योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-32

अभ्यस्ता बहवस्तेन मिथः प्रेरितपर्वताः ।
भीमाः समरसंरम्भाः सममस्मत्पितामहः ॥ ३२ ॥

abhyastā bahavastena mithaḥ preritaparvatāḥ ,
bhīmāḥ samarasaṃrambhāḥ samamasmatpitāmahaḥ 32

32. abhyastāḥ bahavaḥ tena mithaḥ prerita-parvatāḥ
bhīmāḥ samara-saṃrambhāḥ samam asmat-pitāmahaḥ

32. bahavaḥ bhīmāḥ mithaḥ prerita-parvatāḥ samara-saṃrambhāḥ tena abhyastāḥ,
asmat-pitāmahaḥ samam (abhyastāḥ).

32. Many formidable battle maneuvers, resembling mutually hurled mountains, were mastered by him, and similarly by our grandfather (Bhishma).

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यस्ताः (abhyastāḥ) - practiced, mastered

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, secretly

• प्रेरित-पर्वताः (prerita-parvatāḥ) - having mountains impelled/hurled

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

• समर-संरम्भाः (samara-saṁrambhāḥ) - battle furies, furious battle engagements, battle preparations

• समम् (samam) - equally, similarly, together with

• अस्मत्-पितामहः (asmat-pitāmahaḥ) - our grandfather (Bhishma) (our grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यस्ताः (abhyastāḥ) - practiced, mastered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhya-sta

abhya-sta - practiced, mastered, learned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to throw, cast, practice) with prefix 'abhi' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually, reciprocally, secretly

(indeclinable)

प्रेरित-पर्वताः (prerita-parvatāḥ) - having mountains impelled/hurled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prerita-parvata

prerita-parvata - having mountains impelled/hurled (describing the intensity)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prerita+parvata)

• prerita – impelled, hurled, moved forward
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'īr' (to move, to send) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īr (class 2)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearsome

समर-संरम्भाः (samara-saṁrambhāḥ) - battle furies, furious battle engagements, battle preparations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samara-saṃrambha

samara-saṁrambha - battle fury, battle preparation, furious battle engagement

Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+saṃrambha)

• samara – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• saṃrambha – fury, rage, excitement, preparation, intense effort
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'rabh' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

समम् (samam) - equally, similarly, together with

(indeclinable)

अस्मत्-पितामहः (asmat-pitāmahaḥ) - our grandfather (Bhishma) (our grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmat-pitāmaha

asmat-pitāmaha - our grandfather

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+pitāmaha)

• asmad – us, our (first person plural pronoun stem)
  pronoun
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

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