महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-7

सा बहून्भीमरूपांश्च पिशाचोरगराक्षसान् ।
पल्वलानि तडागानि गिरिकूटानि सर्वशः ।
सरितः सागरांश्चैव ददर्शाद्भुतदर्शनान् ॥७॥

7. sā bahūnbhīmarūpāṁśca piśācoragarākṣasān ,
palvalāni taḍāgāni girikūṭāni sarvaśaḥ ,
saritaḥ sāgarāṁścaiva dadarśādbhutadarśanān.

7. sā bahūn bhīmarūpān ca
piśācoragarākṣasān palvalāni taḍāgāni
girikūṭāni sarvaśaḥ saritaḥ sāgarān
ca eva dadarśa adbhutadarśanān

7. She (Damayantī) saw many terrifying-looking fiends, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons). Everywhere she also saw pools, ponds, mountain peaks, rivers, and oceans of astonishing appearance.

7. היא ראתה גם יצורים רבים בעלי צורה מפחידה, פִּישָׁאצ׳ַה, נחשים ורָאקְשַׁסַה, וכן בריכות ואגמים, פסגות הרים בכל מקום, נהרות וימים מופלאים למראה.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Damayantī (she)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• भीमरूपान् (bhīmarūpān) - of terrifying form/appearance

• च (ca) - and

• पिशाचोरगराक्षसान् (piśācoragarākṣasān) - fiends, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons)

• पल्वलानि (palvalāni) - pools, small ponds

• तडागानि (taḍāgāni) - ponds, reservoirs

• गिरिकूटानि (girikūṭāni) - mountain peaks

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

• सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, or acts as 'also' (indeed, certainly, just)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

• अद्भुतदर्शनान् (adbhutadarśanān) - of astonishing/wonderful appearance

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Damayantī (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

भीमरूपान् (bhīmarūpān) - of terrifying form/appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhīmarūpa

bhīmarūpa - terrifying form, dreadful appearance

Compound of 'bhīma' and 'rūpa'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrifying, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'piśācoragarākṣasān'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पिशाचोरगराक्षसान् (piśācoragarākṣasān) - fiends, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of piśācoragarākṣasa

piśācoragarākṣasa - collection of fiends, serpents, and rākṣasas

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (piśāca+uraga+rākṣasa)

• piśāca – fiend, goblin
  noun (masculine)
• uraga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – rākṣasa (demon)
  noun (masculine)

पल्वलानि (palvalāni) - pools, small ponds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of palvala

palvala - small pond, pool

तडागानि (taḍāgāni) - ponds, reservoirs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of taḍāga

taḍāga - pond, lake, reservoir

गिरिकूटानि (girikūṭāni) - mountain peaks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of girikūṭa

girikūṭa - mountain peak, summit

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+kūṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn
  noun (neuter)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, in all respects

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -śas

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding word, or acts as 'also' (indeed, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

particle

ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The subject 'sā' (she) is third person singular.

अद्भुतदर्शनान् (adbhutadarśanān) - of astonishing/wonderful appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adbhutadarśana

adbhutadarśana - wonderful to behold, of marvelous appearance

Compound of 'adbhuta' and 'darśana'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (adbhuta+darśana)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, astonishing
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from root √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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