महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-150, verse-48
ततोऽन्तरिक्षमुत्पत्य कालमेघ इवोन्नदन् ।
प्रववर्ष महाकायो द्रुमवर्षं नभस्तलात् ॥४८॥
प्रववर्ष महाकायो द्रुमवर्षं नभस्तलात् ॥४८॥
48. tato'ntarikṣamutpatya kālamegha ivonnadan ,
pravavarṣa mahākāyo drumavarṣaṁ nabhastalāt.
pravavarṣa mahākāyo drumavarṣaṁ nabhastalāt.
48.
tataḥ antarikṣam utpatya kālameghaḥ iva unnadan
pravavarṣa mahākāyaḥ drumavarṣam nabhastalāt
pravavarṣa mahākāyaḥ drumavarṣam nabhastalāt
48.
tataḥ mahākāyaḥ antarikṣam utpatya kālameghaḥ
iva unnadan nabhastalāt drumavarṣam pravavarṣa
iva unnadan nabhastalāt drumavarṣam pravavarṣa
48.
Then, the huge-bodied (Ghaṭotkaca), having flown up into the sky and roaring like a cloud of doom, showered down trees from the sky.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
- अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky, atmosphere, space
- उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having flown up, having risen
- कालमेघः (kālameghaḥ) - a black cloud, a cloud of doom
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- उन्नदन् (unnadan) - roaring, thundering
- प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - he rained down, he showered
- महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - the huge-bodied one, giant-bodied
- द्रुमवर्षम् (drumavarṣam) - a shower of trees
- नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from the firmament
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky, atmosphere, space
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa
antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, space
उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having flown up, having risen
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root √pat (to fall, fly) with upasarga ud- + -ya (absolutive suffix)
Prefix: ud
Root: pat (class 1)
कालमेघः (kālameghaḥ) - a black cloud, a cloud of doom
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kālamegha
kālamegha - a black cloud, a dark cloud, a cloud of doom
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāla+megha)
- kāla – black, dark; time
adjective (masculine) - megha – cloud
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
उन्नदन् (unnadan) - roaring, thundering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of unnadat
unnadat - roaring, thundering
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √nad (to roar, sound) with upasarga ud- + -śatṛ (present active participle suffix)
Prefix: ud
Root: nad (class 1)
प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - he rained down, he showered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vṛṣ
perfect
3rd person singular perfect active of √vṛṣ with upasarga pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - the huge-bodied one, giant-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya
mahākāya - having a large body, huge-bodied, gigantic
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+kāya)
- mahat – great, large, huge
adjective - kāya – body
noun (masculine)
द्रुमवर्षम् (drumavarṣam) - a shower of trees
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of drumavarṣa
drumavarṣa - a shower of trees
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (druma+varṣa)
- druma – tree
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower
noun (neuter)
नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from the firmament
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhastala
nabhastala - sky, firmament, expanse of sky
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)
- nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
noun (neuter) - tala – surface, plane, expanse
noun (neuter)