महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-267, verse-18
प्रबभौ हरिसैन्यं तच्छालतालशिलायुधम् ।
सुमहच्छालिभवनं यथा सूर्योदयं प्रति ॥१८॥
सुमहच्छालिभवनं यथा सूर्योदयं प्रति ॥१८॥
18. prababhau harisainyaṁ tacchālatālaśilāyudham ,
sumahacchālibhavanaṁ yathā sūryodayaṁ prati.
sumahacchālibhavanaṁ yathā sūryodayaṁ prati.
18.
prababhau harisainyam tat śālatālaśilāyudham
sumahat śālibhavanam yathā sūryodayam prati
sumahat śālibhavanam yathā sūryodayam prati
18.
That monkey army, whose weapons consisted of śāla trees, palm trees, and rocks, shone brilliantly, just like a vast field of ripe rice (śālibhavana) gleams at sunrise.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, shone brightly
- हरिसैन्यम् (harisainyam) - the monkey army
- तत् (tat) - that (one)
- शालतालशिलायुधम् (śālatālaśilāyudham) - whose weapons are śāla trees, palm trees, and rocks
- सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, vast
- शालिभवनम् (śālibhavanam) - field of rice, rice field
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- सूर्योदयम् (sūryodayam) - sunrise
- प्रति (prati) - towards, at, against
Words meanings and morphology
प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, shone brightly
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prabhā
Perfect form
from pra-bhā
Prefix: pra
Root: bhā (class 2)
हरिसैन्यम् (harisainyam) - the monkey army
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of harisainya
harisainya - monkey army
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hari+sainya)
- hari – monkey, ape
noun (masculine) - sainya – army, host
noun (neuter)
तत् (tat) - that (one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शालतालशिलायुधम् (śālatālaśilāyudham) - whose weapons are śāla trees, palm trees, and rocks
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śālatālaśilāyudha
śālatālaśilāyudha - whose weapons are śāla trees, palm trees, and rocks
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śāla+tāla+śilā+āyudha)
- śāla – śāla tree
noun (masculine) - tāla – palm tree
noun (masculine) - śilā – rock, stone
noun (feminine) - āyudha – weapon, implement
noun (neuter)
सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, huge, vast
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - mahat – great, large, vast
adjective (neuter)
शालिभवनम् (śālibhavanam) - field of rice, rice field
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śālibhavana
śālibhavana - field of rice, rice field
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śāli+bhavana)
- śāli – rice (especially ripe rice)
noun (masculine) - bhavana – dwelling, house, place, field
noun (neuter)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
सूर्योदयम् (sūryodayam) - sunrise
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sūryodaya
sūryodaya - sunrise
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sūrya+udaya)
- sūrya – sun
noun (masculine) - udaya – rising, ascent, dawn
noun (masculine)
प्रति (prati) - towards, at, against
(indeclinable)