महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-42, verse-7
नरेन्द्रनागाश्वरथाकुलानामभ्यायतीनामशिवे मुहूर्ते ।
बभूव घोषस्तुमुलश्चमूनां वातोद्धुतानामिव सागराणाम् ॥७॥
बभूव घोषस्तुमुलश्चमूनां वातोद्धुतानामिव सागराणाम् ॥७॥
7. narendranāgāśvarathākulānā;mabhyāyatīnāmaśive muhūrte ,
babhūva ghoṣastumulaścamūnāṁ; vātoddhutānāmiva sāgarāṇām.
babhūva ghoṣastumulaścamūnāṁ; vātoddhutānāmiva sāgarāṇām.
7.
narendranāgāśvarathākulānām abhyāyatīnām aśive muhūrte
babhūva ghoṣaḥ tumulaḥ camūnām vātoddhutānām iva sāgarāṇām
babhūva ghoṣaḥ tumulaḥ camūnām vātoddhutānām iva sāgarāṇām
7.
aśive muhūrte narendranāgāśvarathākulānām abhyāyatīnām
camūnām tumulaḥ ghoṣaḥ vātoddhutānām sāgarāṇām iva babhūva
camūnām tumulaḥ ghoṣaḥ vātoddhutānām sāgarāṇām iva babhūva
7.
At an inauspicious moment, a tumultuous roar arose from the advancing armies, which were thronged with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots, a sound like that of oceans agitated by the wind.
Words meanings summery:
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- नरेन्द्रनागाश्वरथाकुलानाम् (narendranāgāśvarathākulānām) - of the approaching armies, crowded with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots (of those agitated by kings, elephants, horses, and chariots; crowded with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots)
- अभ्यायतीनाम् (abhyāyatīnām) - of the approaching armies (of those advancing, approaching, coming near)
- अशिवे (aśive) - referring to the inauspicious moment (inauspicious, unlucky)
- मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at a moment, instant
- बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened
- घोषः (ghoṣaḥ) - a sound, roar, noise
- तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - describing the sound as tumultuous (tumultuous, violent, agitated, terrible)
- चमूनाम् (camūnām) - of armies, hosts
- वातोद्धुतानाम् (vātoddhutānām) - referring to the oceans agitated by the wind (of those agitated/stirred by the wind)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- सागराणाम् (sāgarāṇām) - of oceans, seas
Words meanings and morphology
नरेन्द्रनागाश्वरथाकुलानाम् (narendranāgāśvarathākulānām) - of the approaching armies, crowded with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots (of those agitated by kings, elephants, horses, and chariots; crowded with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of narendranāgāśvarathākula
narendranāgāśvarathākula - crowded with kings, elephants, horses, and chariots
Compound adjective
Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (narendra+nāga+aśva+ratha+ākula)
- narendra – king, chief of men
noun (masculine)
Compound of nara (men) + indra (chief/lord) - nāga – elephant; serpent, cobra
noun (masculine) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - ratha – chariot
noun (masculine) - ākula – agitated, bewildered, confused, crowded, filled with
adjective
From root kul (to collect, accumulate) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: kul (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'camūnām' (of armies).
अभ्यायतीनाम् (abhyāyatīnām) - of the approaching armies (of those advancing, approaching, coming near)
(participle)
Genitive, feminine, plural of abhyāyatī
abhyāyant - advancing, approaching, coming near
Present Active Participle
From root 'i' (to go) with upasargas 'abhi' and 'ā'.
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'camūnām'.
अशिवे (aśive) - referring to the inauspicious moment (inauspicious, unlucky)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of aśiva
aśiva - inauspicious, unlucky, evil
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'śiva' (auspicious).
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śiva)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - śiva – auspicious, benevolent, prosperous; a name of Shiva
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'muhūrte'.
मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at a moment, instant
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of muhūrta
muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific division of time (48 minutes)
Root: muh
बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (ḷiṭ) of bhū
Perfect tense
ḷiṭ (Perfect) third person singular of 'bhū'. Reduplicated stem 'ba-bhū'.
Root: bhū (class 1)
घोषः (ghoṣaḥ) - a sound, roar, noise
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghoṣa
ghoṣa - sound, noise, roar, cry
From root ghuṣ (to sound)
Root: ghuṣ (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.
तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - describing the sound as tumultuous (tumultuous, violent, agitated, terrible)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula
tumula - tumultuous, violent, agitated, noisy, terrible
Note: Qualifies 'ghoṣaḥ'.
चमूनाम् (camūnām) - of armies, hosts
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of camū
camū - army, host, troop
Note: Possessive case for the source of 'ghoṣaḥ'.
वातोद्धुतानाम् (vātoddhutānām) - referring to the oceans agitated by the wind (of those agitated/stirred by the wind)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vātoddhuta
vātoddhuta - agitated by wind, stirred by wind
Past Passive Participle as adjective
Compound of 'vāta' (wind) and 'uddhuta' (agitated). 'uddhuta' is PPP of root 'dhū' (to shake) with 'ud'.
Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāta+uddhuta)
- vāta – wind, air
noun (masculine)
Root: vā (class 2) - uddhuta – agitated, stirred, shaken, uplifted
participle
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root 'dhū' (to shake, agitate) with upasarga 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: dhū (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'sāgarāṇām'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison
सागराणाम् (sāgarāṇām) - of oceans, seas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sāgara
sāgara - ocean, sea
From 'sāgara' (with poison, referring to the legend of samudra manthan) or 'sa-gara' (with mountains, shore)
Note: Used in comparison.