महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-5, verse-17
बलानि तेषां वीराणामागच्छन्ति ततस्ततः ।
चालयन्तीव गां देवीं सपर्वतवनामिमाम् ॥१७॥
चालयन्तीव गां देवीं सपर्वतवनामिमाम् ॥१७॥
17. balāni teṣāṁ vīrāṇāmāgacchanti tatastataḥ ,
cālayantīva gāṁ devīṁ saparvatavanāmimām.
cālayantīva gāṁ devīṁ saparvatavanāmimām.
17.
balāni teṣām vīrāṇām āgacchanti tataḥ tataḥ |
cālayantī iva gām devīm sa-parvata-vanām imām
cālayantī iva gām devīm sa-parvata-vanām imām
17.
The armies of those heroes are coming from every direction, as if shaking this divine earth (gau) along with its mountains and forests.
Words meanings summery:
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- बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors
- आगच्छन्ति (āgacchanti) - they come, are coming
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, from that
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, from that
- चालयन्ती (cālayantī) - shaking, causing to move (feminine)
- इव (iva) - as if, like
- गाम् (gām) - the earth
- देवीम् (devīm) - divine, goddess
- स-पर्वत-वनाम् (sa-parvata-vanām) - with mountains and forests
- इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)
Words meanings and morphology
बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies
(noun)
neuter, plural of bala
bala - strength, power, army, force
Note: nominative plural here, referring to 'forces'
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: masculine genitive plural
वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, warrior, brave
आगच्छन्ति (āgacchanti) - they come, are coming
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
locative suffix -tas
Note: used adverbially to indicate direction or origin
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
locative suffix -tas
Note: repetition 'tataḥ tataḥ' means 'from all directions, from here and there'
चालयन्ती (cālayantī) - shaking, causing to move (feminine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cālayat
cālayat - shaking, moving, causing to tremble
Present Active Participle
Present participle of causative of √cal (to move) + śatṛ + ī (feminine suffix)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: present active participle, feminine nominative singular, refers to the subject (balāni) implicitly
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
गाम् (gām) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of go
go - cow, earth, rays
देवीम् (devīm) - divine, goddess
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine
Note: adjective modifying 'gām'
स-पर्वत-वनाम् (sa-parvata-vanām) - with mountains and forests
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sa-parvata-vana
sa-parvata-vana - with mountains and forests
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+parvata+vana)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix indicating 'with' - parvata – mountain
noun (masculine) - vana – forest, wood
noun (neuter)
Note: adjective modifying 'gām'
इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: demonstrative pronoun, modifying 'gām'