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11,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-23, verse-39

किरन्ति च चितामेते जटिला ब्रह्मचारिणः ।
धनुर्भिः शक्तिभिश्चैव रथनीडैश्च माधव ॥३९॥
39. kiranti ca citāmete jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ ,
dhanurbhiḥ śaktibhiścaiva rathanīḍaiśca mādhava.
39. kiranti ca citām ete jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ
dhanurbhiḥ śaktibhiḥ ca eva rathanīḍaiḥ ca mādhava
39. mādhava,
ca ete jaṭilā brahmacāriṇaḥ citām dhanurbhiḥ śaktibhiḥ ca eva rathanīḍaiḥ ca kiranti
39. And O Mādhava, these male ascetics (brahmacāriṇaḥ) with matted hair strew the pyre with bows, spears (śakti), and even with chariot parts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किरन्ति (kiranti) - they scatter, they strew
  • (ca) - and
  • चिताम् (citām) - the pyre
  • एते (ete) - these
  • जटिला (jaṭilā) - having matted hair
  • ब्रह्मचारिणः (brahmacāriṇaḥ) - male ascetics, male students of sacred knowledge (brahmacarya), celibate men
  • धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows
  • शक्तिभिः (śaktibhiḥ) - with spears (with spears, with javelins, with powers (śakti))
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - even, indeed, only
  • रथनीडैः (rathanīḍaiḥ) - with chariot parts (with chariot parts, with chariots' nests (i.e. seats, etc.))
  • (ca) - and
  • माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava, O Krishna

Words meanings and morphology

किरन्ति (kiranti) - they scatter, they strew
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present tense
From root kṛ, class 6
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Subject is `brahmacāriṇaḥ`.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चिताम् (citām) - the pyre
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of citā
citā - funeral pile, pyre
Root: ci (class 5)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
जटिला (jaṭilā) - having matted hair
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jaṭila
jaṭila - having matted hair
ब्रह्मचारिणः (brahmacāriṇaḥ) - male ascetics, male students of sacred knowledge (brahmacarya), celibate men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmacāriṇ
brahmacāriṇ - one who practices `brahmacarya`, a religious student, a celibate
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+cāriṇ)
  • brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, the Absolute Reality (brahman)
    noun (neuter)
  • cāriṇ – practising, moving, observing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    From root car + ṇini
    Root: car (class 1)
धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhanus
dhanus - bow
शक्तिभिः (śaktibhiḥ) - with spears (with spears, with javelins, with powers (śakti))
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of śakti
śakti - spear, javelin, power, energy, the divine feminine power (śakti)
From root śak
Root: śak (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - even, indeed, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
रथनीडैः (rathanīḍaiḥ) - with chariot parts (with chariot parts, with chariots' nests (i.e. seats, etc.))
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of rathanīḍa
rathanīḍa - chariot-nest, chariot-seat, chariot-parts
Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+nīḍa)
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • nīḍa – nest, dwelling, seat, any part of a chariot
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava, O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava
mādhava - descendent of Madhu, name of Vishnu/Krishna