महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-84, verse-34
शशाप ज्वलनः सर्वान्द्विरदान्क्रोधमूर्छितः ।
प्रतीपा भवतां जिह्वा भवित्रीति भृगूद्वह ॥३४॥
प्रतीपा भवतां जिह्वा भवित्रीति भृगूद्वह ॥३४॥
34. śaśāpa jvalanaḥ sarvāndviradānkrodhamūrchitaḥ ,
pratīpā bhavatāṁ jihvā bhavitrīti bhṛgūdvaha.
pratīpā bhavatāṁ jihvā bhavitrīti bhṛgūdvaha.
34.
śaśāpa jvalanaḥ sarvān dviradān krodhamūrcchitaḥ
pratīpā bhavatām jihvā bhavitrī iti bhṛgūdvaha
pratīpā bhavatām jihvā bhavitrī iti bhṛgūdvaha
34.
he bhṛgūdvaha krodhamūrcchitaḥ jvalanaḥ sarvān
dviradān 'bhavatām jihvā pratīpā bhavitrī' iti śaśāpa
dviradān 'bhavatām jihvā pratīpā bhavitrī' iti śaśāpa
34.
The fire (jvalana), overcome with rage, cursed all the elephants, saying, 'Your tongues shall be turned backward,' O descendant of Bhṛgu.
Words meanings summery:
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- शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed
- ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - the deity Agni, personified as jvalana (fire) (the fire, the burning one)
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (masculine plural accusative)
- द्विरदान् (dviradān) - elephants (accusative plural)
- क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome with rage, fainted from anger
- प्रतीपा (pratīpā) - reversed, turned backward, adverse
- भवताम् (bhavatām) - your (referring to the elephants) (of you (plural), of your honors)
- जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
- भवित्री (bhavitrī) - will be, going to be
- इति (iti) - thus, so
- भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - addressing the listener/reader (O descendant of Bhṛgu)
Words meanings and morphology
शशाप (śaśāpa) - he cursed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of śap
Root: śap (class 1)
Note: Main verb.
ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - the deity Agni, personified as jvalana (fire) (the fire, the burning one)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalana
jvalana - burning, flaming; fire
From root jval (to burn).
Root: jval (class 1)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (masculine plural accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Adjective modifying dviradān.
द्विरदान् (dviradān) - elephants (accusative plural)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvirada
dvirada - an elephant (literally "having two tusks/teeth")
Bahuvrīhi compound dvi (two) + rada (tooth/tusk).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)
- dvi – two
numeral - rada – tooth, tusk
noun (masculine)
From root rad (to bite/gnaw)
Root: rad (class 1)
Note: Direct object of śaśāpa.
क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome with rage, fainted from anger
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūrcchita
krodhamūrcchita - fainted with anger, overcome by rage
Tatpuruṣa compound krodha (anger) + mūrcchita (fainted/overcome).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūrcchita)
- krodha – anger, wrath, rage
noun (masculine)
From root krudh (to be angry)
Root: krudh (class 4) - mūrcchita – fainted, unconscious, overcome, intoxicated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root mūrcch (to faint, to be bewildered)
Root: mūrcch (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying jvalanaḥ.
प्रतीपा (pratīpā) - reversed, turned backward, adverse
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pratīpa
pratīpa - opposite, contrary, reversed, turned backward
Compound prati (against) + īpa (going/stream, related to ap).
Note: Predicative adjective for jihvā.
भवताम् (bhavatām) - your (referring to the elephants) (of you (plural), of your honors)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of bhavat
bhavat - your, of you; being, existing (honorific)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Possessive for jihvā.
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue, language
Note: Subject of bhavitrī.
भवित्री (bhavitrī) - will be, going to be
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavitṛ
bhavitṛ - one who will be, destined to be
Agent Noun/Future Participle
From root bhū (to be) with suffix tṛ (future agent/future participle). Feminine form.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicative for jihvā.
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - addressing the listener/reader (O descendant of Bhṛgu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgūdvaha
bhṛgūdvaha - O descendant of Bhṛgu, one who sustains the Bhṛgu lineage
Compound bhṛgu (name of a sage) + udvaha (bearer/descendant). Vocative singular.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+udvaha)
- bhṛgu – name of a celebrated sage
proper noun (masculine) - udvaha – carrying, bearing, bringing; a descendant, lineage
noun (masculine)
From ud-vah (to carry up)
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Addressed to the listener/narratee.