महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-17, verse-14
रुधिरेणावलिप्ताङ्गा निहताश्च महासुराः ।
अद्रीणामिव कूटानि धातुरक्तानि शेरते ॥१४॥
अद्रीणामिव कूटानि धातुरक्तानि शेरते ॥१४॥
14. rudhireṇāvaliptāṅgā nihatāśca mahāsurāḥ ,
adrīṇāmiva kūṭāni dhāturaktāni śerate.
adrīṇāmiva kūṭāni dhāturaktāni śerate.
14.
rudhireṇāvaliptāṅgāḥ nihātāḥ ca mahāsurāḥ
adrīṇām iva kūṭāni dhāturaktāni śerate
adrīṇām iva kūṭāni dhāturaktāni śerate
14.
The great asuras, whose limbs are smeared with blood and who have been slain, lie like the ore-stained peaks of mountains.
Words meanings summery:
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- रुधिरेणावलिप्ताङ्गाः (rudhireṇāvaliptāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with blood (referring to the fallen asuras) (whose limbs are smeared with blood)
- निहाताः (nihātāḥ) - killed (in battle) (slain, killed)
- च (ca) - and
- महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - the great demons (who are fighting) (great asuras)
- अद्रीणाम् (adrīṇām) - of mountains
- इव (iva) - like (like, as if)
- कूटानि (kūṭāni) - peaks (of mountains) (peaks, summits)
- धातुरक्तानि (dhāturaktāni) - (peaks) stained with minerals/ores (stained with minerals/ores)
- शेरते (śerate) - they lie (dead on the ground) (they lie, they repose)
Words meanings and morphology
रुधिरेणावलिप्ताङ्गाः (rudhireṇāvaliptāṅgāḥ) - whose limbs are smeared with blood (referring to the fallen asuras) (whose limbs are smeared with blood)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhireṇāvaliptāṅga
rudhireṇāvaliptāṅga - one whose body/limbs are smeared with blood
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rudhira+avalipta+aṅga)
- rudhira – blood
noun (neuter) - avalipta – smeared, anointed
participle
past passive participle
from ava-lip (to smear)
Prefix: ava
Root: lip (class 6) - aṅga – limb, body part, body
noun (neuter)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, adjective describing mahāsurāḥ
निहाताः (nihātāḥ) - killed (in battle) (slain, killed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nihāta
nihāta - killed, struck down
past passive participle
from ni-han (to strike down, kill)
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - the great demons (who are fighting) (great asuras)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsura
mahāsura - great demon, great asura
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - asura – demon, anti-god
noun (masculine)
अद्रीणाम् (adrīṇām) - of mountains
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of adri
adri - mountain, rock, cloud
इव (iva) - like (like, as if)
(indeclinable)
कूटानि (kūṭāni) - peaks (of mountains) (peaks, summits)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kūṭa
kūṭa - peak, summit, horn, heap
धातुरक्तानि (dhāturaktāni) - (peaks) stained with minerals/ores (stained with minerals/ores)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dhāturakta
dhāturakta - stained/colored with mineral/metal
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhātu+rakta)
- dhātu – mineral, metal, element, root
noun (masculine)
Root: dhā (class 3) - rakta – colored, red, stained
participle
past passive participle
from rañj (to color, dye)
Root: rañj (class 1)
Note: Adjective for kūṭāni
शेरते (śerate) - they lie (dead on the ground) (they lie, they repose)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śī
Root: śī (class 2)