महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-149, verse-17
ततः कर्णं शरव्रातैः कुरूनन्यान्सहस्रशः ।
अलंबलं चाभ्यवर्षन्मेघो मेरुमिवाचलम् ॥१७॥
अलंबलं चाभ्यवर्षन्मेघो मेरुमिवाचलम् ॥१७॥
17. tataḥ karṇaṁ śaravrātaiḥ kurūnanyānsahasraśaḥ ,
alaṁbalaṁ cābhyavarṣanmegho merumivācalam.
alaṁbalaṁ cābhyavarṣanmegho merumivācalam.
17.
tataḥ karṇam śaravrātaiḥ kurūn anyān sahasraśaḥ
alambalam ca abhyavarṣat meghaḥ merum iva acalam
alambalam ca abhyavarṣat meghaḥ merum iva acalam
17.
tataḥ (saḥ) meghaḥ merum acalam iva karṇam kurūn
anyān sahasraśaḥ alambalam ca śaravrātaiḥ abhyavarṣat
anyān sahasraśaḥ alambalam ca śaravrātaiḥ abhyavarṣat
17.
Then, he showered Karna, thousands of other Kurus, and Alambala with volleys of arrows, just as a cloud showers an immovable mountain like Meru.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
- कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
- शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows
- कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kuru warriors (the Kurus (plural))
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other warriors in the Kuru army (others)
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of
- अलम्बलम् (alambalam) - Alambala (a rakshasa)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered upon, rained upon
- मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud
- मेरुम् (merum) - Meru (a mythical mountain)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अचलम् (acalam) - an immovable mountain (modifying Meru) (immovable, mountain)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas added to 'tat'
कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (a prominent warrior in the Mahabharata), ear
शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravrāta
śaravrāta - mass/multitude of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vrāta)
- śara – arrow, reed
noun (masculine) - vrāta – multitude, host, collection
noun (masculine)
कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kuru warriors (the Kurus (plural))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - Kuru (an ancient king, his descendants, or his territory)
अन्यान् (anyān) - other warriors in the Kuru army (others)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of
(indeclinable)
Suffix -śas indicating distribution or number
अलम्बलम् (alambalam) - Alambala (a rakshasa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alambala
alambala - Alambala (name of a Rākṣasa warrior in the Mahābhārata)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered upon, rained upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √vṛṣ
Imperfect Active
From √vṛṣ with prefixes abhi and a (augment for imperfect tense).
Prefix: abhi
Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)
मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of megha
megha - cloud
From √mih (to sprinkle, to urinate)
Root: √mih (class 1)
मेरुम् (merum) - Meru (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Meru (the mythical sacred mountain, center of the world)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अचलम् (acalam) - an immovable mountain (modifying Meru) (immovable, mountain)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, firm, a mountain
Negative particle 'a' + 'cala' (movable).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle. - cala – moving, trembling, wavering
adjective
From √cal (to move).
Root: √cal (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'merum'.