महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-199, verse-33
तीक्ष्णाङ्कुशशतघ्नीभिर्यन्त्रजालैश्च शोभितम् ।
आयसैश्च महाचक्रैः शुशुभे तत्पुरोत्तमम् ॥३३॥
आयसैश्च महाचक्रैः शुशुभे तत्पुरोत्तमम् ॥३३॥
33. tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnībhiryantrajālaiśca śobhitam ,
āyasaiśca mahācakraiḥ śuśubhe tatpurottamam.
āyasaiśca mahācakraiḥ śuśubhe tatpurottamam.
33.
tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnībhiḥ yantrajālaiḥ ca śobhitam
āyasaiḥ ca mahācakraiḥ śuśubhe tat purottamam
āyasaiḥ ca mahācakraiḥ śuśubhe tat purottamam
33.
That best of cities shone, adorned with sharp hooks, śataghni weapons, networks of machines, and great iron discs.
Words meanings summery:
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- तीक्ष्णाङ्कुशशतघ्नीभिः (tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnībhiḥ) - by sharp hooks and śataghni weapons
- यन्त्रजालैः (yantrajālaiḥ) - by networks of machines
- च (ca) - and, also
- शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, embellished
- आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - by iron (objects/weapons)
- च (ca) - and, also
- महाचक्रैः (mahācakraiḥ) - by great wheels/discs
- शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was adorned
- तत् (tat) - that
- पुरोत्तमम् (purottamam) - best of cities, excellent city
Words meanings and morphology
तीक्ष्णाङ्कुशशतघ्नीभिः (tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnībhiḥ) - by sharp hooks and śataghni weapons
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnī
tīkṣṇāṅkuśaśataghnī - sharp hooks and śataghni weapons
Compound type : dvandva (tīkṣṇāṅkuśa+śataghnī)
- tīkṣṇāṅkuśa – sharp hook
noun (masculine) - śataghnī – śataghni (a weapon said to kill a hundred men)
noun (feminine)
यन्त्रजालैः (yantrajālaiḥ) - by networks of machines
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of yantrajāla
yantrajāla - network of machines, collection of machines
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra+jāla)
- yantra – machine, instrument, device
noun (neuter)
Root: yam - jāla – net, network, collection
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शोभितम् (śobhitam) - adorned, embellished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhita
śobhita - adorned, decorated, beautiful
Past Passive Participle
Root: śubh
आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - by iron (objects/weapons)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of āyasa
āyasa - made of iron, iron
derived from ayas (iron)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महाचक्रैः (mahācakraiḥ) - by great wheels/discs
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of mahācakra
mahācakra - great wheel, large disc
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+cakra)
- mahat – great, large
adjective (neuter) - cakra – wheel, disc, circle
noun (neuter)
शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it shone, it was adorned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of śubh
Root: śubh (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
पुरोत्तमम् (purottamam) - best of cities, excellent city
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of purottama
purottama - best of cities, excellent city
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+uttama)
- pura – city, town
noun (neuter) - uttama – best, excellent, highest
adjective (neuter)