महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-83, verse-2
ततः शब्दो महानासीत्सेनयोरुभयोरपि ।
निर्गच्छमानयोः संख्ये सागरप्रतिमो महान् ॥२॥
निर्गच्छमानयोः संख्ये सागरप्रतिमो महान् ॥२॥
2. tataḥ śabdo mahānāsītsenayorubhayorapi ,
nirgacchamānayoḥ saṁkhye sāgarapratimo mahān.
nirgacchamānayoḥ saṁkhye sāgarapratimo mahān.
2.
tataḥ śabdaḥ mahān āsīt senayoḥ ubhayoḥ api
nirgacchamānayoḥ saṅkhye sāgarapratimo mahān
nirgacchamānayoḥ saṅkhye sāgarapratimo mahān
2.
tataḥ ubhayoḥ senayoḥ api saṅkhye nirgacchamānayoḥ
mahān sāgarapratimaḥ mahān śabdaḥ āsīt
mahān sāgarapratimaḥ mahān śabdaḥ āsīt
2.
Then a great sound, vast and ocean-like, arose from both armies as they marched out to battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, from that, therefore)
- शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The roar or din of the marching armies. (sound, noise, word)
- महान् (mahān) - Describes the intensity and volume of the sound. (great, large, mighty)
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - Refers to the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas. (of the armies, in the armies)
- उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - Qualifies 'senayoḥ' (of the armies). (of both, in both)
- अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'both'. (also, even, too)
- निर्गच्छमानयोः (nirgacchamānayoḥ) - Describes the armies as they move. (of those going forth, of those marching out)
- सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - Refers to the context of the armies' movement towards combat. (in battle, on the battlefield, in confrontation)
- सागरप्रतिमो (sāgarapratimo) - Describes the vastness and roar of the sound, like the ocean's expanse and waves. (ocean-like, resembling the ocean)
- महान् (mahān) - Reinforces the idea of the immense magnitude of the sound, emphasizing the comparison to the ocean. (great, vast, immense)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates sequence of events. (then, from that, therefore)
(indeclinable)
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The roar or din of the marching armies. (sound, noise, word)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word
महान् (mahān) - Describes the intensity and volume of the sound. (great, large, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular
Root: as (class 2)
सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - Refers to the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas. (of the armies, in the armies)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of senā
senā - army, host
Note: Also could be locative dual, but genitive 'of the armies' fits better for the source of the sound.
उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - Qualifies 'senayoḥ' (of the armies). (of both, in both)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
अपि (api) - Emphasizes 'both'. (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
निर्गच्छमानयोः (nirgacchamānayoḥ) - Describes the armies as they move. (of those going forth, of those marching out)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, dual of nirgacchamāna
nirgacchamāna - going forth, marching out
Present Middle Participle
Derived from nir- + √gam (to go) in the present tense, middle voice
Prefix: nir
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used here to qualify 'senayoḥ ubhayoḥ'.
सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - Refers to the context of the armies' movement towards combat. (in battle, on the battlefield, in confrontation)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya
saṅkhya - battle, war, confrontation, reckoning
सागरप्रतिमो (sāgarapratimo) - Describes the vastness and roar of the sound, like the ocean's expanse and waves. (ocean-like, resembling the ocean)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgarapratima
sāgarapratima - ocean-like, comparable to the ocean
Compound of sāgara (ocean) and pratima (resembling)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+pratima)
- sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - pratima – likeness, image, resembling, comparable to
adjective
Prefix: prati
Note: Here agrees with 'śabdaḥ'.
महान् (mahān) - Reinforces the idea of the immense magnitude of the sound, emphasizing the comparison to the ocean. (great, vast, immense)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
Note: Adjective modifying 'śabdaḥ' again, used emphatically.