महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-41

हाहाकारो महानासीद्देवदानवरक्षसाम् ।
तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥४१॥

41. hāhākāro mahānāsīddevadānavarakṣasām ,
taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryamadbhutaṁ romaharṣaṇam.

41. hāhākāraḥ mahān āsīt deva-dānava-rakṣasām tat
dṛṣṭvā mahat āścaryam adbhutam romaharṣanam

41. devadānavarakṣasām tat dṛṣṭvā mahān hāhākāraḥ
āsīt mahat āścaryam adbhutam romaharṣanam

41. Seeing that, a great outcry of astonishment arose among the gods, demons, and rakṣasas, a wondrous marvel that caused the hair on their bodies to stand on end.

Words meanings summery:

• हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - an outcry of astonishment (an outcry, cries of alas, exclamation of wonder or distress)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - arose, was (was, existed)

• देव-दानव-रक्षसाम् (deva-dānava-rakṣasām) - among the gods, demons, and rakṣasas (of gods, demons, and rakṣasas)

• तत् (tat) - that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty)

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - marvel (wonder, marvel, surprise)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous (wondrous, marvelous, miraculous)

• रोमहर्षनम् (romaharṣanam) - causing the hair on the body to stand on end (causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling)

Words meanings and morphology

हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - an outcry of astonishment (an outcry, cries of alas, exclamation of wonder or distress)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hāhākāra

hāhākāra - an outcry, cries of alas

महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

आसीत् (āsīt) - arose, was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (hyaṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

देव-दानव-रक्षसाम् (deva-dānava-rakṣasām) - among the gods, demons, and rakṣasas (of gods, demons, and rakṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva-dānava-rakṣas

deva-dānava-rakṣas - gods, demons and rakṣasas

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+rakṣas)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon
  noun (masculine)
• rakṣas – rakṣasa, demon
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing (having seen)

(verb)

active, absolutive of dṛś

gerund

formed with -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - marvel (wonder, marvel, surprise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, marvel

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wondrous (wondrous, marvelous, miraculous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wondrous, marvelous

रोमहर्षनम् (romaharṣanam) - causing the hair on the body to stand on end (causing the hair to stand on end, thrilling)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of romaharṣaṇa

romaharṣaṇa - causing hair to stand on end, thrilling

Compound type : tatpurusha (roman+harṣaṇa)

• roman – hair on the body
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing to bristle or thrill
  adjective (masculine)

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