महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-102, verse-3
गान्धाराः सिन्धुसौवीरा नखरप्रासयोधिनः ।
आभीरवः सुबलिनस्तद्बलं सर्वपारगम् ॥३॥
आभीरवः सुबलिनस्तद्बलं सर्वपारगम् ॥३॥
3. gāndhārāḥ sindhusauvīrā nakharaprāsayodhinaḥ ,
ābhīravaḥ subalinastadbalaṁ sarvapāragam.
ābhīravaḥ subalinastadbalaṁ sarvapāragam.
3.
gāndhārāḥ sindhusauvīrāḥ nakharaprasayodhinaḥ
ābhīravaḥ subalinaḥ tat balam sarvapāragam
ābhīravaḥ subalinaḥ tat balam sarvapāragam
3.
gāndhārāḥ sindhusauvīrāḥ nakharaprasayodhinaḥ
ābhīravaḥ subalinaḥ tat balam sarvapāragam
ābhīravaḥ subalinaḥ tat balam sarvapāragam
3.
The Gandharas and Sindhu-Sauviras are warriors who fight with nails and spears. The Abhiras are very powerful. Their force is capable of overcoming all.
Words meanings summery:
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- गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - the Gandharas (people)
- सिन्धुसौवीराः (sindhusauvīrāḥ) - the Sindhu-Sauviras (people from Sindhu and Sauvira)
- नखरप्रसयोधिनः (nakharaprasayodhinaḥ) - warriors fighting with nails and spears
- आभीरवः (ābhīravaḥ) - the Abhiras (people)
- सुबलिनः (subalinaḥ) - very strong, powerful
- तत् (tat) - their, that
- बलम् (balam) - strength, force, army
- सर्वपारगम् (sarvapāragam) - capable of overcoming all, reaching everywhere
Words meanings and morphology
गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - the Gandharas (people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gāndhāra
gāndhāra - a native of Gandhara
सिन्धुसौवीराः (sindhusauvīrāḥ) - the Sindhu-Sauviras (people from Sindhu and Sauvira)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sindhusauvīra
sindhusauvīra - people of the Sindhu and Sauvira regions
Compound type : dvandva (sindhu+sauvīra)
- sindhu – Sindhu (name of a region/river)
proper noun (masculine) - sauvīra – Sauvira (name of a region/people)
proper noun (masculine)
नखरप्रसयोधिनः (nakharaprasayodhinaḥ) - warriors fighting with nails and spears
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nakharaprasayodhin
nakharaprasayodhin - fighter using nails and spears
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nakha+prāsa+yodhin)
- nakha – nail, claw
noun (neuter) - prāsa – spear, dart
noun (masculine)
From √as with pra
Prefix: pra
Root: as (class 4) - yodhin – fighter, warrior
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from √yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Describes the Gandharas and Sindhu-Sauviras.
आभीरवः (ābhīravaḥ) - the Abhiras (people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ābhīra
ābhīra - a cowherd, a member of the Abhira tribe
सुबलिनः (subalinaḥ) - very strong, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of subalin
subalin - possessing great strength, very strong
Possessive adjective (matup) from 'bala' with 'su'
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+balin)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - balin – strong, powerful
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'bala' (strength) with suffix -in
Note: Describes the Abhiras.
तत् (tat) - their, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'balam'.
बलम् (balam) - strength, force, army
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army
Root: bal
सर्वपारगम् (sarvapāragam) - capable of overcoming all, reaching everywhere
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvapāraga
sarvapāraga - all-surpassing, going to all ends
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+pāraga)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun - pāraga – reaching the other side, traversing, accomplishing
adjective (masculine)
From pāra (shore/end) + √gam (to go) + a
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Describes 'balam'.