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3,40

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-27

मुहूर्तं शरवर्षं तत्प्रतिगृह्य पिनाकधृक् ।
अक्षतेन शरीरेण तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥२७॥
27. muhūrtaṁ śaravarṣaṁ tatpratigṛhya pinākadhṛk ,
akṣatena śarīreṇa tasthau giririvācalaḥ.
27. muhūrtam śaravarṣam tat pratigṛhya pinākadhṛk
akṣatena śarīreṇa tasthau giriḥ iva acalaḥ
27. After receiving that shower of arrows for a moment, Pinākadhṛk (Shiva), the wielder of the bow Pināka, stood with an unharmed body, like an unmoving mountain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment
  • शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - a shower of arrows
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to the shower of arrows)
  • प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
  • पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - wielder of the Pināka (Shiva)
  • अक्षतेन (akṣatena) - with an unharmed, unhurt
  • शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body
  • तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood
  • गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta
muhūrta - a moment, a very short period of time (a specific measure of time, often 48 minutes)
Note: used adverbially to denote duration
शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - a shower of arrows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the shower of arrows)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Derived from root 'grah' with prefix 'prati-'.
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
पिनाकधृक् (pinākadhṛk) - wielder of the Pināka (Shiva)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pinākadhṛk
pinākadhṛk - wielder of the Pināka (Shiva's bow)
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pināka+dhṛ)
  • pināka – Pināka (Shiva's bow)
    noun (neuter)
  • dhṛ – bearing, holding, wielder (from root dhṛ)
    noun (masculine)
अक्षतेन (akṣatena) - with an unharmed, unhurt
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of akṣata
akṣata - unharmed, unwounded, intact
Past Passive Participle (negative compound)
Negative compound (na-tatpuruṣa) of 'kṣata' (wounded), derived from root 'kṣaṇ'.
Prefix: a
Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)
Note: qualifies 'śarīreṇa'
शरीरेण (śarīreṇa) - with the body
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body
तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā
Perfect form.
Root: sthā (class 1)
गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, immovable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, unmoving; a mountain (as a noun)
Negative compound (na-tatpuruṣa) of 'cala' (moving), derived from root 'cal'.
Prefix: a
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: qualifies 'giriḥ'