महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-24

एकलव्य उवाच ।
निषादाधिपतेर्वीरा हिरण्यधनुषः सुतम् ।
द्रोणशिष्यं च मां वित्त धनुर्वेदकृतश्रमम् ॥२४॥

24. ekalavya uvāca ,
niṣādādhipatervīrā hiraṇyadhanuṣaḥ sutam ,
droṇaśiṣyaṁ ca māṁ vitta dhanurvedakṛtaśramam.

24. ekalavyaḥ uvāca niṣādādhipateḥ vīrāḥ hiraṇyadhanuṣaḥ
sutam droṇaśiṣyam ca mām vitta dhanurvedakṛtaśramam

24. Ekalavya replied: 'O heroes, know me as the son of Hiranyadhanus, the chief of the Niṣādas, and as a disciple of Drona who has dedicated himself to the science of archery (dhanurveda).'

24. אֵקַלַוְיַה אמר, הו גיבורים, דעו שאני בנו של הִירַנְיַדְהַנוּשַׁה, מושל הנִישָׁאדַה, ותלמידו של דְרוֹנַה, שהתייגע רבות בלימוד הקשת.

Words meanings summery:

• एकलव्यः (ekalavyaḥ) - Ekalavya

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• निषादाधिपतेः (niṣādādhipateḥ) - of the Nishada chief

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - O heroes, O warriors

• हिरण्यधनुषः (hiraṇyadhanuṣaḥ) - of Hiranyadhanus

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

• द्रोणशिष्यम् (droṇaśiṣyam) - Drona's disciple

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• वित्त (vitta) - know, understand

• धनुर्वेदकृतश्रमम् (dhanurvedakṛtaśramam) - one who has made effort in the science of archery

Words meanings and morphology

एकलव्यः (ekalavyaḥ) - Ekalavya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekalavya

ekalavya - Ekalavya (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

निषादाधिपतेः (niṣādādhipateḥ) - of the Nishada chief

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niṣādādhipati

niṣādādhipati - chief of the Niṣādas, lord of the Niṣādas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (niṣāda+adhipati)

• niṣāda – Niṣāda (name of a tribal caste/group)
  noun (masculine)
• adhipati – chief, lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - O heroes, O warriors

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

हिरण्यधनुषः (hiraṇyadhanuṣaḥ) - of Hiranyadhanus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hiraṇyadhanus

hiraṇyadhanus - Hiranyadhanus (proper name, lit. 'golden bow')

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+dhanus)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

द्रोणशिष्यम् (droṇaśiṣyam) - Drona's disciple

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇaśiṣya

droṇaśiṣya - disciple of Drona

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (droṇa+śiṣya)

• droṇa – Drona (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiṣya – disciple, pupil, student
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Nomen Agentis
  From √śās (to teach, rule)
  Root: śās (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

वित्त (vitta) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (Loṭ) of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

धनुर्वेदकृतश्रमम् (dhanurvedakṛtaśramam) - one who has made effort in the science of archery

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanurvedakṛtaśrama

dhanurvedakṛtaśrama - one who has acquired skill/mastery through practice in archery

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhanurveda+kṛtaśrama)

• dhanurveda – the science of archery
  noun (masculine)
• kṛtaśrama – one who has made an effort, who has toiled
  adjective (masculine)

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