महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-76, verse-30
तांस्तु सर्वान्नरश्रेष्ठः सर्वतो विचरन्बली ।
अलातचक्रवद्राजञ्शरजालैः समर्पयत् ॥३०॥
अलातचक्रवद्राजञ्शरजालैः समर्पयत् ॥३०॥
30. tāṁstu sarvānnaraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvato vicaranbalī ,
alātacakravadrājañśarajālaiḥ samarpayat.
alātacakravadrājañśarajālaiḥ samarpayat.
30.
tān tu sarvān nara-śreṣṭhaḥ sarvataḥ vicaran balī
alāta-cakra-vat rājan śara-jālaiḥ samarpayat
alāta-cakra-vat rājan śara-jālaiḥ samarpayat
30.
rājan tu nara-śreṣṭhaḥ balī sarvataḥ vicaran
alāta-cakra-vat tān sarvān śara-jālaiḥ samarpayat
alāta-cakra-vat tān sarvān śara-jālaiḥ samarpayat
30.
But that powerful best of men, O King, moving everywhere like a whirling firebrand, overwhelmed all of them with barrages of arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तान् (tān) - all those enemies mentioned previously (those)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enemies) (all, everyone)
- नर-श्रेष्ठः (nara-śreṣṭhaḥ) - the hero, Arjuna (implied) (best among men, chief of men)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
- विचरन् (vicaran) - moving about, roaming, circulating
- बली (balī) - powerful, strong
- अलात-चक्र-वत् (alāta-cakra-vat) - like a firebrand circle, like a whirling torch
- राजन् (rājan) - Address to Dhritarashtra (implied) (O King!)
- शर-जालैः (śara-jālaiḥ) - with networks of arrows, with barrages of arrows
- समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - he overwhelmed with arrows (he covered, he overwhelmed, he sent forth)
Words meanings and morphology
तान् (tān) - all those enemies mentioned previously (those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the enemies) (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire
नर-श्रेष्ठः (nara-śreṣṭhaḥ) - the hero, Arjuna (implied) (best among men, chief of men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara-śreṣṭha
nara-śreṣṭha - best among men
Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)
- nara – man, human
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
superlative of praśasya (praśasta)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
विचरन् (vicaran) - moving about, roaming, circulating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarat
vicarat - moving about, roaming, circulating
Present Active Participle
derived from root car with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
बली (balī) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balin
balin - powerful, strong, mighty
अलात-चक्र-वत् (alāta-cakra-vat) - like a firebrand circle, like a whirling torch
(indeclinable)
Formed with -vat suffix
Compound type : tatpurusha + suffix (alāta+cakra+vat)
- alāta – firebrand, burnt wood
noun (neuter) - cakra – wheel, circle
noun (neuter) - vat – like, as
indeclinable
suffix forming adverbs of comparison
राजन् (rājan) - Address to Dhritarashtra (implied) (O King!)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
शर-जालैः (śara-jālaiḥ) - with networks of arrows, with barrages of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śara-jāla
śara-jāla - network/barrage of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+jāla)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - jāla – net, network, web
noun (neuter)
समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - he overwhelmed with arrows (he covered, he overwhelmed, he sent forth)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samarpay
causative of sam-ṛp
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛ (class 3)