महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-21

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य एष तुमुलः शब्दः श्रूयते लोमहर्षणः ।
सेन्द्रानप्येष लोकांस्त्रीन्भञ्ज्यादिति मतिर्मम ॥२१॥

21. ya eṣa tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate lomaharṣaṇaḥ ,
sendrānapyeṣa lokāṁstrīnbhañjyāditi matirmama.

21. yaḥ eṣaḥ tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate lomaharṣaṇaḥ sa
indrān api eṣaḥ lokān trīn bhañjyāt iti matiḥ mama

21. yaḥ eṣaḥ lomaharṣaṇaḥ tumulaḥ śabdaḥ śrūyate,
eṣaḥ sa indrān api trīn lokān bhañjyāt iti mama matiḥ

21. This tumultuous sound, which is heard and causes one's hair to stand on end, could shatter even the three worlds along with Indra; such is my thought (mati).

Words meanings summery:

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यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, that (relative pronoun))

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (sound) (this, this one (demonstrative pronoun))

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, chaotic (tumultuous, violent, loud, agitated)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, noise, word)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

लोमहर्षणः (lomaharṣaṇaḥ) - causing goosebumps/hair to stand on end (causing hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying)

स (sa) - together with, including (with, accompanied by)

इन्द्रान् (indrān) - Indra (as the chief deity of the worlds) (Indras (plural of Indra))

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (sound mentioned earlier, now as the subject of the main verb) (this, this one (demonstrative pronoun))

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds (heaven, earth, underworld) (worlds, realms, people)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

भञ्ज्यात् (bhañjyāt) - would shatter (might break, would shatter)

इति (iti) - such is, thus (thus, so, in this way (quotation marker))

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (mati) (thought, mind, opinion, counsel, intention)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine, to me)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - which (who, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Refers to 'śabdaḥ'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (sound) (this, this one (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Refers to 'śabdaḥ'.

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, chaotic (tumultuous, violent, loud, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, violent, agitated, confused

Root: tum

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound (sound, noise, word)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

Root: śabd

Note: Subject of the relative clause and then later of 'bhañjyāt'.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śru

Present passive indicative

Root class 5, passive form 'śrūyate'.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Verb for the relative clause.

लोमहर्षणः (lomaharṣaṇaḥ) - causing goosebumps/hair to stand on end (causing hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling, horrifying

Compound of loman (hair) + harṣaṇa (causing to thrill).

Compound type : tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

loman – hair, mane, wool
noun (neuter)
Root: lū
harṣaṇa – causing thrill, exciting, gladdening
adjective
causative derivation
From root hṛṣ (to thrill, be agitated)
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

स (sa) - together with, including (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Prefix meaning 'with'.

Note: Forms 'sendrān' (with Indra).

इन्द्रान् (indrān) - Indra (as the chief deity of the worlds) (Indras (plural of Indra))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of indra

indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)

Root: id

Note: Forms part of the 'sendrān' compound.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)