महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-153, verse-26
विविधैः पर्वताग्रैश्च नानाधातुभिराचितैः ।
तेषां शब्दो महानासीद्वज्राणां भिद्यतामिव ॥२६॥
तेषां शब्दो महानासीद्वज्राणां भिद्यतामिव ॥२६॥
26. vividhaiḥ parvatāgraiśca nānādhātubhirācitaiḥ ,
teṣāṁ śabdo mahānāsīdvajrāṇāṁ bhidyatāmiva.
teṣāṁ śabdo mahānāsīdvajrāṇāṁ bhidyatāmiva.
26.
vividhaiḥ parvatāgraiḥ ca nānādhātubhiḥ ācitaiḥ
teṣām śabdaḥ mahān āsīt vajrāṇām bhidyatām iva
teṣām śabdaḥ mahān āsīt vajrāṇām bhidyatām iva
26.
vividhaiḥ,
nānādhātubhiḥ ācitaiḥ,
parvatāgraiḥ ca (te anyonyam abhijaghmatuḥ).
teṣām mahān śabdaḥ vajrāṇām bhidyatām iva āsīt.
nānādhātubhiḥ ācitaiḥ,
parvatāgraiḥ ca (te anyonyam abhijaghmatuḥ).
teṣām mahān śabdaḥ vajrāṇām bhidyatām iva āsīt.
26.
(They struck each other) with various mountain peaks, laden with diverse minerals. The sound they made was mighty, like that of shattering thunderbolts.
Words meanings summery:
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- विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, diverse, manifold
- पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks, by mountain tops
- च (ca) - and, also
- नानाधातुभिः (nānādhātubhiḥ) - with various minerals/ores, by diverse elements
- आचितैः (ācitaiḥ) - filled with various minerals (filled, covered, adorned (with))
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the mountains or the act of striking them (of them, their)
- शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound produced by the striking (sound, noise, word)
- महान् (mahān) - a loud sound (great, mighty, loud)
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
- वज्राणाम् (vajrāṇām) - of thunderbolts, of diamonds
- भिद्यताम् (bhidyatām) - of thunderbolts being shattered (of being broken, being split (gerundive genitive plural))
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
Words meanings and morphology
विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, diverse, manifold
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds
Prefix: vi
Root: √dhā (class 3)
Note: Modifies parvatāgraiḥ.
पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks, by mountain tops
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of parvatāgra
parvatāgra - mountain peak, mountain summit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+agra)
- parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - agra – front, tip, peak, summit, top; beginning
noun (neuter)
Note: Objects being wielded by the fighters.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नानाधातुभिः (nānādhātubhiḥ) - with various minerals/ores, by diverse elements
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānādhātu
nānādhātu - various minerals, diverse elements; of various colors (due to minerals)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+dhātu)
- nānā – various, manifold, diverse
indeclinable - dhātu – element, constituent, metal, mineral, ore; root (of a word); fundamental principle
noun (masculine)
Note: This is an instrumental plural.
आचितैः (ācitaiḥ) - filled with various minerals (filled, covered, adorned (with))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ācita
ācita - filled with, covered with, studded with, piled up, accumulated
Past Passive Participle
Formed from the root √ci (to gather, pile up) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: √ci (class 5)
Note: Describes the mountain peaks.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - refers to the mountains or the act of striking them (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, this; he, she, it
Note: "Of them" (the peaks) or "of those (fighters when they struck the peaks)."
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound produced by the striking (sound, noise, word)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, voice, word, speech
महान् (mahān) - a loud sound (great, mighty, loud)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty, powerful, important, high-ranking, eminent; (as a noun) a great being, the great principle (cosmic intellect)
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (Laṅ) of √as
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: √as (class 2)
वज्राणाम् (vajrāṇām) - of thunderbolts, of diamonds
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon); diamond; a mythical weapon; hard, adamantine
Note: Possessive, "of the thunderbolts".
भिद्यताम् (bhidyatām) - of thunderbolts being shattered (of being broken, being split (gerundive genitive plural))
(verbal participle)
Note: Agrees with vajrāṇām.
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)