महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-48, verse-3
तेऽवतीर्य कुरुक्षेत्रं केशमज्जास्थिसंकुलम् ।
देहन्यासः कृतो यत्र क्षत्रियैस्तैर्महात्मभिः ॥३॥
देहन्यासः कृतो यत्र क्षत्रियैस्तैर्महात्मभिः ॥३॥
3. te'vatīrya kurukṣetraṁ keśamajjāsthisaṁkulam ,
dehanyāsaḥ kṛto yatra kṣatriyaistairmahātmabhiḥ.
dehanyāsaḥ kṛto yatra kṣatriyaistairmahātmabhiḥ.
3.
te avatīrya kurukṣetram keśamajjāsthisankulam
dehanāsaḥ kṛtaḥ yatra kṣatriyaiḥ taiḥ mahātmabhiḥ
dehanāsaḥ kṛtaḥ yatra kṣatriyaiḥ taiḥ mahātmabhiḥ
3.
te avatīrya kurukṣetram,
yatra keśamajjāsthisankulam dehanāsaḥ taiḥ mahātmabhiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ kṛtaḥ
yatra keśamajjāsthisankulam dehanāsaḥ taiḥ mahātmabhiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ kṛtaḥ
3.
Having descended into Kurukṣetra, which was dense with hair, marrow, and bones, where those great-souled warriors (kṣatriya) had laid down their bodies.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they
- अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having crossed down
- कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - to Kurukṣetra
- केशमज्जास्थिसन्कुलम् (keśamajjāsthisankulam) - Kurukṣetra crowded with hair, marrow, and bones (crowded with hair, marrow, and bones)
- देहनासः (dehanāsaḥ) - laying down of bodies, abandonment of bodies
- कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - was done/performed (referring to the laying down of bodies) (done, made, performed)
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
- क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors, by members of the warrior class (kṣatriya)
- तैः (taiḥ) - by those (kṣatriya warriors) (by those)
- महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by those great-souled (kṣatriya warriors) (by great-souled ones, by magnanimous ones)
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having crossed down
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √tṛ (to cross) with prefix 'ava' and suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: ava
Root: √tṛ (class 1)
कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - to Kurukṣetra
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra
kurukṣetra - Kurukṣetra (a famous battlefield and sacred region in ancient India)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣetra)
- kuru – name of an ancient Vedic tribe, king, or region
proper noun (masculine) - kṣetra – field, land, territory, sacred place
noun (neuter)
केशमज्जास्थिसन्कुलम् (keśamajjāsthisankulam) - Kurukṣetra crowded with hair, marrow, and bones (crowded with hair, marrow, and bones)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of keśamajjāsthisankula
keśamajjāsthisankula - crowded/filled with hair, marrow, and bones
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśa+majjā+asthi+sankula)
- keśa – hair (of the head)
noun (masculine) - majjā – marrow, pith
noun (feminine) - asthi – bone
noun (neuter) - sankula – crowded, filled, confused, disordered
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kul (to collect) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: √kul (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'kurukṣetram'.
देहनासः (dehanāsaḥ) - laying down of bodies, abandonment of bodies
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehanāsa
dehanāsa - laying down of body/bodies, sacrifice of life
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+nāsa)
- deha – body, form
noun (masculine) - nāsa – throwing, casting, laying down, abandonment
noun (masculine)
Verbal Noun
Derived from root √as (to throw, cast) with prefix 'ni'.
Prefix: ni
Root: √as (class 4)
कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - was done/performed (referring to the laying down of bodies) (done, made, performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed, produced
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'was done'.
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
(indeclinable)
क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors, by members of the warrior class (kṣatriya)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - member of the warrior or ruling class (kṣatriya), warrior, nobleman
Note: Indicates the agent of the passive action 'kṛtaḥ'.
तैः (taiḥ) - by those (kṣatriya warriors) (by those)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'.
महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by those great-souled (kṣatriya warriors) (by great-souled ones, by magnanimous ones)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, magnanimous; a great person
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'.