महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-105, verse-21
ये पुरा कुरुराष्ट्राणि जह्रुः कुरुधनानि च ।
ते नागपुरसिंहेन पाण्डुना करदाः कृताः ॥२१॥
ते नागपुरसिंहेन पाण्डुना करदाः कृताः ॥२१॥
21. ye purā kururāṣṭrāṇi jahruḥ kurudhanāni ca ,
te nāgapurasiṁhena pāṇḍunā karadāḥ kṛtāḥ.
te nāgapurasiṁhena pāṇḍunā karadāḥ kṛtāḥ.
21.
ye purā kururāṣṭrāṇi jahruḥ kurudhanāni ca
te nāgpurasiṃhena pāṇḍunā karadāḥ kṛtāḥ
te nāgpurasiṃhena pāṇḍunā karadāḥ kṛtāḥ
21.
Those who in the past had seized the Kuru kingdoms and the wealth of the Kurus were made to pay tribute by Pāṇḍu, who was like a lion of Nāgapura.
Words meanings summery:
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- ये (ye) - those who, which
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, previously
- कुरुराष्ट्राणि (kururāṣṭrāṇi) - Kuru kingdoms, Kuru territories
- जह्रुः (jahruḥ) - they seized, they took away, they carried off
- कुरुधनानि (kurudhanāni) - the Kuru wealth, the riches of the Kurus
- च (ca) - and, also
- ते (te) - those (people), they
- नाग्पुरसिंहेन (nāgpurasiṁhena) - by the lion of Nāgapura
- पाण्डुना (pāṇḍunā) - by King Pāṇḍu (by Pāṇḍu)
- करदाः (karadāḥ) - tribute-payers, tax-payers
- कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made, done, performed
Words meanings and morphology
ये (ye) - those who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, previously
(indeclinable)
कुरुराष्ट्राणि (kururāṣṭrāṇi) - Kuru kingdoms, Kuru territories
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kururāṣṭra
kururāṣṭra - the kingdom of the Kurus
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+rāṣṭra)
- kuru – the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient tribe/region
proper noun (masculine) - rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, territory
noun (neuter)
From root rāj (to rule).
Root: rāj (class 1)
जह्रुः (jahruḥ) - they seized, they took away, they carried off
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of hṛ
Perfect Active Third Plural
From root hṛ, reduplicated, perfect form.
Root: hṛ (class 1)
कुरुधनानि (kurudhanāni) - the Kuru wealth, the riches of the Kurus
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kurudhana
kurudhana - wealth of the Kurus
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+dhana)
- kuru – the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient tribe/region
proper noun (masculine) - dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter)
Root: dhā
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - those (people), they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
नाग्पुरसिंहेन (nāgpurasiṁhena) - by the lion of Nāgapura
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāgpurasiṃha
nāgpurasiṁha - lion of Nāgapura
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāgapura+siṃha)
- nāgapura – city of Nāgas (serpents), name of a city/region
proper noun (neuter) - siṃha – lion, an excellent or strong man
noun (masculine)
पाण्डुना (pāṇḍunā) - by King Pāṇḍu (by Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu
pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king), yellowish-white
करदाः (karadāḥ) - tribute-payers, tax-payers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of karada
karada - paying tribute, tributary
From kara (tax/tribute) + da (giving).
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kara+da)
- kara – tax, tribute, hand
noun (masculine) - da – giving, grantor
noun (masculine)
Kṛt suffix (Dā)
Derived from root dā (to give) with suffix -a.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: It functions as a predicate adjective here, 'made into tribute-payers'.
कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made, done, performed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛta
kṛta - made, done, performed
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ with suffix -ta.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Past Passive Participle used predicatively with implied 'to be'.