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11,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-17, verse-16

अक्षौहिणीर्महाबाहुर्दश चैकां च केशव ।
अनयद्यः पुरा संख्ये सोऽनयान्निधनं गतः ॥१६॥
16. akṣauhiṇīrmahābāhurdaśa caikāṁ ca keśava ,
anayadyaḥ purā saṁkhye so'nayānnidhanaṁ gataḥ.
16. akṣauhiṇīḥ mahābāhuḥ daśa ca ekām ca keśava
anayat yaḥ purā saṃkhye saḥ anayāt nidhanam gataḥ
16. keśava yaḥ mahābāhuḥ purā saṃkhye daśa ca ekām
ca akṣauhiṇīḥ anayat saḥ anayāt nidhanam gataḥ
16. O Keśava, that mighty-armed man, who previously led eleven (ten and one) akṣauhiṇīs into battle, he has now met his death due to misfortune.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अक्षौहिणीः (akṣauhiṇīḥ) - a military division (akṣauhiṇī)
  • महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana. (mighty-armed, strong-armed)
  • दश (daśa) - ten
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एकाम् (ekām) - one
  • (ca) - and, also
  • केशव (keśava) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa. (Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa))
  • अनयत् (anayat) - he led, he brought
  • यः (yaḥ) - Refers to Duryodhana, acting as a relative pronoun connecting to mahābāhuḥ. (who, which)
  • पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times
  • संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war
  • सः (saḥ) - Refers back to Duryodhana (the antecedent of yaḥ). (he, that)
  • अनयात् (anayāt) - from misfortune, from calamity
  • निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, end
  • गतः (gataḥ) - has met (death) (gone, reached, attained)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षौहिणीः (akṣauhiṇīḥ) - a military division (akṣauhiṇī)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - a specific large ancient Indian army division, said to consist of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 foot soldiers
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Referring to Duryodhana. (mighty-armed, strong-armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed; (as a noun) a person with mighty arms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to yaḥ (who).
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एकाम् (ekām) - one
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with an implied akṣauhiṇīm, signifying 'one akṣauhiṇī'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to connect 'ten' and 'one'.
केशव (keśava) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa. (Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - Keśava (proper noun); having long or beautiful hair, an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa
अनयत् (anayat) - he led, he brought
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nī
Imperfect Active
From root nī (to lead), 1st class (Bhvādi), imperfect 3rd person singular with augment 'a'
Root: nī (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - Refers to Duryodhana, acting as a relative pronoun connecting to mahābāhuḥ. (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times
(indeclinable)
संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya
saṁkhya - battle, war, combat; number, calculation
सः (saḥ) - Refers back to Duryodhana (the antecedent of yaḥ). (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.
अनयात् (anayāt) - from misfortune, from calamity
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of anaya
anaya - misfortune, calamity, ill-luck; bad policy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+naya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • naya – conduct, policy, proper course
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root nī (to lead)
    Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Indicates the cause or origin of reaching death.
निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction, end
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana
nidhana - death, destruction, end, ruin
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of gataḥ.
गतः (gataḥ) - has met (death) (gone, reached, attained)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained, dead
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go, move) with kta suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with saḥ and implies asti (is).