महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-221

आपाने पानगलिता दैवेनाभिप्रचोदिताः ।
एरकारूपिभिर्वज्रैर्निजघ्नुरितरेतरम् ॥२२१॥

221. āpāne pānagalitā daivenābhipracoditāḥ ,
erakārūpibhirvajrairnijaghnuritaretaram.

221. āpāne pānagalitāḥ daivena abhipracoditāḥ
erakārūpibhiḥ vajraiḥ nijaghnuḥ itaretaram

221. At a drinking party, overcome by intoxication, and impelled by fate, they struck each other with thunderbolts in the form of Eraka grass.

221. בשעת משתה שכרו מן היין, והגורל הניע אותם, והם הרגו זה את זה במוטות שהפכו לקני אֵרַקָה.

Words meanings summery:

• आपाने (āpāne) - at a drinking party, in drinking

• पानगलिताः (pānagalitāḥ) - overcome by drink, intoxicated

• दैवेन (daivena) - by fate, by destiny

• अभिप्रचोदिताः (abhipracoditāḥ) - impelled, incited, urged on

• एरकारूपिभिः (erakārūpibhiḥ) - in the form of blades of Eraka grass (having the form of Eraka grass)

• वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - with (divine) thunderbolts (with thunderbolts, with diamonds)

• निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck (and killed) (they struck, they killed)

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

आपाने (āpāne) - at a drinking party, in drinking

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āpāna

āpāna - drinking, a drinking party or saloon

action noun

From `ā-pā` (to drink)

Prefix: ā

Root: pā (class 1)

पानगलिताः (pānagalitāḥ) - overcome by drink, intoxicated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pānagalita

pānagalita - overcome by drink, sunk in drink

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāna+galita)

• pāna – drinking, a drink, beverage
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root `pā`
  Root: pā (class 1)
• galita – dropped, fallen, oozed, melted, overcome
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gal`
  Root: gal (class 1)

दैवेन (daivena) - by fate, by destiny

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, divine influence

अभिप्रचोदिताः (abhipracoditāḥ) - impelled, incited, urged on

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhipracodita

abhipracodita - impelled, urged, incited

Past Passive Participle

From `abhi-pra-cud` (to urge, incite)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: cud (class 1)

एरकारूपिभिः (erakārūpibhiḥ) - in the form of blades of Eraka grass (having the form of Eraka grass)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of erakārūpin

erakārūpin - having the form of Eraka (grass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eraka+rūpin)

• eraka – a kind of grass (Saccharum sara)
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with beauty, having the shape of
  adjective (masculine)
  From `rūpa` (form)

वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - with (divine) thunderbolts (with thunderbolts, with diamonds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, diamond

निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - they struck (and killed) (they struck, they killed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nijaghan

root

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

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