महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-8

कृष्णानां मुखपुण्ड्राणामृक्षाणां भीमकर्मणाम् ।
कोटीशतसहस्रेण जाम्बवान्प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥८॥

8. kṛṣṇānāṁ mukhapuṇḍrāṇāmṛkṣāṇāṁ bhīmakarmaṇām ,
koṭīśatasahasreṇa jāmbavānpratyadṛśyata.

8. kṛṣṇānām mukhapuṇḍrāṇām ṛkṣāṇām bhīmakarmaṇām
koṭīśatasahasreṇa jāmbavān prati adṛśyata

8. Jāmbavān was seen accompanied by a hundred thousand crores of bears, both the dark-complexioned and those with distinctive white facial marks, who were known for their formidable actions.

8. ג׳ָאמְבַּוָאן נראה כשהוא מוביל מאה אלף קוֹטִי דובים שחורים, בעלי סימני לבן על פניהם, ובעלי מעשים מפחידים.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्णानाम् (kṛṣṇānām) - Refers to a specific variety of bears. (of the black ones, of the dark-skinned)

• मुखपुण्ड्राणाम् (mukhapuṇḍrāṇām) - Describes a type of bear with distinctive facial marks. (of those with white marks on their faces, of those with lotus-like faces)

• ऋक्षाणाम् (ṛkṣāṇām) - of bears

• भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - Adjective describing the bears. (of those with formidable actions, of terrible deeds)

• कोटीशतसहस्रेण (koṭīśatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand crores, by a trillion

• जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Name of the king of bears. (Jāmbavān)

• प्रति (prati) - As an upasarga (prefix) modifying the verb 'was seen'. (towards, against, in return for)

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - Combined with 'prati' to form 'pratyadṛśyata' (appeared or was seen in response). (was seen, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णानाम् (kṛṣṇānām) - Refers to a specific variety of bears. (of the black ones, of the dark-skinned)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-skinned; a type of deer or antelope

मुखपुण्ड्राणाम् (mukhapuṇḍrāṇām) - Describes a type of bear with distinctive facial marks. (of those with white marks on their faces, of those with lotus-like faces)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mukhapuṇḍra

mukhapuṇḍra - having a white mark on the face, having a lotus-like face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukha+puṇḍra)

• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)
• puṇḍra – white lotus, a mark on the forehead
  noun (neuter)

ऋक्षाणाम् (ṛkṣāṇām) - of bears

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛkṣa

ṛkṣa - bear, star, constellation

भीमकर्मणाम् (bhīmakarmaṇām) - Adjective describing the bears. (of those with formidable actions, of terrible deeds)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhīmakarman

bhīmakarman - performing dreadful deeds, of terrible actions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+karman)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• karman – action (karma), deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कोटीशतसहस्रेण (koṭīśatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand crores, by a trillion

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of koṭīśatasahasra

koṭīśatasahasra - a hundred thousand crores (10^12)

Compound denoting a very large number.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (koṭi+śata+sahasra)

• koṭi – crore (ten million)
  noun (feminine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Denotes accompaniment or quantity.

जाम्बवान् (jāmbavān) - Name of the king of bears. (Jāmbavān)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmbavat

jāmbavat - Jāmbavān (name of the king of bears)

प्रति (prati) - As an upasarga (prefix) modifying the verb 'was seen'. (towards, against, in return for)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - Combined with 'prati' to form 'pratyadṛśyata' (appeared or was seen in response). (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

imperfect tense, passive voice

From root dṛś (to see), imperfect 3rd person singular, passive voice, with a augment for past tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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