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13,142

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-142, verse-16

समुदग्रध्वजान्दृष्ट्वा कपान्सर्वे द्विजातयः ।
व्यसृजञ्ज्वलितानग्नीन्कपानां प्राणनाशनान् ॥१६॥
16. samudagradhvajāndṛṣṭvā kapānsarve dvijātayaḥ ,
vyasṛjañjvalitānagnīnkapānāṁ prāṇanāśanān.
16. samudagradhvajān dṛṣṭvā kapān sarve dvijātayaḥ
vyasṛjan jvalitān agnīn kapānām prāṇanāśanān
16. sarve dvijātayaḥ samudagradhvajān kapān dṛṣṭvā
kapānām prāṇanāśanān jvalitān agnīn vyasṛjan
16. Having seen all the Kapas with their uplifted banners, the twice-born (dvijātayaḥ) released blazing fires that were destructive to the lives of the Kapas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • समुदग्रध्वजान् (samudagradhvajān) - with uplifted banners
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • कपान् (kapān) - the Kapas
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all
  • द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (brahmins)
  • व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they released, they emitted
  • ज्वलितान् (jvalitān) - blazing, ignited
  • अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires
  • कपानाम् (kapānām) - of the Kapas
  • प्राणनाशनान् (prāṇanāśanān) - life-destroying, deadly

Words meanings and morphology

समुदग्रध्वजान् (samudagradhvajān) - with uplifted banners
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of samudagradhvaja
samudagradhvaja - having uplifted banners, with high standards
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samudagra+dhvaja)
  • samudagra – upraised, uplifted, prominent
    adjective
    from sam-ut-√ag
    Prefixes: sam+ut
    Root: ag (class 1)
  • dhvaja – banner, flag
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies `kapān`.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
from √dṛś + -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
कपान् (kapān) - the Kapas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kapa
kapa - monkey, a specific tribe or group of people (contextual)
Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`.
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with `dvijātayaḥ`.
द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (brahmins)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born, a brahmin (who undergoes upanayana ceremony as a second birth)
compound of dvi (two) and jāti (birth)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+jāti)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • jāti – birth, class, species
    noun (feminine)
    from √jan
    Root: jan (class 4)
व्यसृजन् (vyasṛjan) - they released, they emitted
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vi-sṛj
Imperfect active third person plural
from √sṛj with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)
ज्वलितान् (jvalitān) - blazing, ignited
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jvalita
jvalita - blazing, inflamed, shining
Past Passive Participle
from √jval
Root: jval (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `agnīn`.
अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of agni
agni - fire, the god of fire
Note: Object of `vyasṛjan`.
कपानाम् (kapānām) - of the Kapas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kapa
kapa - monkey, a specific tribe or group of people (contextual)
Note: Possessive with `prāṇanāśanān`.
प्राणनाशनान् (prāṇanāśanān) - life-destroying, deadly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇanāśana
prāṇanāśana - destroying life, deadly
compound of prāṇa (life-breath) and nāśana (destroying)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+nāśana)
  • prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life
    noun (masculine)
  • nāśana – destroying, ruinous
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/action noun
    from √naś
    Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Qualifies `agnīn`.