महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-26

लतावतानावनतः स पाण्डवैर्महाद्रुमः पञ्चभिरुग्रधन्विभिः ।
बभौ निवासोपगतैर्महात्मभिर्महागिरिर्वारणयूथपैरिव ॥२६॥

26. latāvatānāvanataḥ sa pāṇḍavai;rmahādrumaḥ pañcabhirugradhanvibhiḥ ,
babhau nivāsopagatairmahātmabhi;rmahāgirirvāraṇayūthapairiva.

26. latāvitānāvanataḥ saḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ
mahādrumaḥ pañcabhiḥ ugradhanvibhiḥ
babhau nivāsopagataih mahātmbhiḥ
mahāgiriḥ vāraṇayūthpaiḥ iva

26. That great tree, adorned with bowed-down creeper canopies, shone like a great mountain with herds of elephants, as the five noble-minded ones (mahātman), who were fierce archers, settled there for their stay.

26. העץ הגדול, שנטה תחת מכסה הקנוקנות שעליו, זהר בחמשת בני פָּאנְדַוַה בעלי הנפש הגדולה, הקשתים הזועמים שבאו לשכון בו, כמו הר גדול שעליו עומדים ראשי עדרי פילים.

Words meanings summery:

• लतावितानावनतः (latāvitānāvanataḥ) - bowed down by creeper canopies/thickets

• सः (saḥ) - that (tree) (he, that)

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas

• महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - the great tree

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five

• उग्रधन्विभिः (ugradhanvibhiḥ) - by fierce archers, by those with terrible bows

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was beautiful

• निवासोपगतैह् (nivāsopagataih) - by those who have come for a stay/residence

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the noble-minded ones, by the great-souled ones

• महागिरिः (mahāgiriḥ) - a great mountain

• वारणयूथ्पैः (vāraṇayūthpaiḥ) - by herds of elephants, by leaders of elephant herds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

लतावितानावनतः (latāvitānāvanataḥ) - bowed down by creeper canopies/thickets

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of latāvitānāvanata

latāvitānāvanata - bowed down by creeper canopies

Compound type : tatpurusha (latāvitāna+āvanata)

• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• vitāna – canopy, expanse, thicket
  noun (neuter)
• āvanata – bowed down, bent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root nam (to bow) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (tree) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, a Pandava brother

महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - the great tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādruma

mahādruma - great tree

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+druma)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five

(numeral)

उग्रधन्विभिः (ugradhanvibhiḥ) - by fierce archers, by those with terrible bows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ugradhanvin

ugradhanvin - fierce archer, one with a terrible bow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+dhanvin)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
• dhanvin – archer, bowman; possessing a bow
  noun (masculine)
  derived from dhanu (bow) with -vin suffix

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was beautiful

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

निवासोपगतैह् (nivāsopagataih) - by those who have come for a stay/residence

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nivāsopagata

nivāsopagata - having come for residence, having settled down

Compound type : tatpurusha (nivāsa+upagata)

• nivāsa – residence, dwelling, stay
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)
• upagata – approached, arrived, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the noble-minded ones, by the great-souled ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - noble-minded, great-souled, high-minded (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

महागिरिः (mahāgiriḥ) - a great mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāgiri

mahāgiri - great mountain

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+giri)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

वारणयूथ्पैः (vāraṇayūthpaiḥ) - by herds of elephants, by leaders of elephant herds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāraṇayūthpa

vāraṇayūthpa - leader of an elephant herd, elephant herd

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāraṇa+yūthpa)

• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• yūthpa – leader of a herd, chief of a troop
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from yūtha (herd) + pa (protector/leader)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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