महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-42

अश्मचूर्णैः समाकीर्णा मनुष्याश्च वयांसि च ।
नाशक्नुवन्नवस्थातुं भ्रमरैरिव दंशिताः ॥४२॥

42. aśmacūrṇaiḥ samākīrṇā manuṣyāśca vayāṁsi ca ,
nāśaknuvannavasthātuṁ bhramarairiva daṁśitāḥ.

42. aśmacūrṇaiḥ samākīrṇāḥ manuṣyāḥ ca vayāṃsi ca
na aśaknuvan avasthātum bhramaraiḥ iva daṃśitāḥ

42. aśmacūrṇaiḥ samākīrṇāḥ manuṣyāḥ ca vayāṃsi ca
bhramarair iva daṃśitāḥ avasthātum na aśaknuvan

42. Humans and birds, covered with stone dust, could not maintain their position, as if they had been stung by bees.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्मचूर्णैः (aśmacūrṇaiḥ) - by stone powder, by rock dust

• समाकीर्णाः (samākīrṇāḥ) - covered with stone dust (covered, filled, strewn over)

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

• च (ca) - and, also

• वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds, fowl

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not

• अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able, they could not

• अवस्थातुम् (avasthātum) - to stand still, to remain, to maintain one's position

• भ्रमरैर् (bhramarair) - by bees, by wasps

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - stung, bitten

Words meanings and morphology

अश्मचूर्णैः (aśmacūrṇaiḥ) - by stone powder, by rock dust

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of aśmacūrṇa

aśmacūrṇa - stone powder, rock dust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+cūrṇa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• cūrṇa – powder, dust, flour
  noun (neuter)

समाकीर्णाः (samākīrṇāḥ) - covered with stone dust (covered, filled, strewn over)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samākīrṇa

samākīrṇa - covered, filled, strewn, scattered over

Past Passive Participle

From root kīr (कीर्) 'to scatter' (from kṛ 'to strew') with prefixes sam (सम्) and ā (आ), past passive participle, masculine nominative plural.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, human being

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds, fowl

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vayas

vayas - bird, fowl, strength, vigor

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able, they could not

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 3rd person plural active. Preceded by 'na' for negation.

Root: śak (class 5)

अवस्थातुम् (avasthātum) - to stand still, to remain, to maintain one's position

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root sthā (स्था) 'to stand' with prefix ava (अव).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्रमरैर् (bhramarair) - by bees, by wasps

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhramara

bhramara - bee, humble-bee, wasp

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - stung, bitten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṃśita

daṁśita - stung, bitten, armed, mailed

Past Passive Participle

From root daṃś (दंश्) 'to bite', past passive participle, masculine nominative plural.

Root: daṃś (class 1)

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