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14,51

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-51, verse-55

निवर्तयित्वा कुरुराष्ट्रवर्धनांस्ततः स सर्वान्विदुरं च वीर्यवान् ।
जनार्दनो दारुकमाह सत्वरः प्रचोदयाश्वानिति सात्यकिस्तदा ॥५५॥
55. nivartayitvā kururāṣṭravardhanāṁ;stataḥ sa sarvānviduraṁ ca vīryavān ,
janārdano dārukamāha satvaraḥ; pracodayāśvāniti sātyakistadā.
55. nivartayitvā kururāṣṭravardhanān
tataḥ sa sarvān viduram ca vīryavān
janārdanaḥ dārukam āha satvaraḥ
pracodaya aśvān iti sātyakiḥ tadā
55. tataḥ vīryavān janārdanaḥ sarvān
kururāṣṭravardhanān viduram ca
nivartayitvā sa satvaraḥ dārukam āha
"aśvān pracodaya!" iti sātyakiḥ tadā
55. Having dismissed all the enhancers of the Kuru kingdom and also Vidura, the powerful Janardana then swiftly commanded Daruka, "Drive the horses!" Satyaki too was there at that time.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निवर्तयित्वा (nivartayitvā) - having caused to turn back, having dismissed
  • कुरुराष्ट्रवर्धनान् (kururāṣṭravardhanān) - the enhancers of the Kuru kingdom
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
  • (sa) - Janardana (he)
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enhancers of the Kuru kingdom) (all)
  • विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura
  • (ca) - and
  • वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Janardana) the powerful one (powerful, valorous, heroic)
  • जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)
  • दारुकम् (dārukam) - (Krishna's charioteer) Daruka (Daruka)
  • आह (āha) - he said
  • सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - (Janardana acting) swiftly (swift, quick)
  • प्रचोदय (pracodaya) - drive (the horses) (drive, impel)
  • अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
  • इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)
  • सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तयित्वा (nivartayitvā) - having caused to turn back, having dismissed
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from ni-vṛt (to turn back) in causative, + -tvā (absolutive suffix)
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
कुरुराष्ट्रवर्धनान् (kururāṣṭravardhanān) - the enhancers of the Kuru kingdom
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kururāṣṭravardhana
kururāṣṭravardhana - increaser/enhancer of the Kuru kingdom
Compound type : tatpurusha (kururāṣṭra+vardhana)
  • kururāṣṭra – Kuru kingdom
    noun (neuter)
  • vardhana – increaser, enhancer, promoter
    noun (masculine)
    derived from √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the people who were following.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
(sa) - Janardana (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Janardana.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enhancers of the Kuru kingdom) (all)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with 'kururāṣṭravardhanān'.
विदुरम् (viduram) - Vidura
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vidura
vidura - Vidura (name of Dhritarashtra's half-brother)
Note: Object of 'nivartayitvā'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Janardana) the powerful one (powerful, valorous, heroic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, valorous, heroic, full of strength
possessive suffix -vat
Note: Agrees with 'janārdanaḥ'.
जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana
janārdana - Janardana (lit. 'stirrer of people', 'remover of the distress of men'), an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna
दारुकम् (dārukam) - (Krishna's charioteer) Daruka (Daruka)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāruka
dāruka - Daruka (name of Krishna's charioteer)
Note: Indirect object of 'āha'.
आह (āha) - he said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah
perfect (liṭ)
3rd person singular perfect active
Root: ah (class 2)
सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - (Janardana acting) swiftly (swift, quick)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satvara
satvara - swift, quick, speedy
Prefix: sa
Root: tvar (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'janārdanaḥ' and describes his manner of speaking.
प्रचोदय (pracodaya) - drive (the horses) (drive, impel)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pracud
imperative
2nd person singular imperative active
Prefix: pra
Root: cud (class 6)
Note: Part of direct speech.
अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
Note: Object of 'pracodaya'.
इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the end of the direct speech.
सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki
sātyaki - Satyaki (name of a Yadava warrior)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects to the narrative flow.