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8,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-11

बाणज्यातलशब्देन द्यां दिशः प्रदिशो वियत् ।
पृथिवीं नेमिघोषेण नादयन्तोऽभ्ययुः परान् ॥११॥
11. bāṇajyātalaśabdena dyāṁ diśaḥ pradiśo viyat ,
pṛthivīṁ nemighoṣeṇa nādayanto'bhyayuḥ parān.
11. bāṇajyātalasabdena dyām diśaḥ pradiśaḥ viyat
pṛthivīm nemighoṣeṇa nādayantaḥ abhyayuḥ parān
11. bāṇajyātalasabdena nemighoṣeṇa dyām diśaḥ
pradiśaḥ viyat pṛthivīm nādayantaḥ parān abhyayuḥ
11. They advanced upon the enemies, making the sky, the main directions, the intermediate directions, the atmosphere, and the earth resound with the twang of their bowstrings and the roar of their chariot wheels.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बाणज्यातलसब्देन (bāṇajyātalasabdena) - by the sound of the bowstring's surface, by the twang of the bowstring
  • द्याम् (dyām) - to the sky, heaven
  • दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions
  • प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - the intermediate directions, sub-directions
  • वियत् (viyat) - atmosphere, sky, space
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - to the earth
  • नेमिघोषेण (nemighoṣeṇa) - by the sound of chariot wheels, by the roar of wheel-rims
  • नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - making resound, causing to sound
  • अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they attacked, they advanced
  • परान् (parān) - enemies (enemies, others)

Words meanings and morphology

बाणज्यातलसब्देन (bāṇajyātalasabdena) - by the sound of the bowstring's surface, by the twang of the bowstring
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇajyātalasabda
bāṇajyātalasabda - the sound of the surface of the bowstring, the twang of the bowstring
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+jyā+tala+śabda)
  • bāṇa – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • jyā – bowstring
    noun (feminine)
  • tala – surface, flat ground, palm of hand, sole of foot
    noun (neuter)
  • śabda – sound, word
    noun (masculine)
द्याम् (dyām) - to the sky, heaven
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, day
Root: div
Note: Oblique stem from 'div' or 'dyu'.
दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Can also be Nominative plural, but accusative fits context.
प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - the intermediate directions, sub-directions
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of pradiś
pradiś - intermediate direction (e.g., northeast), sub-direction
Prefix: pra
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Can also be Nominative plural, but accusative fits context.
वियत् (viyat) - atmosphere, sky, space
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viyat
viyat - sky, atmosphere, space
Note: Could also be nominative singular. Accusative fits context as object of 'nādayantaḥ'.
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - to the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land
Root: pṛth
नेमिघोषेण (nemighoṣeṇa) - by the sound of chariot wheels, by the roar of wheel-rims
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nemighoṣa
nemighoṣa - sound of chariot wheels, roar of wheel-rims
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nemi+ghoṣa)
  • nemi – felloe, rim of a wheel
    noun (feminine)
  • ghoṣa – noise, roar, sound
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ghuṣ (class 1)
नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - making resound, causing to sound
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nādayat
nādayat - making resound, causing to sound
present active participle (causative)
Derived from root 'nad' (to sound) with causative suffix '-ay' and present participle suffix '-at'.
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the warriors).
अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they attacked, they advanced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-i
imperfect 3rd person plural
From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'abhi-'. Imperfect tense.
Prefix: abhi
Root: i (class 2)
परान् (parān) - enemies (enemies, others)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, different, hostile, enemy