महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-49, verse-40
जमदग्निधेन्वास्ते वत्समानिन्युर्भरतर्षभ ।
अज्ञातं कार्तवीर्यस्य हैहयेन्द्रस्य धीमतः ॥४०॥
अज्ञातं कार्तवीर्यस्य हैहयेन्द्रस्य धीमतः ॥४०॥
40. jamadagnidhenvāste vatsamāninyurbharatarṣabha ,
ajñātaṁ kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ.
ajñātaṁ kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ.
40.
jamadagnidhenvāḥ te vatsam āninuyuḥ bharatarṣabha
ajñātam kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ
ajñātam kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ
40.
bharatarṣabha te jamadagnidhenvāḥ vatsam dhīmataḥ
haihayendrasya kārtavīryasya ajñātam āninuyuḥ
haihayendrasya kārtavīryasya ajñātam āninuyuḥ
40.
O best of Bharatas, they took the calf from Jamadagni's cow, unbeknownst to the intelligent Kārtavīrya, the king of the Haihayas.
Words meanings summery:
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- जमदग्निधेन्वाः (jamadagnidhenvāḥ) - from Jamadagni's cow
- ते (te) - Refers to Kārtavīrya's sons from the previous verse. (they)
- वत्सम् (vatsam) - calf
- आनिनुयुः (āninuyuḥ) - They took away. (they brought, they led)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to a descendent of Bharata, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Mahābhārata. (O best of Bharatas)
- अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - Unbeknownst to Kārtavīrya. (unknown, unnoticed, secretly)
- कार्तवीर्यस्य (kārtavīryasya) - Refers to Kārtavīrya Arjuna, the king mentioned in the narrative. (of Kārtavīrya)
- हैहयेन्द्रस्य (haihayendrasya) - of the lord of the Haihayas, of the Haihaya king
- धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise
Words meanings and morphology
जमदग्निधेन्वाः (jamadagnidhenvāḥ) - from Jamadagni's cow
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of jamadagnidhenu
jamadagnidhenu - Jamadagni's cow
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jamadagni+dhenu)
- jamadagni – Jamadagni (a sage)
proper noun (masculine) - dhenu – cow
noun (feminine)
Root: dhā
Note: Ablative case, indicating 'from'.
ते (te) - Refers to Kārtavīrya's sons from the previous verse. (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वत्सम् (vatsam) - calf
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsa
vatsa - calf, son, darling
आनिनुयुः (āninuyuḥ) - They took away. (they brought, they led)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (liṭ) of nī
Perfect past tense, 3rd person plural
Root nī with prefix ā, reduplicated perfect
Prefix: ā
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: The prefix ā- in this context implies 'away' or 'off'.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to a descendent of Bharata, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Mahābhārata. (O best of Bharatas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best of Bharatas
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, an ancient king
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ
Note: An epithet.
अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - Unbeknownst to Kārtavīrya. (unknown, unnoticed, secretly)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ajñāta
ajñāta - unknown, unnoticed, not known
Past Passive Participle
From a + √jñā
Prefix: a
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Functions adverbially here.
कार्तवीर्यस्य (kārtavīryasya) - Refers to Kārtavīrya Arjuna, the king mentioned in the narrative. (of Kārtavīrya)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kārtavīrya
kārtavīrya - Kārtavīrya (a powerful king)
हैहयेन्द्रस्य (haihayendrasya) - of the lord of the Haihayas, of the Haihaya king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of haihayendra
haihayendra - lord of the Haihayas, king of the Haihayas
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (haihaya+indra)
- haihaya – Haihaya (a tribe/dynasty)
proper noun (masculine) - indra – lord, chief, Indra
noun (masculine)
Note: An epithet for Kārtavīrya.
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent, of the wise
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful
possessive suffix -mat
Root: dhī
Note: An epithet for Kārtavīrya.