महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-3

अहमेनानजिह्माग्रैः शतशो विकिरञ्शरैः ।
वारयिष्यामि संक्रुद्धान्मन्त्रैराशीविषानिव ॥३॥

3. ahamenānajihmāgraiḥ śataśo vikirañśaraiḥ ,
vārayiṣyāmi saṁkruddhānmantrairāśīviṣāniva.

3. aham enān ajihmāgraiḥ śataśaḥ vikiran śaraiḥ |
vārayiṣyāmi saṃkruddhān mantraiḥ āśīviṣān iva

3. I will ward off these very angry ones by showering hundreds of straight-tipped arrows, just as one would restrain venomous snakes with sacred incantations (mantras).

3. אני אפזר עליהם במאות חצים ישרי קצה ואעצור אותם, הכועסים, כמו שעוצרים נחשים ארסיים בעזרת מַנְטְרוֹת.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एनान् (enān) - referring to the enemies (them, these)

• अजिह्माग्रैः (ajihmāgraiḥ) - with uncrooked tips, with straight points

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

• विकिरन् (vikiran) - showering (arrows) (scattering, discharging)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• वारयिष्यामि (vārayiṣyāmi) - I will restrain, I will ward off, I will hinder

• संक्रुद्धान् (saṁkruddhān) - referring to the enemies (enraged, very angry ones)

• मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras, with sacred incantations

• आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Subject of vārayiṣyāmi.

एनान् (enān) - referring to the enemies (them, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ena

ena - this, that, these

Note: Object of vārayiṣyāmi.

अजिह्माग्रैः (ajihmāgraiḥ) - with uncrooked tips, with straight points

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmāgra

ajihmāgra - having an uncrooked or straight tip/point

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jihma+agra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jihma – crooked, bent, oblique, dishonest
  adjective
• agra – tip, point, front, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies śaraiḥ.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

(indeclinable)

derived from śata (hundred) with śas suffix

Note: Adverbial.

विकिरन् (vikiran) - showering (arrows) (scattering, discharging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikirat

vikirat - scattering, throwing, discharging

Present Active Participle

derived from root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix vi + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with aham.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Means of action for vikiran.

वारयिष्यामि (vārayiṣyāmi) - I will restrain, I will ward off, I will hinder

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vāray

future 1st singular active (causative from vṛ)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Main verb.

संक्रुद्धान् (saṁkruddhān) - referring to the enemies (enraged, very angry ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - enraged, very angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

derived from root krudh (to be angry) with prefix sam + kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies enān.

मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras, with sacred incantations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred verse, hymn, incantation, counsel, secret

derived from root man (to think) + tra suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Instrumental of comparison.

आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣa

āśīviṣa - a serpent whose venom is in its fangs (lit. whose 'āśī' or fangs are 'viṣa' or poison), venomous snake

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśī+viṣa)

• āśī – fang, tooth, blessing
  noun (feminine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of implied 'restrain' in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

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