महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-36, verse-34
उत्थितान्यगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः ।
नृत्यन्ति वै भूतगणाः संतृप्ता मांसशोणितैः ॥३४॥
नृत्यन्ति वै भूतगणाः संतृप्ता मांसशोणितैः ॥३४॥
34. utthitānyagaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ ,
nṛtyanti vai bhūtagaṇāḥ saṁtṛptā māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ.
nṛtyanti vai bhūtagaṇāḥ saṁtṛptā māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ.
34.
utthitāni agaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ
nṛtyanti vai bhūtagaṇāḥ santṛptāḥ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ
nṛtyanti vai bhūtagaṇāḥ santṛptāḥ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ
34.
samantataḥ utthitāni agaṇeyāni kabandhāni vai
bhūtagaṇāḥ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ santṛptāḥ nṛtyanti
bhūtagaṇāḥ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ santṛptāḥ nṛtyanti
34.
Innumerable headless trunks arose all around, and indeed, hosts of spirits danced, fully sated with flesh and blood.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen, standing up, produced
- अगणेयानि (agaṇeyāni) - innumerable, countless
- कबन्धानि (kabandhāni) - headless trunks, bodiless bodies
- समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere
- नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely
- भूतगणाः (bhūtagaṇāḥ) - hosts of spirits, groups of goblins/ghosts
- सन्तृप्ताः (santṛptāḥ) - fully satisfied, sated, contented
- मांसशोणितैः (māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ) - with flesh and blood
Words meanings and morphology
उत्थितानि (utthitāni) - arisen, standing up, produced
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of utthita
utthita - arisen, standing up, produced, occurred
Past Passive Participle
Neuter nominative plural of past passive participle of root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ud
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'kabandhāni'.
अगणेयानि (agaṇeyāni) - innumerable, countless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of agaṇeya
agaṇeya - innumerable, countless, not to be reckoned
Gerundive/Pot. Passive Participle
Neuter nominative plural of gerundive of root gaṇ (to count) with negative prefix a-
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gaṇeya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - gaṇeya – countable, to be counted
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive/Pot. Passive Participle
From root gaṇ (to count)
Root: gaṇ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'kabandhāni'.
कबन्धानि (kabandhāni) - headless trunks, bodiless bodies
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kabandha
kabandha - headless trunk, bodiless body (often of a demon or ghost), a body without a head
Note: Subject of an implied verb (e.g., 'were present').
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
From 'samanta' (all-round) with suffix 'tas'
Note: Adverbial.
नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt
Present Active
Third person plural present active of root nṛt
Root: nṛt (class 4)
Note: Subject is 'bhūtagaṇāḥ'.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)
Note: Adds emphasis.
भूतगणाः (bhūtagaṇāḥ) - hosts of spirits, groups of goblins/ghosts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūtagaṇa
bhūtagaṇa - host of spirits, group of ghosts/goblins
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+gaṇa)
- bhūta – spirit, ghost, being, creature
noun (neuter)
Past passive participle of root bhū (to be), used as a noun
Root: bhū (class 1) - gaṇa – group, host, troop, collection
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'nṛtyanti'.
सन्तृप्ताः (santṛptāḥ) - fully satisfied, sated, contented
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of santṛpta
santṛpta - fully satisfied, sated, contented
Past Passive Participle
Masculine nominative plural of past passive participle of root tṛp (to satisfy) with upasarga sam
Prefix: sam
Root: tṛp (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'bhūtagaṇāḥ'.
मांसशोणितैः (māṁsaśoṇitaiḥ) - with flesh and blood
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsaśoṇita
māṁsaśoṇita - flesh and blood
Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+śoṇita)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - śoṇita – blood, red
noun (neuter)
Note: Denotes the means of satisfaction.