Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
1,181

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-11

तावुभावप्यनिर्देश्यौ लाघवाज्जयतां वरौ ।
अयुध्येतां सुसंरब्धावन्योन्यविजयैषिणौ ॥११॥
11. tāvubhāvapyanirdeśyau lāghavājjayatāṁ varau ,
ayudhyetāṁ susaṁrabdhāvanyonyavijayaiṣiṇau.
11. tau ubhau api anirdeśyau lāghavāt jayatām varau
ayudhyetām susaṃrabdhau anyonyavijayaiṣiṇau
11. Both of them, indescribable in their agility and foremost among conquerors, fought, greatly enraged and each desiring to conquer the other.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karna) (those two)
  • उभौ (ubhau) - both (Arjuna and Karna) (both)
  • अपि (api) - both (emphasizing 'both of them') (also, even, indeed)
  • अनिर्देश्यौ (anirdeśyau) - indescribable (in their agility) (indescribable, unparalleled, unutterable)
  • लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - by agility (by swiftness, by agility, from lightness)
  • जयताम् (jayatām) - of conquerors (of the conquering ones, of the victors)
  • वरौ (varau) - foremost (among conquerors) (best, excellent, superior (dual))
  • अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - they fought (they (dual) fought)
  • सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very agitated, highly excited (dual))
  • अन्योन्यविजयैषिणौ (anyonyavijayaiṣiṇau) - each desiring to conquer the other (desirous of mutual victory (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karna) (those two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
उभौ (ubhau) - both (Arjuna and Karna) (both)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
Always dual
अपि (api) - both (emphasizing 'both of them') (also, even, indeed)
(indeclinable)
अनिर्देश्यौ (anirdeśyau) - indescribable (in their agility) (indescribable, unparalleled, unutterable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of anirdeśya
anirdeśya - indescribable, unutterable, inexpressible
Gerundive
Prefix a (negation) + root diś with upasarga nir + -ya suffix
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    negation prefix
  • nirdeśya – to be pointed out, to be described
    gerundive (masculine)
    Gerundive
    Root diś with upasarga nir + -ya suffix
    Prefix: nir
    Root: diś (class 6)
लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - by agility (by swiftness, by agility, from lightness)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of lāghava
lāghava - lightness, agility, quickness, dexterity
Derived from laghu
Note: Used adverbially to indicate the cause or manner.
जयताम् (jayatām) - of conquerors (of the conquering ones, of the victors)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat
jayat - conquering, winning, a conqueror
Present Active Participle
Root ji + śatṛ suffix
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Functions as a noun here, 'of those who conquer'.
वरौ (varau) - foremost (among conquerors) (best, excellent, superior (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vara
vara - best, excellent, superior; boon, bridegroom
Root: vṛ
Note: Agrees with 'tau ubhau', qualifying them as 'best'.
अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - they fought (they (dual) fought)
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of yudh
Imperfect 3rd person dual middle
Root: yudh (class 4)
सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - greatly enraged (greatly enraged, very agitated, highly excited (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of susaṃrabdha
susaṁrabdha - greatly agitated, very enraged, highly excited
Past Passive Participle
Intensifier su + root rabh with upasarga sam
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+saṃrabdha)
  • su – well, good, very, greatly
    indeclinable
    intensifier prefix
  • saṃrabdha – enraged, excited, agitated
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root rabh with upasarga sam + kta suffix
    Prefix: sam
    Root: rabh (class 1)
अन्योन्यविजयैषिणौ (anyonyavijayaiṣiṇau) - each desiring to conquer the other (desirous of mutual victory (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyavijayaiṣin
anyonyavijayaiṣin - desirous of mutual victory
Compound type : tatpurusha (anyonya+vijaya+eṣin)
  • anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, each other
    pronoun
  • vijaya – victory, triumph
    noun (masculine)
    Root ji with upasarga vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: ji (class 1)
  • eṣin – desiring, wishing, seeking
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/adjective from root iṣ
    Root iṣ (to desire) + ṇini suffix
    Root: iṣ (class 4)