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7,143

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-42

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तव तेषां च भारत ।
निशीथे दारुणे काले यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥४२॥
42. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ tava teṣāṁ ca bhārata ,
niśīthe dāruṇe kāle yamarāṣṭravivardhanam.
42. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddham tava teṣām ca bhārata
niśīthe dāruṇe kāle yamarāṣṭravivardhanam
42. bhārata tataḥ niśīthe dāruṇe kāle
yamarāṣṭravivardhanam yuddham tava teṣām ca pravavṛte
42. Then, O descendant of Bharata (Bhārata), a battle commenced between your forces and theirs in the dreadful darkness of midnight, a conflict that expanded the dominion of Yama, the god of death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon
  • प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it began, it arose, it commenced
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat, war
  • तव (tava) - your, of you
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
  • (ca) - and, also
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)
  • निशीथे (niśīthe) - at midnight, in the deep night
  • दारुणे (dāruṇe) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
  • काले (kāle) - at a time, in time
  • यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (yamarāṣṭravivardhanam) - increasing the realm of Yama (god of death), expanding the dominion of death

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon
(indeclinable)
प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it began, it arose, it commenced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pravṛt
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Root vṛt (to turn) with upasarga pra.
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat, war
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yudh (to fight) with suffix -ta.
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Can function as a noun.
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's side.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas' side.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a Bhārata
निशीथे (niśīthe) - at midnight, in the deep night
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of niśītha
niśītha - midnight, deep night
दारुणे (dāruṇe) - dreadful, terrible, fierce
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa
dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
Note: Agreement with 'kāle'.
काले (kāle) - at a time, in time
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, black
Note: Also refers to the god of death.
यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (yamarāṣṭravivardhanam) - increasing the realm of Yama (god of death), expanding the dominion of death
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yamarāṣṭravivardhana
yamarāṣṭravivardhana - increasing the realm of Yama
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+rāṣṭra+vivardhana)
  • yama – Yama (god of death), restraint
    proper noun (masculine)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, dominion
    noun (neuter)
  • vivardhana – increasing, promoting, causing to grow
    adjective
    agent noun/verbal adjective
    Derived from root vṛdh (to grow) with upasarga vi and suffix -ana.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Agreement with 'yuddham'.