महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-39

न च प्राणैर्वियुज्यन्त केचित्ते सैनिकास्तदा ।
विश्वामित्रस्य संक्रुद्धैर्वासिष्ठैर्भरतर्षभ ॥३९॥

39. na ca prāṇairviyujyanta kecitte sainikāstadā ,
viśvāmitrasya saṁkruddhairvāsiṣṭhairbharatarṣabha.

39. na ca prāṇaiḥ viyuṣyanta kecit te sainikāḥ tadā
viśvāmitrasya saṃkruddhaiḥ vāsiṣṭhaiḥ bharatarṣabha

39. O best of Bharatas, some of those soldiers of Viśvāmitra were not deprived of their lives (prāṇa) by the utterly enraged forces of Vasiṣṭha.

39. הו מיטב בני בְּהָארַטַה, אף אחד מאותם חיילים של וִישְׁוָאמִיטְרַה לא איבד אז את חייו מידי אנשי וַסִישְׁתְהַא הזועמים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, by vital breaths

• वियुष्यन्त (viyuṣyanta) - were separated, deprived

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain

• ते (te) - those

• सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

• संक्रुद्धैः (saṁkruddhaiḥ) - by the greatly enraged forces of Vasiṣṭha (by the very enraged ones)

• वासिष्ठैः (vāsiṣṭhaiḥ) - by Vasiṣṭha's (followers/forces)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - by lives, by vital breaths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Note: Used with verbs of separation, meaning 'deprived of lives'.

वियुष्यन्त (viyuṣyanta) - were separated, deprived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of viyuṣyanta

Passive Imperfect

From root √yuj (to join) with upasarga vi-. 3rd person plural.

Prefix: vi

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Subject 'sainikāḥ'.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, certain

Note: Agrees with 'sainikāḥ'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'sainikāḥ'.

सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sainika

sainika - soldier, military man

Note: Subject of 'viyuṣyanta'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)

Note: Possessive with 'sainikāḥ'.

संक्रुद्धैः (saṁkruddhaiḥ) - by the greatly enraged forces of Vasiṣṭha (by the very enraged ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - greatly enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root √krudh (to be angry) with upasarga sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsiṣṭhaiḥ'.

वासिष्ठैः (vāsiṣṭhaiḥ) - by Vasiṣṭha's (followers/forces)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāsiṣṭha

vāsiṣṭha - belonging to Vasiṣṭha, a follower of Vasiṣṭha

Patronymic or relative adjective from Vasiṣṭha.

Note: Refers to the agents who are followers of Vasiṣṭha.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to an audience or interlocutor.

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