महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-21

प्रत्यादित्यं च नः सर्वे मृगा घोरप्रवादिनः ।
ध्वजेषु च निलीयन्ते वायसास्तन्न शोभनम् ।
शकुनाश्चापसव्या नो वेदयन्ति महद्भयम् ॥२१॥

21. pratyādityaṁ ca naḥ sarve mṛgā ghorapravādinaḥ ,
dhvajeṣu ca nilīyante vāyasāstanna śobhanam ,
śakunāścāpasavyā no vedayanti mahadbhayam.

21. pratyādityam ca naḥ sarve mṛgāḥ
ghorapravādinaḥ | dhvajeṣu ca nilīyante
vāyasāḥ tat na śobhanam | śakunāḥ ca
apasavyāḥ naḥ vedayanti mahat bhayam

21. All the fierce-sounding animals are facing the sun, and crows are perching on our banners. This is not a good sign. Furthermore, ill-omened birds (śakunā) on our left are indicating great fear for us.

21. כל חיות הבר שלנו פונות אל השמש ויללותיהן מבשרות רעות, והעורבים מתחבאים בין הדגלים. זה לא סימן טוב. גם העופות, שעפים לצד הלא נכון עבורנו, מבשרים סכנה גדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्यादित्यम् (pratyādityam) - facing the sun, towards the sun

• च (ca) - and, also

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, beasts (often deer)

• घोरप्रवादिनः (ghorapravādinaḥ) - making terrible sounds, dreadful-sounding

• ध्वजेषु (dhvajeṣu) - on the banners, flags

• च (ca) - and, also

• निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - hide, perch, lie down

• वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows

• तत् (tat) - This (situation) (that, this)

• न (na) - not, no

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, auspicious, beautiful

• शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds (especially birds of omen)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपसव्याः (apasavyāḥ) - inauspicious, on the left side

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - cause to know, indicate, announce

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्यादित्यम् (pratyādityam) - facing the sun, towards the sun

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayibhāva (prati+āditya)

• prati – towards, against, in return, every
  indeclinable
• āditya – the sun, a son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, beasts (often deer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - wild animal, beast, deer

घोरप्रवादिनः (ghorapravādinaḥ) - making terrible sounds, dreadful-sounding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorapravādin

ghorapravādin - making a terrible noise, dreadful-sounding

agent noun/adjective

Compound of ghora (terrible) and pravādin (speaking/sounding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghora+pravādin)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• pravādin – speaking, sounding, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  From √vad with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vad (class 1)

ध्वजेषु (dhvajeṣu) - on the banners, flags

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - hide, perch, lie down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of nilī

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

तत् (tat) - This (situation) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, auspicious, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - shining, beautiful, auspicious, good

From √śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds (especially birds of omen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuna

śakuna - bird, bird of omen

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपसव्याः (apasavyāḥ) - inauspicious, on the left side

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apasavya

apasavya - left, contrary, inauspicious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (apa+savya)

• apa – away, off, back, down
  indeclinable
• savya – left; right (in some contexts, but usually left)
  adjective (masculine)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - cause to know, indicate, announce

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vedaya

Causative verb

Causative stem of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread, danger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror, danger

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