महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
जामदग्न्येन रामेण पितुर्वधममृष्यता ।
क्रुद्धेन च महाभागे हैहयाधिपतिर्हतः ।
शतानि दश बाहूनां निकृत्तान्यर्जुनस्य वै ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa piturvadhamamṛṣyatā ,
kruddhena ca mahābhāge haihayādhipatirhataḥ ,
śatāni daśa bāhūnāṁ nikṛttānyarjunasya vai.

1. bhīṣma uvāca jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa
pituḥ vadham amṛṣyatā kruddhena ca
mahābhāge haihayādhipatiḥ hataḥ śatāni
daśa bāhūnām nikṛttāni arjunasya vai

1. Bhishma said: 'O highly fortunate one, by Rama, the son of Jamadagni, who could not tolerate his father's murder and was enraged, the lord of the Haihayas was killed. Indeed, a thousand of Arjuna's arms were cut off.'

1. בְּהִישְׁמַה אמר, הו בעלת המזל הגדול, רָאמַה בן ג׳ָמַדַגְנִי, שלא יכול לשאת את רצח אביו, כעס והרג את שליט ההַיהַיַה, וכרת את אלף זרועותיו של אַרְג׳וּנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son, by Parashurama

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Parashurama (by Rama)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Parashurama's) father (Jamadagni) (of the father, father's)

• वधम् (vadham) - murder, slaying, killing

• अमृष्यता (amṛṣyatā) - by Parashurama, who was not tolerating (by one not tolerating, by one unable to bear)

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by Parashurama, who was enraged (by the enraged one, by the angry one)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O Yudhishthira (the listener in Mahabharata) (O highly fortunate one, O greatly blessed one)

• हैहयाधिपतिः (haihayādhipatiḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna, the lord of the Haihayas (the lord of the Haihayas)

• हतः (hataḥ) - was killed, slain

• शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

• दश (daśa) - ten

• बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of arms

• निकृत्तानि (nikṛttāni) - were cut off, severed

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Kartavirya Arjuna (of Arjuna)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

From root vac (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son, by Parashurama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni, Parashurama (proper name)

Derivative from Jamadagni.

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Parashurama (by Rama)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name)

Note: Appositive to `jāmadagnyena`.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Parashurama's) father (Jamadagni) (of the father, father's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-ending noun.

वधम् (vadham) - murder, slaying, killing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, murder, slaying, striking

From root vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of `amṛṣyatā`.

अमृष्यता (amṛṣyatā) - by Parashurama, who was not tolerating (by one not tolerating, by one unable to bear)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amṛṣyat

amṛṣyat - not tolerating, enduring, bearing

Present Active Participle, negated with `a-`

From root mṛṣ (to bear, endure) with prefix a- (negation).

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by Parashurama, who was enraged (by the enraged one, by the angry one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O Yudhishthira (the listener in Mahabharata) (O highly fortunate one, O greatly blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly blessed, illustrious (person)

Compound: mahā (great) + bhāga (share, fortune).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Short form of mahant in compounds.
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj (to divide, share).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira, the listener.

हैहयाधिपतिः (haihayādhipatiḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna, the lord of the Haihayas (the lord of the Haihayas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haihayādhipati

haihayādhipati - lord/chief of the Haihayas

Compound: haihaya (name of a tribe/kingdom) + adhipati (lord).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (haihaya+adhipati)

• haihaya – Name of a Yadava tribe or their kingdom
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi (over, above) + pati (master, lord).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the passive verb `hataḥ`.

हतः (hataḥ) - was killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill).

Root: han (class 2)

शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Adjective to `śatāni`.

बाहूनाम् (bāhūnām) - of arms

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

`u`-ending noun.

Note: Modifies `śatāni`.

निकृत्तानि (nikṛttāni) - were cut off, severed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, severed, amputated

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛt (to cut) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Kartavirya Arjuna (of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name)

Note: Possessive, refers to whose arms were cut off.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

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