महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-156

यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रेण गर्भे वैराट्या वै पात्यमाने महास्त्रे ।
द्वैपायनः केशवो द्रोणपुत्रं परस्परेणाभिशापैः शशाप ॥१५६॥

156. yadāśrauṣaṁ droṇaputreṇa garbhe; vairāṭyā vai pātyamāne mahāstre ,
dvaipāyanaḥ keśavo droṇaputraṁ; paraspareṇābhiśāpaiḥ śaśāpa.

156. yadā aśrauṣam droṇaputreṇa garbhe
vairāṭyāḥ vai pātyamāne mahāstre
| dvaipāyanaḥ keśavaḥ droṇaputram
paraspareṇa abhiśāpaiḥ śaśāpa

156. When I heard that by Droṇa's son, a great weapon was being cast upon the embryo of Virāṭa's daughter, then Vyāsa and Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) cursed Droṇa's son with mutual curses.

156. כאשר שמעתי שבן דְרוֹנַה השליך נשק אדיר על העובר ברחם של וָיְרָאטִי (אוּטַרָה), דְוַיפָּאיַנַה וקֵשַׁוַה קיללו שניהם את בן דְרוֹנַה בקללות הדדיות.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Droṇa's son

• गर्भे (garbhe) - in the embryo, at the embryo

• वैराट्याः (vairāṭyāḥ) - of Virāṭa's daughter (Uttarā)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• पात्यमाने (pātyamāne) - being caused to fall, being cast

• महास्त्रे (mahāstre) - at the great weapon

• द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Vyāsa (son of Dvīpa)

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

• द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - Droṇa's son

• परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - mutually, by means of mutual action

• अभिशापैः (abhiśāpaiḥ) - with curses

• शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Droṇa's son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā)

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Droṇa (a teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

गर्भे (garbhe) - in the embryo, at the embryo

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior

वैराट्याः (vairāṭyāḥ) - of Virāṭa's daughter (Uttarā)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vairāṭī

vairāṭī - daughter of Virāṭa

feminine patronymic from Virāṭa

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

पात्यमाने (pātyamāne) - being caused to fall, being cast

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātyamāna

pātyamāna - being thrown, being caused to fall, being cast

present passive participle

from causative of root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

महास्त्रे (mahāstre) - at the great weapon

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāstra

mahāstra - great weapon

karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + astra (weapon)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+astra)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Vyāsa (son of Dvīpa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa, born on an island)

derived from dvīpa (island)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), having beautiful hair

द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - Droṇa's son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā)

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Droṇa (a teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - mutually, by means of mutual action

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal

अभिशापैः (abhiśāpaiḥ) - with curses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhiśāpa

abhiśāpa - curse, imprecation

action noun

from root śap (to curse) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: śap (class 1)

शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of śap

Root: śap (class 1)

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