महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-60

एवमुक्तः सव्यसाची मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः ।
तस्थौ लक्ष्यं समुद्दिश्य गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः ॥६०॥

60. evamuktaḥ savyasācī maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukaḥ ,
tasthau lakṣyaṁ samuddiśya guruvākyapracoditaḥ.

60. evam uktaḥ savyasācī maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukaḥ
tasthau lakṣyam samuddiśya guruvākyapracoditaḥ

60. Thus addressed, Arjuna (Savyasācī), with his bow drawn into a circular shape, stood aiming at the target, motivated by his teacher's words.

60. כשנאמר לו כך, סַוְיַסָאצ׳ִין (אַרְג׳וּנַה), שקשתו כבר הייתה כמעגל, עמד מכוון אל המטרה, מונע על ידי דברי מורהו.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

• सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna (ambidextrous)

• मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः (maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukaḥ) - with bow drawn into a circle

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim

• समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at, having targeted

• गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः (guruvākyapracoditaḥ) - urged/motivated by the guru's words

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

(Past Passive Participle)

सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna (ambidextrous)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - one who can shoot with the left hand (an epithet of Arjuna), ambidextrous

Compound: savya (left) + sācin (shooter/thrower)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (savya+sācin)

• savya – left, left hand
  adjective (masculine)
• sācin – shooter, thrower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sic (to throw)
  Root: sic

मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः (maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukaḥ) - with bow drawn into a circle

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (maṇḍalīkṛta+kārmuka)

• maṇḍalīkṛta – made circular, rounded
  Past Passive Participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Compound: maṇḍala (circle) + kṛta (made). From root kṛ with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, mark, object to be observed

Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)

Derived from root lakṣ (to mark, observe) with suffix -ya

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

समुद्दिश्य (samuddiśya) - having aimed at, having targeted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root diś (to point) with prefixes sam- and ud- and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: diś (class 6)

गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः (guruvākyapracoditaḥ) - urged/motivated by the guru's words

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (guru+vākya+pracodita)

• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• vākya – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)
  Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ya
  Root: vac (class 2)
• pracodita – urged, impelled, commanded
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cud (to urge, impel) with prefix pra- and suffix -ta
  Prefix: pra
  Root: cud (class 10)

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