix (feminine abstract noun, but here refers to gods in general).

Note: Possessive, describing vimānāni.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (vocative) (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince)

Compound yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm). 'Firm in battle.'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative form yudhi.
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

एव (eva) - very, precisely (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - were seen (they were seen, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Past Imperfect, Passive Voice

3rd person plural past imperfect, passive voice. Root dṛś (I class) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is vimānāni.

धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - Dhundhu (name of the demon) (Dhundhu (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhundhu

dhundhu - Dhundhu (a name, often of a demon or a king)

Note: Subject of implied 'was'.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place, correlative to tatra.

महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - the great demon (great demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon, powerful demon

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Stem form of mahat used in compounds.
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

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