महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-42

पदातिरेकः संक्रुद्धः शत्रूणां भयवर्धनः ।
मोहयामास च तदा कालान्तकयमोपमः ॥४२॥

42. padātirekaḥ saṁkruddhaḥ śatrūṇāṁ bhayavardhanaḥ ,
mohayāmāsa ca tadā kālāntakayamopamaḥ.

42. padātiḥ ekaḥ saṃkruddhaḥ śatrūṇām bhayavardhanaḥ
mohayāmāsa ca tadā kālāntakayamopamaḥ

42. tadā ekaḥ padātiḥ saṃkruddhaḥ śatrūṇām
bhayavardhanaḥ ca kālāntakayamopamaḥ mohayāmāsa

42. Then, that single foot-soldier, greatly enraged and terrifying to his enemies, bewildered them, resembling Yama, the Destroyer at the end of time.

42. רגלי ובודד, זועם מאוד ומגביר את פחד האויבים, הוא הפיל עליהם אז בלבול, והיה דומה לזמן, למביא הקץ וליַמַה אל המוות.

Words meanings summery:

• पदातिः (padātiḥ) - a foot-soldier, infantryman

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, alone

• संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious, highly incensed

• शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies

• भयवर्धनः (bhayavardhanaḥ) - increasing fear, terrifying, causing fear

• मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa) - he bewildered, confused, infatuated

• च (ca) - and

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कालान्तकयमोपमः (kālāntakayamopamaḥ) - resembling Yama, the destroyer at the end of time

Words meanings and morphology

पदातिः (padātiḥ) - a foot-soldier, infantryman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padātin

padātin - foot-soldier, pedestrian, infantryman

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, alone

(numeral)

संक्रुद्धः (saṁkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious, highly incensed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - greatly enraged, very angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √krudh (to be angry) with the prefix 'sam-' (together, thoroughly).

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

भयवर्धनः (bhayavardhanaḥ) - increasing fear, terrifying, causing fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayavardhana

bhayavardhana - causing fear, increasing fear, terrifying

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+vardhana)

• bhaya – fear, terror, dread
  noun (neuter)
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, causing to grow
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root √vṛdh (to grow, increase) with the causative suffix.
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa) - he bewildered, confused, infatuated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of muh

Causative perfect

Formed from the causative stem 'mohaya-' (to bewilder, to confuse) of the root √muh (to be confused), in the perfect tense.

Root: muh (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कालान्तकयमोपमः (kālāntakayamopamaḥ) - resembling Yama, the destroyer at the end of time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāntakayamopama

kālāntakayamopama - resembling Yama (the Destroyer) at the end of time

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+antaka+yama+upama)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √ant (to end) with the suffix '-aka'. Often refers to Yama.
  Root: ant (class 1)
• yama – Yama (the deity of death), restraint
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, resembling, like
  adjective

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