महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-61

स्वप्ना हि सुमहाघोरा दृष्टा मेऽनिष्टदर्शनाः ।
विनाशायास्य दुर्बुद्धेः पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः ॥६१॥

61. svapnā hi sumahāghorā dṛṣṭā me'niṣṭadarśanāḥ ,
vināśāyāsya durbuddheḥ paulastyakulaghātinaḥ.

61. svapnāḥ hi sumahāghorāḥ dṛṣṭāḥ me aniṣṭadarśanāḥ
vināśāya asya durbuddheḥ paulastyakulaghātinaḥ

61. Indeed, I have seen extremely dreadful dreams, which portend misfortune. These dreams are for the destruction of this wicked-minded one (Rāvaṇa), who is the destroyer of the Paulastya family.

61. ראיתי חלומות נוראים מאוד, בעלי מראה מבשר רע, שנועדו להשמיד את בעל הרוח הרעה הזה, מחסל שושלת פַּאוּלַסְטְיַה.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सुमहाघोराः (sumahāghorāḥ) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

• मे (me) - by me, for me, my

• अनिष्टदर्शनाः (aniṣṭadarśanāḥ) - portending misfortune, showing ill omens

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction, to the ruin

• अस्य (asya) - of this one (Rāvaṇa) (of this one)

• दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the wicked-minded, of the evil-minded

• पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः (paulastyakulaghātinaḥ) - of the killer of the Paulastya family

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सुमहाघोराः (sumahāghorāḥ) - extremely dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahāghora

sumahāghora - very dreadful, extremely terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahāghora)

• su – very, exceedingly, well
  indeclinable
• mahāghora – very dreadful, exceedingly terrible
  adjective (masculine)

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Though the Devanagari `दृष्टा` appears as feminine singular, it is interpreted as masculine plural `dṛṣṭāḥ` to agree grammatically with `svapnāḥ` and `aniṣṭadarśanāḥ`.

मे (me) - by me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used here in an agentive sense ('by me') with a past passive participle.

अनिष्टदर्शनाः (aniṣṭadarśanāḥ) - portending misfortune, showing ill omens

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aniṣṭadarśana

aniṣṭadarśana - showing evil, portending misfortune

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aniṣṭa+darśana)

• aniṣṭa – undesired, evil, misfortune
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, showing, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction, to the ruin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss

अस्य (asya) - of this one (Rāvaṇa) (of this one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

दुर्बुद्धेः (durbuddheḥ) - of the wicked-minded, of the evil-minded

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durbuddhi

durbuddhi - wicked-minded, evil-minded, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, mind, understanding
  noun (feminine)

पौलस्त्यकुलघातिनः (paulastyakulaghātinaḥ) - of the killer of the Paulastya family

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paulastyakulaghātin

paulastyakulaghātin - killer of the Paulastya lineage

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paulastya+kula+ghātin)

• paulastya – descendant of Pulastya, belonging to Pulastya
  adjective (masculine)
  Taddhita derivation from Pulastya
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• ghātin – killer, destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

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