महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-17

बलानि तेषां वीराणामागच्छन्ति ततस्ततः ।
चालयन्तीव गां देवीं सपर्वतवनामिमाम् ॥१७॥

17. balāni teṣāṁ vīrāṇāmāgacchanti tatastataḥ ,
cālayantīva gāṁ devīṁ saparvatavanāmimām.

17. balāni teṣām vīrāṇām āgacchanti tataḥ tataḥ |
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.

17. צבאות הגיבורים ההם הגיעו מכל עבר, כאילו מזעזעים את האלה ארץ הזאת על הריה ויעריה.

Words meanings summery:

• 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'

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