महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-30

जज्वाल खं सनक्षत्रं प्रमूढं भुवनं भृशम् ।
चचाल व्यनदच्चोर्वी तमोभूतं जगत्प्रभो ॥३०॥

30. jajvāla khaṁ sanakṣatraṁ pramūḍhaṁ bhuvanaṁ bhṛśam ,
cacāla vyanadaccorvī tamobhūtaṁ jagatprabho.

30. jajvāla kham sanakṣatram pramūḍham bhuvanam bhṛśam
cacāla vyanadat ca urvī tamobhūtam jagat prabho

30. O Lord, the sky, along with its constellations, blazed intensely, and the world became utterly bewildered. The earth trembled and roared, and the entire universe was enveloped in darkness.

30. הו אדון העולם, השמיים והכוכבים עלו בלהבות, היקום כולו נבהל מאוד, הארץ רעדה ושאגה והעולם נעשה חשוך.

Words meanings summery:

• जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed intensely (blazed, shone brightly)

• खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• सनक्षत्रम् (sanakṣatram) - along with its constellations (with stars, along with the constellations)

• प्रमूढम् (pramūḍham) - utterly bewildered (greatly bewildered, deluded, confused)

• भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world (world, universe, living beings)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, utterly (greatly, exceedingly, intensely)

• चचाल (cacāla) - trembled (shook, trembled, moved)

• व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - roared (roared, sounded loudly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उर्वी (urvī) - the earth (earth, ground)

• तमोभूतम् (tamobhūtam) - was enveloped in darkness (enveloped in darkness, became dark)

• जगत् (jagat) - the entire universe (the world, the universe, moving)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (Mārkaṇḍeya addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O Lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed intensely (blazed, shone brightly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of jval

perfect active

root jval, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: The subject is `kham`.

खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

सनक्षत्रम् (sanakṣatram) - along with its constellations (with stars, along with the constellations)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanakṣatra

sanakṣatra - with stars, having constellations

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+nakṣatra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nakṣatra – star, constellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `kham`.

प्रमूढम् (pramūḍham) - utterly bewildered (greatly bewildered, deluded, confused)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūh

mūh - to be bewildered, confused

Past Passive Participle

root mūh with prefix pra, past passive participle

Prefix: pra

Root: mūh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `bhuvanam`.

भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world (world, universe, living beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, universe, living beings, existence

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'became'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, utterly (greatly, exceedingly, intensely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `pramūḍham`.

चचाल (cacāla) - trembled (shook, trembled, moved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cal

perfect active

root cal, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: The subject is `urvī`.

व्यनदत् (vyanadat) - roared (roared, sounded loudly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nad

imperfect active

root nad with prefix vi, imperfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: The subject is `urvī`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `cacāla` and `vyanadat`.

उर्वी (urvī) - the earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground

Note: Subject of `cacāla` and `vyanadat`.

तमोभूतम् (tamobhūtam) - was enveloped in darkness (enveloped in darkness, became dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamobhūta

tamobhūta - become dark, enveloped in darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+bhūta)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, happened, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root bhū, past passive participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `jagat`.

जगत् (jagat) - the entire universe (the world, the universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'became'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (Mārkaṇḍeya addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O Lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

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