महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-30

ददर्श मलदिग्धाङ्गं जटिलं चीरवाससम् ।
एकलव्यं धनुष्पाणिमस्यन्तमनिशं शरान् ॥३०॥

30. dadarśa maladigdhāṅgaṁ jaṭilaṁ cīravāsasam ,
ekalavyaṁ dhanuṣpāṇimasyantamaniśaṁ śarān.

30. dadarśa maladigdhāṅgam jaṭilam cīravāsasam |
ekalavyam dhanuṣpāṇim asyantam aniśam śarān

30. (He, Droṇa) saw Ekalavya, whose body was smeared with dirt, who had matted hair, who wore garments of bark, who held a bow in his hand, and who was incessantly shooting arrows.

30. הוא ראה את אֵקַלַוְיַה, גופו מלוכלך, שערו קלוע בקליעות, לבוש בגד מקליפות עץ, קשת בידו, יורה ללא הפסקה חצים.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• मलदिग्धाङ्गम् (maladigdhāṅgam) - with a body smeared with dirt

• जटिलम् (jaṭilam) - having matted hair

• चीरवाससम् (cīravāsasam) - wearing garments of bark, clad in rags

• एकलव्यम् (ekalavyam) - Ekalavya (name of the Niṣāda prince)

• धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - holding a bow in hand

• अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - shooting, throwing

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly, constantly, without rest

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मलदिग्धाङ्गम् (maladigdhāṅgam) - with a body smeared with dirt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maladigdhāṅga

maladigdhāṅga - with a body smeared with dirt

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mala+digdha+aṅga)

• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (neuter)
• digdha – smeared, anointed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root dih
  Root: dih (class 4)
• aṅga – body, limb
  noun (neuter)

जटिलम् (jaṭilam) - having matted hair

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭila

jaṭila - having matted hair

चीरवाससम् (cīravāsasam) - wearing garments of bark, clad in rags

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cīravāsas

cīravāsas - wearing garments of bark, clad in rags

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīra+vāsas)

• cīra – bark garment, rag
  noun (neuter)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

एकलव्यम् (ekalavyam) - Ekalavya (name of the Niṣāda prince)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekalavya

ekalavya - Ekalavya

धनुष्पाणिम् (dhanuṣpāṇim) - holding a bow in hand

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanuṣpāṇi

dhanuṣpāṇi - holding a bow in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

अस्यन्तम् (asyantam) - shooting, throwing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - shooting, throwing

present active participle

from root as (to throw, shoot)

Root: as (class 4)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - incessantly, constantly, without rest

(indeclinable)

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

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