महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-181, verse-5
ततः कर्णमुखान्क्रुद्धान्क्षत्रियांस्तान्रुषोत्थितान् ।
संपेततुरभीतौ तौ गजौ प्रतिगजानिव ॥५॥
संपेततुरभीतौ तौ गजौ प्रतिगजानिव ॥५॥
5. tataḥ karṇamukhānkruddhānkṣatriyāṁstānruṣotthitān ,
saṁpetaturabhītau tau gajau pratigajāniva.
saṁpetaturabhītau tau gajau pratigajāniva.
5.
tataḥ karṇamukhān kruddhān kṣatriyān tān ruṣā
utthitān sampetatuḥ abhītau tau gajau pratigajān iva
utthitān sampetatuḥ abhītau tau gajau pratigajān iva
5.
Then, those two (Arjuna and Bhīma), fearless, rushed upon those angry Kṣatriyas led by Karṇa, who had risen up in wrath, just as two elephants (gaja) would charge against opposing elephants (gaja).
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
- कर्णमुखान् (karṇamukhān) - with Karṇa as the foremost, led by Karṇa
- क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - angry, enraged, furious
- क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kṣatriyas, warriors
- तान् (tān) - those
- रुषा (ruṣā) - with wrath, by anger, angrily
- उत्थितान् (utthitān) - risen up, stood up, arisen
- सम्पेततुः (sampetatuḥ) - they rushed together, they fell upon
- अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless, unafraid
- तौ (tau) - those two
- गजौ (gajau) - two elephants
- प्रतिगजान् (pratigajān) - against opposing elephants
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
कर्णमुखान् (karṇamukhān) - with Karṇa as the foremost, led by Karṇa
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of karṇamukha
karṇamukha - Karṇa as the foremost, having Karṇa at the head
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇa+mukha)
- karṇa – Karṇa (proper name), ear
proper noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, front, foremost
noun (neuter)
क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - angry, enraged, furious
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kruddha
kruddha - angry, enraged, furious
Past Passive Participle
formed from root 'krudh'
Root: krudh (class 4)
क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kṣatriyas, warriors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - member of the warrior class, warrior, ruler
तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
रुषा (ruṣā) - with wrath, by anger, angrily
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ
ruṣ - anger, wrath, rage
उत्थितान् (utthitān) - risen up, stood up, arisen
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of utthita
utthita - risen, stood up, elevated, prepared
Past Passive Participle
formed from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
सम्पेततुः (sampetatuḥ) - they rushed together, they fell upon
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of sampat
Perfect
root 'pat' with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: pat (class 1)
अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless, unafraid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of abhīta
abhīta - fearless, unafraid, brave
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bhīta)
- a – not, un-
prefix
negative prefix - bhīta – feared, afraid, terrified
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
formed from root 'bhī'
Root: bhī (class 3)
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
गजौ (gajau) - two elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gaja
gaja - elephant
प्रतिगजान् (pratigajān) - against opposing elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pratigaja
pratigaja - opposing elephant, rival elephant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+gaja)
- prati – against, towards, in return
prefix - gaja – elephant
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)