महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-32

तमन्तर्धाय निनदं ध्वनिर्भीमस्य नर्दतः ।
अश्रूयत महाराज सर्वसैन्येषु भारत ॥३२॥

32. tamantardhāya ninadaṁ dhvanirbhīmasya nardataḥ ,
aśrūyata mahārāja sarvasainyeṣu bhārata.

32. tam antardhāya ninadam dhvaniḥ bhīmasya nardataḥ
aśrūyata mahārāja sarva-sainyeṣu bhārata

32. mahārāja bhārata,
tam ninadam antardhāya nardataḥ bhīmasya dhvaniḥ sarva-sainyeṣu aśrūyata.

32. O great king (mahārāja), O descendant of Bharata (bhārata), Bhīma's roar, bellowing and overpowering that (other) sound, was heard among all the armies.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (previous) sound (that, him, it)

• अन्तर्धाय (antardhāya) - having covered, having suppressed, having obscured

• निनदम् (ninadam) - sound, roar, noise

• ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - sound, noise, roar

• भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhīma

• नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - roaring, bellowing

• अश्रूयत (aśrūyata) - was heard

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• सर्व-सैन्येषु (sarva-sainyeṣu) - in all armies, among all armies

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (previous) sound (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular, referring to `śaṅkha-ninadam` or `śatru-senā-dhvani` collectively.

अन्तर्धाय (antardhāya) - having covered, having suppressed, having obscured

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form with prefix `antar`.

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) of `antar-dhā`.

निनदम् (ninadam) - sound, roar, noise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ninada

ninada - sound, roar, noise

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the collective sounds of the previous verse.

ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvani

dhvani - sound, noise, tone

Root: dhvan (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `aśrūyata`.

भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhīma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍavas), terrible, formidable

Derived from root `bhī` (to fear).

Note: Possessive case, 'of Bhīma'.

नर्दतः (nardataḥ) - roaring, bellowing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting

present active participle

Present active participle of root `nard` (to roar).

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, genitive singular, agreeing with `bhīmasya`.

अश्रूयत (aśrūyata) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect passive.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

सर्व-सैन्येषु (sarva-sainyeṣu) - in all armies, among all armies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva-sainya

sarva-sainya - all armies

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `senā`.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

A patronymic from Bharata.

Note: Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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