महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-129, verse-15
उलूकाश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त शंसन्तो विपुलं भयम् ।
विशेषतः कौरवाणां ध्वजिन्यामतिदारुणम् ॥१५॥
विशेषतः कौरवाणां ध्वजिन्यामतिदारुणम् ॥१५॥
15. ulūkāścāpyadṛśyanta śaṁsanto vipulaṁ bhayam ,
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇāṁ dhvajinyāmatidāruṇam.
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇāṁ dhvajinyāmatidāruṇam.
15.
ulūkāḥ ca api adṛśyanta śaṃsantaḥ vipulam bhayam
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇām dhvajinyām atidāruṇam
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇām dhvajinyām atidāruṇam
15.
ca api ulūkāḥ vipulam atidāruṇam bhayam śaṃsantaḥ adṛśyanta,
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇām dhvajinyām
viśeṣataḥ kauravāṇām dhvajinyām
15.
And owls were also seen, proclaiming a great and exceedingly terrible fear, particularly within the army of the Kauravas.
Words meanings summery:
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- उलूकाः (ulūkāḥ) - owls
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared
- शंसन्तः (śaṁsantaḥ) - proclaiming, announcing, predicting
- विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, vast, extensive
- भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror, dread
- विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically
- कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas
- ध्वजिन्याम् (dhvajinyām) - in the army, in the banner-bearing army
- अतिदारुणम् (atidāruṇam) - exceedingly terrible, very cruel, highly dreadful
Words meanings and morphology
उलूकाः (ulūkāḥ) - owls
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ulūka
ulūka - owl
Root: ul (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen, they appeared
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice. Root `dṛś` becomes `dṛśya` in passive.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
शंसन्तः (śaṁsantaḥ) - proclaiming, announcing, predicting
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṃsant
śaṁsant - proclaiming, announcing, predicting, telling
Present Active Participle
From root śaṃs- (to praise, announce) with present participle suffix -at.
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, vast, extensive
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula
vipula - great, vast, extensive, abundant
Prefix: vi
Root: pul (class 1)
भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror, dread
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, terror, dread
From root bhī- (to fear) + a suffix.
Root: bhī (class 3)
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically
(indeclinable)
From viśeṣa (distinction, particularity) + tas suffix.
कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a member of the Kaurava clan
From Kuru + aṇ suffix, referring to descendants.
ध्वजिन्याम् (dhvajinyām) - in the army, in the banner-bearing army
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dhvajinī
dhvajinī - army, host, banner-bearing force
From dhvaja (banner) + -inī suffix.
अतिदारुणम् (atidāruṇam) - exceedingly terrible, very cruel, highly dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of atidāruṇa
atidāruṇa - exceedingly terrible, very cruel, highly dreadful
Compound of ati- (exceedingly) and dāruṇa (terrible).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+dāruṇa)
- ati – exceedingly, very, beyond
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excess or intensity - dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, cruel
adjective (masculine)
From root dṛ (to tear, burst)
Root: dṛ (class 1)