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12,49

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-49, verse-40

जमदग्निधेन्वास्ते वत्समानिन्युर्भरतर्षभ ।
अज्ञातं कार्तवीर्यस्य हैहयेन्द्रस्य धीमतः ॥४०॥
40. jamadagnidhenvāste vatsamāninyurbharatarṣabha ,
ajñātaṁ kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ.
40. jamadagnidhenvāḥ te vatsam āninuyuḥ bharatarṣabha
ajñātam kārtavīryasya haihayendrasya dhīmataḥ
40. bharatarṣabha te jamadagnidhenvāḥ vatsam dhīmataḥ
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.