महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-17

ते दिशः खं च सैन्यं च समावृण्वन्महाहवे ।
मुहूर्ताद्भास्करस्येव राजँल्लोकं गभस्तयः ॥१७॥

17. te diśaḥ khaṁ ca sainyaṁ ca samāvṛṇvanmahāhave ,
muhūrtādbhāskarasyeva rājaँllokaṁ gabhastayaḥ.

17. te diśaḥ kham ca sainyam ca samāvṛṇvan mahāhave
muhūrtāt bhāskarasya iva rājan lokam gabhastayaḥ

17. rājan,
mahāhave te diśaḥ kham ca sainyam ca samāvṛṇvan; muhūrtāt bhāskarasya gabhastayaḥ lokam iva

17. O King, in the great battle, they immediately covered the directions, the sky, and the army, just as the sun's rays cover the world in a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (referring to the arrows from the previous verse) (they, those)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

• खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, air, ether)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army (army, host)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• समावृण्वन् (samāvṛṇvan) - they covered completely (they covered completely, they enveloped)

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (in a great battle, in a great fight)

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment, immediately (in a moment, instantly, quickly)

• भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun (of the sun, of the sun-maker)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, region, people)

• गभस्तयः (gabhastayaḥ) - rays (of the sun) (rays of light, hands)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (referring to the arrows from the previous verse) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows (bāṇāḥ) from the previous verse.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

From √diś (to point out, show).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'samāvṛṇvan'.

खम् (kham) - the sky (sky, air, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, air, ether, empty space, zero

Note: Object of 'samāvṛṇvan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, troops

from senā (army)

Note: Object of 'samāvṛṇvan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

समावृण्वन् (samāvṛṇvan) - they covered completely (they covered completely, they enveloped)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛ

imperfect tense

3rd person plural imperfect active of √vṛ with prefixes sam- + ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (in a great battle, in a great fight)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, mighty conflict

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of mahat
• hava – battle, fight, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From √hu (to offer, call, fight)
  Root: hu (class 3)

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment, immediately (in a moment, instantly, quickly)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, period of 48 minutes

Note: Adverbial use.

भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun (of the sun, of the sun-maker)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, fire

bhās (light) + kara (maker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhās (to shine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to make, do) + a suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects with 'gabhastayaḥ'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root √rāj (to shine, rule).

Root: rāj (class 1)

लोकम् (lokam) - the world (world, region, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region, space

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

गभस्तयः (gabhastayaḥ) - rays (of the sun) (rays of light, hands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gabhasti

gabhasti - ray of light, hand, arm

From √gabh (to penetrate) + -asti suffix or √gambh (to go).

Root: gabh