महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-45, verse-4

चेदिकाशिकरूषेषु पाञ्चालेषु च भारत ।
भीष्मस्य बहुधा तालश्चरन्केतुरदृश्यत ॥४॥

4. cedikāśikarūṣeṣu pāñcāleṣu ca bhārata ,
bhīṣmasya bahudhā tālaścaranketuradṛśyata.

4. cedi-kāśi-karūṣeṣu pāñcāleṣu ca bhārata
bhīṣmasya bahudhā tālaḥ caran ketuḥ adṛśyata

4. bhārata ca cedi-kāśi-karūṣeṣu pāñcāleṣu
bhīṣmasya tālaḥ caran ketuḥ bahudhā adṛśyata

4. And, O Bhārata, Bhīṣma's banner, displaying the palm tree (tāla) emblem, was seen moving repeatedly through the regions of the Cedis, Kāśis, Karūṣas, and Pañcālas.

4. הו בְּהָארַטַה, בקרב בני צ׳ֵדִי, קָאשִׁי וקָארוּשַׁה ובקרב הפָּאנְצ׳ָאלַה, נראה דגל הדקל של בְּהִישְׁמַה נע בכל מקום.

Words meanings summery:

• चेदि-काशि-करूषेषु (cedi-kāśi-karūṣeṣu) - in the lands of the Cedis, Kāśis, and Karūṣas

• पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Pañcāla lands

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, repeatedly

• तालः (tālaḥ) - the palm tree emblem on Bhīṣma's banner (palm tree)

• चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming

• केतुः (ketuḥ) - Bhīṣma's banner (banner, flag, emblem)

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

चेदि-काशि-करूषेषु (cedi-kāśi-karūṣeṣu) - in the lands of the Cedis, Kāśis, and Karūṣas

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of cedi-kāśi-karūṣa

cedi-kāśi-karūṣa - Cedi, Kāśi, Karūṣa (names of ancient peoples/regions)

Compound type : dvandva (cedi+kāśi+karūṣa)

• cedi – name of a country and its people
  proper noun (masculine)
• kāśi – name of a country and its people (Varanasi region)
  proper noun (masculine)
• karūṣa – name of a country and its people
  proper noun (masculine)

पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Pañcāla lands

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - belonging to the Pañcālas; the Pañcāla country or people

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; Bhīṣma (a proper name)

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

तालः (tālaḥ) - the palm tree emblem on Bhīṣma's banner (palm tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāla

tāla - palm tree, palmyra tree; musical clap, rhythm

चरन् (caran) - moving, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, wandering, roaming, practicing

Present Active Participle

formed from root √car (1P) 'to move, walk, wander' + -at suffix

Root: √car (class 1)

केतुः (ketuḥ) - Bhīṣma's banner (banner, flag, emblem)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ketu

ketu - banner, flag, emblem; comet, meteor

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (Laṅ) of √dṛś

Imperfect Passive

root √dṛś (1P) 'to see' in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

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