महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-219, verse-25
नाशकंस्तत्र भूतानि महान्त्यपि रणेऽर्जुनम् ।
निरीक्षितुममोघेषुं करिष्यन्ति कुतो रणम् ॥२५॥
निरीक्षितुममोघेषुं करिष्यन्ति कुतो रणम् ॥२५॥
25. nāśakaṁstatra bhūtāni mahāntyapi raṇe'rjunam ,
nirīkṣitumamogheṣuṁ kariṣyanti kuto raṇam.
nirīkṣitumamogheṣuṁ kariṣyanti kuto raṇam.
25.
na aśakan tatra bhūtāni mahānti api raṇe arjunam
nirīkṣitum amogheṣum kariṣyanti kutaḥ raṇam
nirīkṣitum amogheṣum kariṣyanti kutaḥ raṇam
25.
Even great creatures there were unable to gaze at Arjuna, the one with unerring arrows, in battle. How then could they possibly wage war?
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अशकन् (aśakan) - they were able (past tense of śak)
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures, beings
- महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty
- अपि (api) - even, also
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat
- अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
- निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to gaze upon
- अमोघेषुम् (amogheṣum) - whose arrows are unfailing, unerring-arrowed
- करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make
- कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how then
- रणम् (raṇam) - battle, war
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अशकन् (aśakan) - they were able (past tense of śak)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śak
Imperfect 3rd plural
Root: śak (class 5)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures, beings
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū with suffix kta
Root: bhū (class 1)
महान्ति (mahānti) - great, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mahat
mahat - great, mighty, large
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, combat, war, struggle
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper noun), white, silver
निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at, to gaze upon
(indeclinable)
Infinitive (tumun)
From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix nis and suffix tumun
Prefix: nis
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
अमोघेषुम् (amogheṣum) - whose arrows are unfailing, unerring-arrowed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of amogheṣu
amogheṣu - one whose arrows are unfailing, unerring-arrowed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mogha+iṣu)
- a – not, un- (negation)
indeclinable - mogha – vain, fruitless, useless
adjective (masculine) - iṣu – arrow
noun (masculine)
करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Future 3rd plural
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how then
(indeclinable)
रणम् (raṇam) - battle, war
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict