महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-146, verse-10

तेन शब्देन महता पूरितासीद्वसुंधरा ।
रात्रिः समभवच्चैव तीव्ररूपा भयावहा ॥१०॥

10. tena śabdena mahatā pūritāsīdvasuṁdharā ,
rātriḥ samabhavaccaiva tīvrarūpā bhayāvahā.

10. tena śabdena mahatā pūritā āsīt vasundharā
rātriḥ samabhavat ca eva tīvrarūpā bhayāvahā

10. tena mahatā śabdena vasundharā pūritā āsīt
rātriḥ ca eva tīvrarūpā bhayāvahā samabhavat

10. The earth was filled by that great sound, and indeed, the night became fierce-looking and terrifying.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, by noise

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by loud

• पूरिता (pūritā) - filled, covered

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - it became, it arose

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• तीव्ररूपा (tīvrarūpā) - fierce-looking, of intense form

• भयावहा (bhayāvahā) - terrifying, frightful

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sound mentioned in the previous verse.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, by noise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Note: Instrument by which the earth was filled.

महता (mahatā) - by great, by loud

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, loud, eminent

Note: Agrees with 'śabdena'.

पूरिता (pūritā) - filled, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrita

pūrita - filled, completed, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √pṛ (to fill) with suffix -ita.

Root: pṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vasundharā'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular of √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for 'pūritā'.

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (bearer of treasures)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, gem
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √dhṛ (to bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Subject of 'samabhavat'.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - it became, it arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samabhavat

imperfect

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular of sam- + √bhū (to be, to become).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तीव्ररूपा (tīvrarūpā) - fierce-looking, of intense form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīvrarūpa

tīvrarūpa - of fierce form, intensely shaped, formidable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīvra+rūpa)

• tīvra – sharp, fierce, intense, keen
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rātriḥ'.

भयावहा (bhayāvahā) - terrifying, frightful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - causing fear, terrifying, frightful

Derived from bhaya (fear) + ā-√vah (to bring, cause).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, fright
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from ā-√vah (to bring).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rātriḥ'.