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5,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-19, verse-15

तस्य चीनैः किरातैश्च काञ्चनैरिव संवृतम् ।
बभौ बलमनाधृष्यं कर्णिकारवनं यथा ॥१५॥
15. tasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiśca kāñcanairiva saṁvṛtam ,
babhau balamanādhṛṣyaṁ karṇikāravanaṁ yathā.
15. tasya cīnaiḥ kirātaiḥ ca kāñcanaiḥ iva saṃvṛtam
babhau balam anādhṛṣyam karṇikāravanam yathā
15. His army, surrounded by the Cīnas and Kirātas who were like golden figures, appeared invincible, resembling a forest of karṇikāra trees.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तस्य (tasya) - of Bhagadatta (his, of him, of it)
  • चीनैः (cīnaiḥ) - by the Chinese, by the Cīnas
  • किरातैः (kirātaiḥ) - by the Kiratas
  • (ca) - and, also
  • काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by those (soldiers) adorned with gold (by golden ones, by those made of gold)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed
  • बभौ (babhau) - it shone, it appeared, it gleamed
  • बलम् (balam) - Bhagadatta's army (army, force, strength, power)
  • अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - unassailable, invincible, unconquerable
  • कर्णिकारवनम् (karṇikāravanam) - a forest of karṇikāra trees
  • यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of Bhagadatta (his, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
चीनैः (cīnaiḥ) - by the Chinese, by the Cīnas
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of cīna
cīna - China; a Chinese person
Refers to the people from China, possibly indicating a specific ethnic group or region on the borderlands.
किरातैः (kirātaiḥ) - by the Kiratas
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kirāta
kirāta - Kirata (name of a hill tribe, typically inhabiting mountainous regions of India)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - by those (soldiers) adorned with gold (by golden ones, by those made of gold)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcana
kāñcana - golden, made of gold; gold (as a noun)
From `kañcana` (gold).
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta
saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, closed, enveloped
Past Passive Participle
From root `vṛ` (to cover, enclose) with prefix `sam-`. `kta` suffix for PPP.
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)
बभौ (babhau) - it shone, it appeared, it gleamed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā
Perfect (liṭ) form, 3rd person singular.
Root: bhā (class 2)
बलम् (balam) - Bhagadatta's army (army, force, strength, power)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, might, force; army, troops
अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - unassailable, invincible, unconquerable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādhṛṣya
anādhṛṣya - not to be assailed, invincible, impregnable, unconquerable
Gerundive
Negative prefix `a-` combined with `nādhṛṣya`. `nādhṛṣya` is `na` + `ādhṛṣya`. `ādhṛṣya` is from root `dhṛṣ` (to be bold, venture) with prefix `ā-` and gerundive suffix.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ādhṛṣya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • ādhṛṣya – to be assailed, to be attacked
    adjective
    Gerundive
    From root `dhṛṣ` with prefix `ā-`.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
कर्णिकारवनम् (karṇikāravanam) - a forest of karṇikāra trees
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karṇikāravana
karṇikāravana - a forest of karṇikāra trees (Pterospermum acerifolium, a tree with yellow flowers)
Compound of `karṇikāra` (name of a tree) and `vana` (forest).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇikāra+vana)
  • karṇikāra – karṇikāra tree (Pterospermum acerifolium), a tree with large yellow flowers
    noun (masculine)
  • vana – forest, wood, grove
    noun (neuter)
यथा (yathā) - as, like, according to
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.