महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-99, verse-4

उद्यतप्रतिपिष्टानां खड्गानां वीरबाहुभिः ।
आसीत्सुतुमुलः शब्दः शरीरेष्वभिपात्यताम् ॥४॥

4. udyatapratipiṣṭānāṁ khaḍgānāṁ vīrabāhubhiḥ ,
āsītsutumulaḥ śabdaḥ śarīreṣvabhipātyatām.

4. udyatapratiṣṭānām khaḍgānām vīrabāhubhiḥ
āsīt sutumulaḥ śabdaḥ śarīreṣu abhipātyatām

4. A very tumultuous sound arose from the swords, which were raised and clashed by the arms of heroes, as they were brought down upon bodies.

4. קול רעש עצום נשמע כאשר חרבות מורמות נמחצו בזרועות הגיבורים, ונפלו על הגופות.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यतप्रतिष्टानाम् (udyatapratiṣṭānām) - of those that are raised and clashed/struck

• खड्गानाम् (khaḍgānām) - of swords

• वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

• सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very loud

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies

• अभिपात्यताम् (abhipātyatām) - as they were made to fall upon (the act of causing to fall upon / being struck upon)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यतप्रतिष्टानाम् (udyatapratiṣṭānām) - of those that are raised and clashed/struck

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of udyatapratiṣṭa

udyatapratiṣṭa - raised and clashed/struck

Compound type : karmadhāraya (udyata+pratipiṣṭa)

• udyata – raised, uplifted
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• pratipiṣṭa – struck, crushed, clashed against
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: prati
  Root: piṣ (class 7)

खड्गानाम् (khaḍgānām) - of swords

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

वीरबाहुभिः (vīrabāhubhiḥ) - by the arms of heroes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīrabāhu

vīrabāhu - arm of a hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+bāhu)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very loud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very tumultuous/loud

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+tumula)

• su – very, good, well
  indeclinable
• tumula – tumultuous, noisy
  adjective (masculine)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śarīra

śarīra - body

अभिपात्यताम् (abhipātyatām) - as they were made to fall upon (the act of causing to fall upon / being struck upon)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhipātyatā

abhipātyatā - the state or act of being caused to fall upon / struck upon

formed from causative `abhipātaya`

From root pat with prefix abhi and causative suffix -aya, then suffix -tā to form a feminine noun.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the circumstance of the sound's arising.

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