महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-17, verse-19
तत्र दिव्यं धनुर्दृष्ट्वा नरस्य भगवानपि ।
चिन्तयामास वै चक्रं विष्णुर्दानवसूदनम् ॥१९॥
चिन्तयामास वै चक्रं विष्णुर्दानवसूदनम् ॥१९॥
19. tatra divyaṁ dhanurdṛṣṭvā narasya bhagavānapi ,
cintayāmāsa vai cakraṁ viṣṇurdānavasūdanam.
cintayāmāsa vai cakraṁ viṣṇurdānavasūdanam.
19.
tatra divyam dhanuḥ dṛṣṭvā narasya bhagavān
api cintayāmāsa vai cakram viṣṇuḥ dānavasūdanam
api cintayāmāsa vai cakram viṣṇuḥ dānavasūdanam
19.
Then, upon seeing Nara's (Arjuna's) divine bow, the Lord (Krishna), who is Vishnu and the slayer of demons, also thought of his discus.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - then (indicating sequence) (there, then)
- दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly)
- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)
- नरस्य (narasya) - of Nara (Arjuna), referring to Arjuna (of man, of a hero)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Krishna) (Lord, fortunate, worshipful)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought of (thought of, reflected upon, meditated)
- वै (vai) - indeed (emphasizing) (indeed, certainly)
- चक्रम् (cakram) - the discus (Sudarshana Chakra) (discus, wheel)
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (referring to Krishna) (Vishnu, an epithet of Krishna)
- दानवसूदनम् (dānavasūdanam) - the slayer of demons (destroyer of Dānavas (demons))
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - then (indicating sequence) (there, then)
(indeclinable)
दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural, charming
derived from div (heaven)
Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, archer's bow, arc
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, having perceived)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
k(t)vā suffix from root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Connects with 'cintayāmāsa'.
नरस्य (narasya) - of Nara (Arjuna), referring to Arjuna (of man, of a hero)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, hero, person; a name of Arjuna
Note: Possessive, refers to Arjuna.
भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Krishna) (Lord, fortunate, worshipful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine; the Lord, God
possessive suffix -vat
from bhaga + matup
Note: Subject of 'cintayāmāsa'.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes that he also thought of it.
चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought of (thought of, reflected upon, meditated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa
periphrastic perfect
root cint + āmāsa (auxiliary)
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphasizing) (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
चक्रम् (cakram) - the discus (Sudarshana Chakra) (discus, wheel)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra
cakra - wheel, discus, circle; the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu
Note: Object of 'cintayāmāsa'.
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (referring to Krishna) (Vishnu, an epithet of Krishna)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Preserver god; an epithet of Krishna
Root: viṣ (class 3)
Note: Appositive to 'bhagavān', identifying the Lord.
दानवसूदनम् (dānavasūdanam) - the slayer of demons (destroyer of Dānavas (demons))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dānavasūdana
dānavasūdana - slayer of Dānavas (demons), demon-destroying
Compound type : tatpurusha (dānava+sūdana)
- dānava – a Dānava (class of demon), demon
noun (masculine) - sūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer
noun (masculine)
action noun/agent noun
from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
Root: sūd (class 10)
Note: Qualifies 'cakram'.