महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-3

हयानां हेषमाणानां योधानां तत्र गर्जताम् ।
क्षणेन खं दिशश्चैव शब्देनापूरितं तदा ॥३॥

3. hayānāṁ heṣamāṇānāṁ yodhānāṁ tatra garjatām ,
kṣaṇena khaṁ diśaścaiva śabdenāpūritaṁ tadā.

3. hayānām heṣamāṇānām yodhānām tatra garjatām
kṣaṇena kham diśaḥ ca eva śabdena āpūritam tadā

3. tadā tatra heṣamāṇānām hayānām garjatām yodhānām
śabdena kṣaṇena kham diśaḥ ca eva āpūritam

3. Then, in an instant, the sky and the very directions were filled with the sound of the neighing horses and the roaring warriors there.

Words meanings summery:

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• हेषमाणानाम् (heṣamāṇānām) - of those neighing

• योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• गर्जताम् (garjatām) - of those roaring/shouting

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the noise

• आपूरितम् (āpūritam) - filled, permeated

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

हेषमाणानाम् (heṣamāṇānām) - of those neighing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of heṣamāṇa

heṣamāṇa - neighing, snorting (referring to horses)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root heṣ (to neigh)

Root: heṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hayānām'.

योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

गर्जताम् (garjatām) - of those roaring/shouting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root garj (to roar, shout)

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yodhānām'.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant

Note: Denotes 'in a moment' or 'instantly'.

खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Could also be accusative, but nominative fits here with 'āpūritam'.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, with the noise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise

आपूरितम् (āpūritam) - filled, permeated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpūrita

āpūrita - filled, full

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with kham and diśaḥ (collective neuter).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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