महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-218, verse-15
तद्विघातार्थमसृजदर्जुनोऽप्यस्त्रमुत्तमम् ।
वायव्यमेवाभिमन्त्र्य प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः ॥१५॥
वायव्यमेवाभिमन्त्र्य प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः ॥१५॥
15. tadvighātārthamasṛjadarjuno'pyastramuttamam ,
vāyavyamevābhimantrya pratipattiviśāradaḥ.
vāyavyamevābhimantrya pratipattiviśāradaḥ.
15.
tat vighātārtham asṛjat arjunaḥ api astram uttamam
vāyavyam eva abhimantrya pratipattiviśāradaḥ
vāyavyam eva abhimantrya pratipattiviśāradaḥ
15.
To counteract that, Arjuna also, being an expert in strategy, released an excellent weapon, the Vāyavya (weapon of the wind god), after consecrating it with a mantra.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that
- विघातार्थम् (vighātārtham) - for the purpose of destruction/counteraction
- असृजत् (asṛjat) - released, discharged
- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
- वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - pertaining to Vayu, wind-god's weapon
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having consecrated, having uttered a mantra over
- प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः (pratipattiviśāradaḥ) - expert in understanding/strategy/application
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
विघातार्थम् (vighātārtham) - for the purpose of destruction/counteraction
(compound noun)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vighāta+artha)
- vighāta – destruction, obstruction, hindrance
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: han (class 2) - artha – purpose, aim, meaning
noun (masculine)
Note: used adverbially to express purpose
असृजत् (asṛjat) - released, discharged
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (Laṅ) of sṛj
Root: sṛj (class 6)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a name of the Pandava prince)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, projectile
Root: as (class 4)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme
वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - pertaining to Vayu, wind-god's weapon
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vāyavya
vāyavya - relating to Vayu (the wind god), aerial, wind-born; a specific celestial weapon
derived from Vāyu
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having consecrated, having uttered a mantra over
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
absolutive form with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: mantr (class 10)
प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः (pratipattiviśāradaḥ) - expert in understanding/strategy/application
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratipattiviśārada
pratipattiviśārada - expert in comprehension, skill, or application; adept in strategy
Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (pratipatti+viśārada)
- pratipatti – understanding, knowledge, method, strategy, proper course
noun (feminine)
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4) - viśārada – expert, skilled, accomplished, clever
adjective