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8,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-33, verse-47

अभवत्तुमुलः शब्दो योधानां तत्र भारत ।
हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां शस्त्राणां च ततस्ततः ॥४७॥
47. abhavattumulaḥ śabdo yodhānāṁ tatra bhārata ,
hastyaśvarathapattīnāṁ śastrāṇāṁ ca tatastataḥ.
47. abhavat tumulaḥ śabdaḥ yodhānām tatra bhārata
hasti aśva ratha pattīnām śastrāṇām ca tataḥ tataḥ
47. bhārata tatra yodhānām hasti aśva ratha pattīnām
ca śastrāṇām tataḥ tataḥ tumulaḥ śabdaḥ abhavat
47. O Bhārata, a tumultuous sound arose there from the warriors, and from the elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers, as well as from weapons, coming from all directions.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अभवत् (abhavat) - there was, it came to be, it happened
  • तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, noisy, great, fierce
  • शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The sound of battle. (sound, noise, word)
  • योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors
  • तत्र (tatra) - At the battleground. (there, in that place)
  • भारत (bhārata) - Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata)
  • हस्ति (hasti) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (elephant)
  • अश्व (aśva) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (horse)
  • रथ (ratha) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (chariot)
  • पत्तीनाम् (pattīnām) - From the sound of the foot-soldiers (part of the Hastyaśvarathapattīnām compound). (of foot-soldiers)
  • शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - From the clash or use of weapons. (of weapons)
  • (ca) - Connects sounds of military divisions with sounds of weapons. (and)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - Used in repetition (`tatastataḥ`) to mean 'from here and there' or 'from all directions'. (from there, from that place)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - In conjunction with the preceding `tataḥ`, forming an expression meaning 'from all sides.' (from there, from that place)

Words meanings and morphology

अभवत् (abhavat) - there was, it came to be, it happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect 3rd person singular active.
Root: bhū (class 1)
तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, noisy, great, fierce
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula
tumula - tumultuous, noisy, great, fierce
Note: Modifies `śabdaḥ`.
शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - The sound of battle. (sound, noise, word)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word
योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - warrior, fighter
From root yudh (to fight) + -a suffix.
Root: yudh (class 4)
तत्र (tatra) - At the battleground. (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to India/Bharata
From Bharata + aṇ suffix (descendant).
हस्ति (hasti) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (elephant)
(noun)
masculine of hastin
hastin - elephant
Note: In this context, it's the stem of a compound.
अश्व (aśva) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (horse)
(noun)
masculine of aśva
aśva - horse
Note: In this context, it's the stem of a compound.
रथ (ratha) - Part of the compound for military divisions 'hastyaśvarathapattīnām'. (chariot)
(noun)
masculine of ratha
ratha - chariot
Root: ramh (class 1)
Note: In this context, it's the stem of a compound.
पत्तीनाम् (pattīnām) - From the sound of the foot-soldiers (part of the Hastyaśvarathapattīnām compound). (of foot-soldiers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of hastyaśvarathapatti
hastyaśvarathapatti - of elephants, horses, chariots, and foot-soldiers
Dvanda compound of hastin (elephant), aśva (horse), ratha (chariot), patti (foot-soldier).
Compound type : dvandva (hastin+aśva+ratha+patti)
  • hastin – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ramh (class 1)
  • patti – foot-soldier, infantry
    noun (masculine)
Note: This is the genitive plural of the compound `hastyaśvarathapatti`.
शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - From the clash or use of weapons. (of weapons)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, implement
Root: śas (class 2)
(ca) - Connects sounds of military divisions with sounds of weapons. (and)
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - Used in repetition (`tatastataḥ`) to mean 'from here and there' or 'from all directions'. (from there, from that place)
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - In conjunction with the preceding `tataḥ`, forming an expression meaning 'from all sides.' (from there, from that place)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used in the reduplicated form `tatastataḥ`.