महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-283, verse-15
तेन स्म ते गगनगाः सपुराः पातिताः क्षितौ ।
तिस्रोऽप्येकेन बाणेन देवाप्यायिततेजसा ॥१५॥
तिस्रोऽप्येकेन बाणेन देवाप्यायिततेजसा ॥१५॥
15. tena sma te gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ pātitāḥ kṣitau ,
tisro'pyekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā.
tisro'pyekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā.
15.
tena sma te gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ pātitāḥ kṣitau
tisraḥ api ekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā
tisraḥ api ekena bāṇena devāpyāyitatejasā
15.
sma tena devāpyāyitatejasā ekena bāṇena te
gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ tisraḥ api kṣitau pātitāḥ
gaganagāḥ sapurāḥ tisraḥ api kṣitau pātitāḥ
15.
Indeed, by him (Shiva), all three of those sky-moving cities, along with their inhabitants, were brought down to earth by a single arrow, whose immense power was augmented by the gods.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेन (tena) - by him (Shiva) (by him, by that)
- स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past action or emphasis)
- ते (te) - those (cities) (those, they)
- गगनगाः (gaganagāḥ) - sky-moving (cities) (sky-going, moving in the sky)
- सपुराः (sapurāḥ) - along with their cities (with cities, along with their cities)
- पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - brought down (to earth) (caused to fall, thrown down, felled)
- क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - all three (cities) (three (feminine))
- अपि (api) - all (three) (also, even, too)
- एकेन (ekena) - by a single (arrow) (by one)
- बाणेन (bāṇena) - by arrow
- देवाप्यायिततेजसा (devāpyāyitatejasā) - by (an arrow) whose power was augmented by the gods (by (one) whose splendor/power is augmented by the gods)
Words meanings and morphology
तेन (tena) - by him (Shiva) (by him, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
स्म (sma) - indeed, certainly (particle indicating past action or emphasis)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - those (cities) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
गगनगाः (gaganagāḥ) - sky-moving (cities) (sky-going, moving in the sky)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gaganaga
gaganaga - sky-going, moving in the air, celestial
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+ga)
- gagana – sky, firmament, atmosphere
noun (neuter) - ga – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root gam 'to go'
Root: gam (class 1)
सपुराः (sapurāḥ) - along with their cities (with cities, along with their cities)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sapura
sapura - with cities, having towns, inhabited
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+pura)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - pura – city, town, stronghold
noun (neuter)
पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - brought down (to earth) (caused to fall, thrown down, felled)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pātita
pātita - caused to fall, thrown down, felled, made to descend
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the causative stem of root pat (pātayati)
Root: pat (class 1)
क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti
kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling, abode
Root: kṣi (class 5)
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - all three (cities) (three (feminine))
(numeral)
अपि (api) - all (three) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
एकेन (ekena) - by a single (arrow) (by one)
(numeral)
बाणेन (bāṇena) - by arrow
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
देवाप्यायिततेजसा (devāpyāyitatejasā) - by (an arrow) whose power was augmented by the gods (by (one) whose splendor/power is augmented by the gods)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of devāpyāyitatejas
devāpyāyitatejas - one whose splendor is augmented by the gods
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+āpyāyita+tejas)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - āpyāyita – swelled, increased, nourished, strengthened
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root pyāy with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: pyāy (class 1) - tejas – splendor, power, energy, fiery energy
noun (neuter)
Root: tij (class 1)