महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-101, verse-7
शितपीतानि शस्त्राणि संनाहाः पीतलोहिताः ।
नानारञ्जनरक्ताः स्युः पताकाः केतवश्च ते ॥७॥
नानारञ्जनरक्ताः स्युः पताकाः केतवश्च ते ॥७॥
7. śitapītāni śastrāṇi saṁnāhāḥ pītalohitāḥ ,
nānārañjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaśca te.
nānārañjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaśca te.
7.
śitapītāni śastrāṇi saṃnāhāḥ pītalohitāḥ
nānāranjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaḥ ca te
nānāranjanaraktāḥ syuḥ patākāḥ ketavaḥ ca te
7.
śitapītāni śastrāṇi pītalohitāḥ saṃnāhāḥ te
patākāḥ ca ketavaḥ nānāranjanaraktāḥ syuḥ
patākāḥ ca ketavaḥ nānāranjanaraktāḥ syuḥ
7.
Weapons that are sharpened and brightly polished (yellowish), armors that are crimson (yellow-red), and their flags and banners should be dyed with various hues.
Words meanings summery:
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- शितपीतानि (śitapītāni) - sharpened and yellow/polished
- शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, arms
- संनाहाः (saṁnāhāḥ) - armors, equipments, preparations
- पीतलोहिताः (pītalohitāḥ) - yellow-red, crimson
- नानारन्जनरक्ताः (nānāranjanaraktāḥ) - dyed with various colors, variegated
- स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they might be
- पताकाः (patākāḥ) - pennants, flags, banners
- केतवः (ketavaḥ) - banners, ensigns, signs
- च (ca) - and, also
- ते (te) - they, those
Words meanings and morphology
शितपीतानि (śitapītāni) - sharpened and yellow/polished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śitapīta
śitapīta - sharpened and yellow, polished and yellow
Compound type : dvandva (śita+pīta)
- śita – sharpened, whetted, keen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śo/śā (to sharpen)
Root: śo / śā - pīta – yellow, polished, drunk
adjective
Past Passive Participle (from pā- to drink, or pī- to swell, shine)
शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons, arms
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, knife, sword, instrument
Root: śas (class 2)
संनाहाः (saṁnāhāḥ) - armors, equipments, preparations
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃnāha
saṁnāha - armor, mail, equipment, preparation
Prefix: sam
Root: nah (class 4)
पीतलोहिताः (pītalohitāḥ) - yellow-red, crimson
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pītalohita
pītalohita - yellow-red, crimson, orange
Compound type : dvandva (pīta+lohita)
- pīta – yellow, polished
adjective - lohita – red, reddish, bloody
adjective
नानारन्जनरक्ताः (nānāranjanaraktāḥ) - dyed with various colors, variegated
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāranjanarakta
nānāranjanarakta - dyed/colored with various dyes/colors
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānā+rañjana+rakta)
- nānā – various, manifold, diverse
indeclinable - rañjana – coloring, dyeing, dye, pleasing
noun (neuter)
Root: rañj (class 1) - rakta – dyed, colored, red, attached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root rañj (to color, to be red)
Root: rañj (class 1)
स्युः (syuḥ) - they should be, they might be
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative active 3rd plural
Root: as (class 2)
पताकाः (patākāḥ) - pennants, flags, banners
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of patākā
patākā - flag, pennant, banner, ensign, sign
केतवः (ketavaḥ) - banners, ensigns, signs
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ketu
ketu - banner, flag, ensign, sign, mark, comet
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, it