महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-219, verse-10
तयोर्बलात्परित्रातुं तं दावं तु यदा सुराः ।
नाशक्नुवञ्शमयितुं तदाभूवन्पराङ्मुखाः ॥१०॥
नाशक्नुवञ्शमयितुं तदाभूवन्पराङ्मुखाः ॥१०॥
10. tayorbalātparitrātuṁ taṁ dāvaṁ tu yadā surāḥ ,
nāśaknuvañśamayituṁ tadābhūvanparāṅmukhāḥ.
nāśaknuvañśamayituṁ tadābhūvanparāṅmukhāḥ.
10.
tayoḥ balāt paritrātum tam dāvam tu yadā surāḥ
na aśaknuvan śamayitum tadā abhūvan parāṅmukhāḥ
na aśaknuvan śamayitum tadā abhūvan parāṅmukhāḥ
10.
When the gods were unable to protect that forest or extinguish (the fire) due to the power of those two (Arjuna and Krishna), they then turned away.
Words meanings summery:
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- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (Arjuna and Krishna) (of those two, their)
- बलात् (balāt) - due to the power (by force, by strength, due to power)
- परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect (to save, to protect)
- तम् (tam) - that (forest) (that, him, it)
- दावम् (dāvam) - forest (forest, forest fire)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- यदा (yadā) - when
- सुराः (surāḥ) - gods
- न (na) - not
- अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able
- शमयितुम् (śamayitum) - to extinguish (the fire) (to extinguish, to pacify)
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- अभूवन् (abhūvan) - they became, they were
- पराङ्मुखाः (parāṅmukhāḥ) - turned away, with face averted
Words meanings and morphology
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (Arjuna and Krishna) (of those two, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, those
बलात् (balāt) - due to the power (by force, by strength, due to power)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army
परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect (to save, to protect)
(verb)
infinitive of paritrā
infinitive
Formed with suffix tumun
Prefix: pari
Root: trā (class 2)
तम् (tam) - that (forest) (that, him, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
दावम् (dāvam) - forest (forest, forest fire)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāva
dāva - forest, wood, forest fire
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
यदा (yadā) - when
(indeclinable)
सुराः (surāḥ) - gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sura
sura - god, deity
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śak
imperfect
Root śak (5th class), L-Aṅ, 3rd person plural
Root: śak (class 5)
शमयितुम् (śamayitum) - to extinguish (the fire) (to extinguish, to pacify)
(verb)
infinitive of śam
infinitive
Causative form of root śam with suffix tumun
Root: śam (class 4)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
अभूवन् (abhūvan) - they became, they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
imperfect
Root bhū (1st class), L-Aṅ, 3rd person plural
Root: bhū (class 1)
पराङ्मुखाः (parāṅmukhāḥ) - turned away, with face averted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of parāṅmukha
parāṅmukha - having face turned away, averted, hostile
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāc+mukha)
- parāc – turned away, averted, backwards
adjective
Prefix: parā
Root: añc (class 1) - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)