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8,55

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-32

गजाश्च बहुला राजन्नराश्च जयगृद्धिनः ।
रथा हयाश्च राजेन्द्र परिवव्रुर्वृकोदरम् ॥३२॥
32. gajāśca bahulā rājannarāśca jayagṛddhinaḥ ,
rathā hayāśca rājendra parivavrurvṛkodaram.
32. gajāḥ ca bahulā rājan narāḥ ca jaya-gṛddhinaḥ
rathāḥ hayāḥ ca rājendra parivavruḥ vṛkodaram
32. rājan rājendra bahulāḥ gajāḥ ca jaya-gṛddhinaḥ
narāḥ ca rathāḥ ca hayāḥ vṛkodaram parivavruḥ
32. O King, O king of kings, numerous elephants, and men eager for victory, along with chariots and horses, surrounded Vṛkodara (Bhīma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
  • (ca) - and, also
  • बहुला (bahulā) - numerous, abundant
  • राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)
  • नराः (narāḥ) - Soldiers (men, people, soldiers)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • जय-गृद्धिनः (jaya-gṛddhinaḥ) - Describing the men (soldiers). (eager for victory, desirous of triumph)
  • रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
  • हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
  • (ca) - and, also
  • राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king of kings, O supreme king)
  • परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - they surrounded, they encompassed
  • वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Another name for Bhīma, meaning 'wolf-bellied' due to his insatiable hunger or ferocity. (Vṛkodara (Bhīma))

Words meanings and morphology

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
बहुला (bahulā) - numerous, abundant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahula
bahula - numerous, abundant, frequent
राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
नराः (narāḥ) - Soldiers (men, people, soldiers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
जय-गृद्धिनः (jaya-gṛddhinaḥ) - Describing the men (soldiers). (eager for victory, desirous of triumph)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jaya-gṛddhin
jaya-gṛddhin - eager for victory, desirous of triumph
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛddhin)
  • jaya – victory, triumph
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • gṛddhin – eager, desirous, greedy
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'gṛdh' (to desire, be greedy) + suffix 'in'.
    Root: gṛdh (class 4)
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: ram (class 1)
हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
From root 'hi' (to go, move, send).
Root: hi (class 5)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king of kings, O supreme king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra
rājendra - king of kings, supreme king, emperor
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
  • indra – lord, chief, foremost (often used as suffix in compounds)
    noun (masculine)
परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - they surrounded, they encompassed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vṛ
perfect active
3rd person plural perfect active. From root 'vṛ' (to cover, surround) with prefix 'pari'.
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: The subject is 'gajāḥ', 'narāḥ', 'rathāḥ', 'hayāḥ'.
वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Another name for Bhīma, meaning 'wolf-bellied' due to his insatiable hunger or ferocity. (Vṛkodara (Bhīma))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - Vṛkodara (a name for Bhīma); wolf-bellied
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)
  • vṛka – wolf
    noun (masculine)
  • udara – belly, stomach
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'parivavruḥ'.