महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-158, verse-47
पुरा कृतं महेन्द्रस्य वज्रं वृत्रनिबर्हणे ।
दशधा शतधा चैव तच्छीर्णं वृत्रमूर्धनि ॥४७॥
दशधा शतधा चैव तच्छीर्णं वृत्रमूर्धनि ॥४७॥
47. purā kṛtaṁ mahendrasya vajraṁ vṛtranibarhaṇe ,
daśadhā śatadhā caiva tacchīrṇaṁ vṛtramūrdhani.
daśadhā śatadhā caiva tacchīrṇaṁ vṛtramūrdhani.
47.
purā kṛtam mahendrasya vajram vṛtranibarhaṇe
daśadhā śatadhā ca eva tat śīrṇam vṛtramūrdhani
daśadhā śatadhā ca eva tat śīrṇam vṛtramūrdhani
47.
Long ago, the thunderbolt (vajra) of the great Indra, fashioned for slaying Vṛtra, shattered into ten, and even a hundred, pieces upon Vṛtra's head.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done
- महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (great Indra)
- वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt (vajra)
- वृत्रनिबर्हणे (vṛtranibarhaṇe) - for the slaying of Vṛtra
- दशधा (daśadhā) - ten-fold, in ten ways
- शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundred-fold, in a hundred ways
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, even
- तत् (tat) - that (it)
- शीर्णम् (śīrṇam) - shattered, broken
- वृत्रमूर्धनि (vṛtramūrdhani) - on Vṛtra's head
Words meanings and morphology
पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago
(indeclinable)
कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṛ (class 8)
महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra (great Indra)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahendra
mahendra - the great Indra
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+indra)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective - indra – Indra (name of a deity)
proper noun (masculine)
वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt (vajra)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, Indra's weapon (vajra)
वृत्रनिबर्हणे (vṛtranibarhaṇe) - for the slaying of Vṛtra
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vṛtranibarhaṇa
vṛtranibarhaṇa - the slaying of Vṛtra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+nibarhaṇa)
- vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of a demon)
proper noun (masculine) - nibarhaṇa – slaying, killing
noun (neuter)
Prefix: ni
Root: nibhṛ (class 1)
Note: Used here in a dative-like sense for purpose.
दशधा (daśadhā) - ten-fold, in ten ways
(indeclinable)
Derived from daśan (ten) with suffix -dhā
शतधा (śatadhā) - a hundred-fold, in a hundred ways
(indeclinable)
Derived from śata (hundred) with suffix -dhā
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, even
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
शीर्णम् (śīrṇam) - shattered, broken
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śīrṇa
śīrṇa - shattered, broken, fallen, decayed
Past Passive Participle
Root: śṛ (class 9)
वृत्रमूर्धनि (vṛtramūrdhani) - on Vṛtra's head
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vṛtramūrdhan
vṛtramūrdhan - Vṛtra's head
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+mūrdhan)
- vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of a demon)
proper noun (masculine) - mūrdhan – head, top
noun (masculine)