महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-10

शिरीषकुसुमाभानां सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ।
श्रूयते तुमुलः शब्दस्तत्र तत्र प्रधावताम् ॥१०॥

10. śirīṣakusumābhānāṁ siṁhānāmiva nardatām ,
śrūyate tumulaḥ śabdastatra tatra pradhāvatām.

10. śirīṣakusumābhānām siṃhānām iva nardatām
śrūyate tumulaḥ śabdaḥ tatra tatra pradhāvatām

10. A tumultuous roar is heard from those rushing about everywhere, who, like roaring lions, shine with the brilliance of śirīṣa flowers.

10. מכל אלה שרצים לכאן ולכאן, זוהרים כפרחי שִׁירִישַה ושואגים כאריות, נשמע קול רעש גדול.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरीषकुसुमाभानाम् (śirīṣakusumābhānām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those shining like śirīṣa flowers, of those with the splendor of śirīṣa flowers)

• सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those roaring, of roaring ones)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, loud, confused

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रधावताम् (pradhāvatām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those running forth, of those rushing about)

Words meanings and morphology

शिरीषकुसुमाभानाम् (śirīṣakusumābhānām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those shining like śirīṣa flowers, of those with the splendor of śirīṣa flowers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śirīṣakusumābhā

śirīṣakusumābhā - having the splendor of a śirīṣa flower

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śirīṣa+kusuma+ābhā)

• śirīṣa – śirīṣa tree (Albizia lebbeck)
  noun (masculine)
• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• ābhā – splendor, brilliance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Genitive plural, describing the subjects of 'nardatām' and 'pradhāvatām'.

सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those roaring, of roaring ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting

Present Active Participle

From root nard (to roar) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: nard (class 1)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śru

present tense, passive voice

From root śru (to hear), present 3rd person singular, passive voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, loud, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, loud, noisy, confused

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, speech

Root: śabd (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

प्रधावताम् (pradhāvatām) - Describes the monkeys/bears. (of those running forth, of those rushing about)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pradhāvat

pradhāvat - running forth, rushing, speeding

Present Active Participle

From root dhāv (to run) with prefix pra (forth) and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

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