महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-19

नानावाचो विमुञ्चन्तो निद्रान्धास्ते महारणे ।
योद्धव्यमिति तिष्ठन्तो निद्रासंसक्तलोचनाः ॥१९॥

19. nānāvāco vimuñcanto nidrāndhāste mahāraṇe ,
yoddhavyamiti tiṣṭhanto nidrāsaṁsaktalocanāḥ.

19. nānāvācaḥ vimuñcantaḥ nidrāndhāḥ te mahāraṇe
yoddhavyam iti tiṣṭhantaḥ nidrāsansaktalocanāḥ

19. te nidrāndhāḥ nidrāsansaktalocanāḥ mahāraṇe
nānāvācaḥ vimuñcantaḥ yoddhavyam iti tiṣṭhantaḥ

19. In that great battle, those sleep-blinded warriors, with eyes heavy with sleep, stood there uttering various cries, thinking, "We must fight!"

Words meanings summery:

• नानावाचः (nānāvācaḥ) - various cries, diverse voices

• विमुञ्चन्तः (vimuñcantaḥ) - uttering, emitting, releasing

• निद्रान्धाः (nidrāndhāḥ) - blinded by sleep, sleep-blinded

• ते (te) - those, they

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

• योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it is to be fought, one must fight

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• तिष्ठन्तः (tiṣṭhantaḥ) - standing, remaining

• निद्रासन्सक्तलोचनाः (nidrāsansaktalocanāḥ) - with eyes clinging to sleep, having sleepy eyes

Words meanings and morphology

नानावाचः (nānāvācaḥ) - various cries, diverse voices

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of nānāvāc

nānāvāc - having various sounds/voices/cries

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vāc)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold, different
  indeclinable
• vāc – speech, voice, word, language
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vac` (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `vimuñcantaḥ`.

विमुञ्चन्तः (vimuñcantaḥ) - uttering, emitting, releasing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vi-muc

vi-muc - to release, to emit, to abandon, to utter

Present Active Participle

From root `muc` with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

निद्रान्धाः (nidrāndhāḥ) - blinded by sleep, sleep-blinded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nidrāndha

nidrāndha - blinded by sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+andha)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• andha – blind
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: andh

Note: Agrees with `te`.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Subject of the sentence.

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+raṇa)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• raṇa – battle, war, conflict, sound
  noun (masculine)
  From root `raṇ` (to sound, shout, fight).
  Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it is to be fought, one must fight

(gerundive)

Note: Used impersonally.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्तः (tiṣṭhantaḥ) - standing, remaining

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to stay, to exist

Present Active Participle

From root `sthā`.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

निद्रासन्सक्तलोचनाः (nidrāsansaktalocanāḥ) - with eyes clinging to sleep, having sleepy eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nidrāsansaktalocana

nidrāsansaktalocana - having eyes clinging or attached to sleep

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nidrā+saṃsakta+locana)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: drā (class 2)
• saṃsakta – attached, adhering, clinging, connected
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `sañj` (to attach) with prefix `saṃ`.
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root `loc` (to see, behold).
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

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