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11,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-23, verse-9

शल्यं शरणदं शूरं पश्यैनं रथसत्तमम् ।
शयानं वीरशयने शरैर्विशकलीकृतम् ॥९॥
9. śalyaṁ śaraṇadaṁ śūraṁ paśyainaṁ rathasattamam ,
śayānaṁ vīraśayane śarairviśakalīkṛtam.
9. śalyam śaraṇadam śūram paśya enam rathasattamam
śayānam vīraśayane śaraiḥ viśakalīkṛtam
9. enam śaraṇadam śūram rathasattamam śalyam,
śaraiḥ viśakalīkṛtam vīraśayane śayānam paśya.
9. Behold him, Shalya, the protector, the brave hero, the best of charioteers (rathasattama), lying on the hero's bed (vīraśayana), completely torn to pieces by arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya (proper name) (dart, spear, arrow; Shalya)
  • शरणदम् (śaraṇadam) - protector (referring to Shalya) (giver of refuge, protector)
  • शूरम् (śūram) - brave (referring to Shalya) (brave, valiant, heroic)
  • पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, look)
  • एनम् (enam) - him (Shalya) (him, this one)
  • रथसत्तमम् (rathasattamam) - best of charioteers (referring to Shalya) (best of chariots; best among charioteers/warriors)
  • शयानम् (śayānam) - lying (on the battlefield) (lying, sleeping)
  • वीरशयने (vīraśayane) - on the battlefield (where a hero falls) (on the hero's bed; on the battlefield)
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
  • विशकलीकृतम् (viśakalīkṛtam) - shattered, torn to pieces (by arrows) (shattered, torn to pieces, dismembered)

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya (proper name) (dart, spear, arrow; Shalya)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - dart, spear, arrow; thorn; Shalya (proper name)
शरणदम् (śaraṇadam) - protector (referring to Shalya) (giver of refuge, protector)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇada
śaraṇada - giver of refuge, protector, shelterer
Compound of śaraṇa (refuge) and da (giver)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śaraṇa+da)
  • śaraṇa – refuge, shelter, protection
    noun (neuter)
  • da – giving, bestowing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    Derived from root √dā (to give)
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with śalyam.
शूरम् (śūram) - brave (referring to Shalya) (brave, valiant, heroic)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior
Note: Agrees with śalyam.
पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold, look)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of paśya
Imperative mood, 2nd person singular
Root √dṛś (to see), takes paśya- stem in present/imperative
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to an implied observer.
एनम् (enam) - him (Shalya) (him, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, this one, him
Note: Refers to Śalya.
रथसत्तमम् (rathasattamam) - best of charioteers (referring to Shalya) (best of chariots; best among charioteers/warriors)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rathasattama
rathasattama - best of chariots; best among charioteers/warriors
Compound of ratha (chariot) and sattama (best/most excellent)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+sattama)
  • ratha – chariot; a warrior who fights from a chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • sattama – best, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative suffix -tama
Note: Agrees with śalyam.
शयानम् (śayānam) - lying (on the battlefield) (lying, sleeping)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna
śayāna - lying down, sleeping
Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)
Derived from root √śī (to lie, sleep)
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Agrees with śalyam.
वीरशयने (vīraśayane) - on the battlefield (where a hero falls) (on the hero's bed; on the battlefield)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vīraśayana
vīraśayana - hero's bed (i.e. battlefield where a hero falls)
Compound of vīra (hero) and śayana (bed)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+śayana)
  • vīra – hero, brave, powerful man
    noun (masculine)
  • śayana – bed, couch, lying down, sleeping
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root √śī (to lie, sleep)
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Refers to the battlefield as the place where a hero meets his end.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Note: Instrument of Shalya's demise.
विशकलीकृतम् (viśakalīkṛtam) - shattered, torn to pieces (by arrows) (shattered, torn to pieces, dismembered)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viśakalīkṛta
viśakalīkṛta - shattered, torn to pieces, dismembered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with viśakalī (into pieces) as a cvi-compound formation
Compound type : cvi-compound (viśakalī+kṛta)
  • viśakalī – into pieces, broken
    indeclinable
    Adverbial form derived from śakala (piece)
  • kṛta – done, made
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with śalyam.