महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-11

द्रुपद उवाच ।
इदं सज्यं धनुः कृत्वा सज्येनानेन सायकैः ।
अतीत्य लक्ष्यं यो वेद्धा स लब्धा मत्सुतामिति ॥११॥

11. drupada uvāca ,
idaṁ sajyaṁ dhanuḥ kṛtvā sajyenānena sāyakaiḥ ,
atītya lakṣyaṁ yo veddhā sa labdhā matsutāmiti.

11. drupadaḥ uvāca idam sajyam dhanuḥ kṛtvā sajyena anena
sāyakaiḥ atītya lakṣyam yaḥ veddhā sa labdhā mat-sutā iti

11. Drupada said: 'Whoever strings this bow, and then, with this strung bow and arrows, hits the target that is beyond (the machine), he shall obtain my daughter.'

11. דְרוּפַּדַה אמר, מי שיקשור את המיתר לקשת הזאת, ובקשת הקשורה הזאת ובחיצים יעבור את המנגנון ויפגע במטרה, הוא יזכה בבתי.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - King Drupada (Drupada)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सज्यम् (sajyam) - (bow) strung with a bowstring (strung, with a string)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having strung (the bow) (having done, having made)

• सज्येन (sajyena) - with this strung (bow) (with a strung (bow))

• अनेन (anena) - with this (strung bow) (by this, with this)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

• अतीत्य (atītya) - having aimed beyond, having hit beyond (the ordinary range) (having surpassed, having gone beyond, having overcome)

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, mark

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, who

• वेद्धा (veddhā) - one who pierces the target (piercer, one who hits)

• स (sa) - he, that (person)

• लब्धा (labdhā) - will obtain, one who obtains

• मत्-सुता (mat-sutā) - my daughter

• इति (iti) - thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - King Drupada (Drupada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of a king, father of Draupadi)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect

Irregular perfect form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ

सज्यम् (sajyam) - (bow) strung with a bowstring (strung, with a string)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya

sajya - strung (as a bow), with a string, having a bowstring

From sa-jya (with-string)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having strung (the bow) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सज्येन (sajyena) - with this strung (bow) (with a strung (bow))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sajya

sajya - strung (as a bow), with a string

From sa-jya (with-string)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jyā – bowstring, string
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with anena and implicitly with dhanuṣā (bow).

अनेन (anena) - with this (strung bow) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to dhanus (bow).

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile, dart

Root: si (class 4)

अतीत्य (atītya) - having aimed beyond, having hit beyond (the ordinary range) (having surpassed, having gone beyond, having overcome)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from prefix ati- + root i + suffix -ya

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim, mark

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, mark, object, definition

Gerundive (P.P.P. sense)

From root lakṣ (to mark, observe)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Object of atītya and veddhā.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Subject of veddhā.

वेद्धा (veddhā) - one who pierces the target (piercer, one who hits)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veddhṛ

veddhṛ - piercer, shooter, one who penetrates

Agent noun from root vyadh

Formed with suffix -tṛ

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: It's an agent noun but with future sense here.

स (sa) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun

Note: Subject of labdhā.

लब्धा (labdhā) - will obtain, one who obtains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdhṛ

labdhṛ - obtainer, one who gains

Agent noun from root labh

Formed with suffix -tṛ

Root: labh (class 1)

मत्-सुता (mat-sutā) - my daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mat-sutā

mat-sutā - my daughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+sutā)

• mad – my, mine (genitive of asmad)
  pronoun
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Predicative nominative with labdhā.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

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