महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-76, verse-8
तेऽसमीक्ष्यैव तं वीरमुग्रकर्माणमाहवे ।
सर्वे युयुधिरे वीरा रथस्थास्तं पदातिनम् ॥८॥
सर्वे युयुधिरे वीरा रथस्थास्तं पदातिनम् ॥८॥
8. te'samīkṣyaiva taṁ vīramugrakarmāṇamāhave ,
sarve yuyudhire vīrā rathasthāstaṁ padātinam.
sarve yuyudhire vīrā rathasthāstaṁ padātinam.
8.
te asamīkṣya eva tam vīram ugrakarmāṇam āhave
sarve yuyudhire vīrāḥ rathasthāḥ tam padātinam
sarve yuyudhire vīrāḥ rathasthāḥ tam padātinam
8.
Without even properly assessing that hero of fierce deeds in battle, all those brave warriors, who were on their chariots, fought against him, who was fighting on foot.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - those attacking kings (those, they)
- असमीक्ष्य (asamīkṣya) - without having seen, without having observed, without having assessed
- एव (eva) - even, only, indeed
- तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
- वीरम् (vīram) - Arjuna, the hero (hero, brave man)
- उग्रकर्माणम् (ugrakarmāṇam) - Arjuna, who performs fierce deeds (of fierce/terrible deeds)
- आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat
- सर्वे (sarve) - all the warriors (all, everyone)
- युयुधिरे (yuyudhire) - they fought
- वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the enemy warriors (heroes, brave men)
- रथस्थाः (rathasthāḥ) - the warriors who were on chariots (standing on chariots, chariot-mounted)
- तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
- पदातिनम् (padātinam) - Arjuna (fighting on foot) (a foot-soldier, one on foot)
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - those attacking kings (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the attacking kings
असमीक्ष्य (asamīkṣya) - without having seen, without having observed, without having assessed
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive with 'a' prefix and 'lyap' suffix
from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'sam' and 'a' (negation)
Prefixes: a+sam
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
एव (eva) - even, only, indeed
(indeclinable)
emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes 'asamīkṣya'
तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, him
Note: Refers to Arjuna
वीरम् (vīram) - Arjuna, the hero (hero, brave man)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
Root: vīr (class 10)
Note: Qualifies Arjuna
उग्रकर्माणम् (ugrakarmāṇam) - Arjuna, who performs fierce deeds (of fierce/terrible deeds)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ugrakarman
ugrakarman - having fierce deeds, of terrible actions, whose actions are dreadful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+karman)
- ugra – fierce, terrible, dreadful, mighty
adjective (masculine) - karman – deed, action, work
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies Arjuna
आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āhava
āhava - battle, combat, war, conflict
locative singular of 'āhava' (masculine noun)
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Refers to the battleground
सर्वे (sarve) - all the warriors (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ'
युयुधिरे (yuyudhire) - they fought
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of yudh
perfect middle 3rd plural
reduplicated perfect, 3rd plural middle voice
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Main verb of the sentence
वीराः (vīrāḥ) - the enemy warriors (heroes, brave men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
Root: vīr (class 10)
Note: Subject of 'yuyudhire'
रथस्थाः (rathasthāḥ) - the warriors who were on chariots (standing on chariots, chariot-mounted)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rathastha
rathastha - standing on a chariot, chariot-mounted, charioteer
from 'ratha' (chariot) + 'stha' (standing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+stha)
- ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine)
Root: ram (class 1) - stha – standing, staying, situated in/on
adjective (masculine)
from root 'sthā' + suffix 'ka'
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ'
तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, him
Note: Object of 'yuyudhire'. Refers to Arjuna.
पदातिनम् (padātinam) - Arjuna (fighting on foot) (a foot-soldier, one on foot)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of padātin
padātin - foot-soldier, infantryman, one on foot
from 'pada' (foot) + 'at' (to go) + 'in' suffix
Root: at (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Arjuna)