महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-270, verse-9

ततः शब्दो महानासीत्तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः ।
रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥९॥

9. tataḥ śabdo mahānāsīttumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ,
rāmarāvaṇasainyānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām.

9. tataḥ śabdaḥ mahān āsīt tumulaḥ loma-harṣaṇaḥ
rāma-rāvaṇa-sainyānām anyonyam abhi-dhāvatām

9. Then, there was a great, tumultuous, hair-raising roar (lomaharṣaṇa) from the armies of Rama and Ravana (rāmarāvaṇasainyānām) as they rushed towards each other.

9. ואז קם רעש גדול, סוער ומעורר צמרמורת, של צבאות רָאמַה ורָאוַנַה שרצו זה אל זה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar, clamor

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, loud

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was, existed

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, confused, noisy, fearful

• लोम-हर्षणः (loma-harṣaṇaḥ) - causing hair to stand on end, terrifying, thrilling

• राम-रावण-सैन्यानाम् (rāma-rāvaṇa-sainyānām) - of the armies of Rama and Ravana

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभि-धावताम् (abhi-dhāvatām) - of those rushing towards, of those attacking

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter

(indeclinable)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar, clamor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, loud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'śabdaḥ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, confused, noisy, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, agitated, confused, dreadful

Note: Agrees with 'śabdaḥ'.

लोम-हर्षणः (loma-harṣaṇaḥ) - causing hair to stand on end, terrifying, thrilling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loma-harṣaṇa

loma-harṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying

Compound type : Tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair (of the body), bristles
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing to stand erect, thrilling, exciting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective from causative of hṛṣ
  Derived from the causative stem of root hṛṣ (to bristle, thrill).
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śabdaḥ'.

राम-रावण-सैन्यानाम् (rāma-rāvaṇa-sainyānām) - of the armies of Rama and Ravana

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rāma-rāvaṇa-sainya

rāma-rāvaṇa-sainya - army of Rama and Ravana

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (rāma+rāvaṇa+sainya)

• rāma – Rama (name of a king, incarnation of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – Ravana (name of the demon king of Lanka)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, forces
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, 'of the armies'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

अभि-धावताम् (abhi-dhāvatām) - of those rushing towards, of those attacking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - rushing towards, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rāma-rāvaṇa-sainyānām' implied subjects.

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