महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-77, verse-3
तान्प्रसह्य महावीर्यः पुनरेव व्यवस्थितान् ।
ततः प्रोवाच कौन्तेयो मुमूर्षूञ्श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥३॥
ततः प्रोवाच कौन्तेयो मुमूर्षूञ्श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ॥३॥
3. tānprasahya mahāvīryaḥ punareva vyavasthitān ,
tataḥ provāca kaunteyo mumūrṣūñślakṣṇayā girā.
tataḥ provāca kaunteyo mumūrṣūñślakṣṇayā girā.
3.
tān prasahya mahāvīryaḥ punar eva vyavasthitān
tatas provāca kaunteyaḥ mumūrṣūn ślakṣṇayā girā
tatas provāca kaunteyaḥ mumūrṣūn ślakṣṇayā girā
3.
tatas mahāvīryaḥ kaunteyaḥ punar eva vyavasthitān
tān prasahya mumūrṣūn ślakṣṇayā girā provāca
tān prasahya mumūrṣūn ślakṣṇayā girā provāca
3.
Having overcome those who had again positioned themselves, the greatly valorous son of Kuntī (Arjuna) then spoke in a gentle voice to those desiring to die.
Words meanings summery:
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- तान् (tān) - them (the Saindhava warriors) (them, those)
- प्रसह्य (prasahya) - having overcome (having overcome, having overpowered, forcibly)
- महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the greatly valorous one (Arjuna) (greatly valorous, highly powerful)
- पुनर् (punar) - again (again, once more, back)
- एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'again') (indeed, only, certainly)
- व्यवस्थितान् (vyavasthitān) - those who had positioned themselves (arrayed, positioned, stood ready)
- ततस् (tatas) - then (then, afterwards, from there)
- प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said)
- कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kuntī (Arjuna) (son of Kuntī (Arjuna))
- मुमूर्षून् (mumūrṣūn) - those desiring to die (referring to the Saindhava warriors) (those desiring to die, doomed to die)
- श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle (voice) (with gentle, soft, smooth, polite)
- गिरा (girā) - in a voice (by speech, by voice, with words)
Words meanings and morphology
तान् (tān) - them (the Saindhava warriors) (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
प्रसह्य (prasahya) - having overcome (having overcome, having overpowered, forcibly)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
pra + root sah + lyap
Prefix: pra
Root: sah (class 1)
महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - the greatly valorous one (Arjuna) (greatly valorous, highly powerful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya
mahāvīrya - possessing great valor or strength, very powerful, heroic
compound of mahā and vīrya
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - vīrya – valor, heroism, strength, power
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
पुनर् (punar) - again (again, once more, back)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'again') (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
व्यवस्थितान् (vyavasthitān) - those who had positioned themselves (arrayed, positioned, stood ready)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - arranged, settled, placed, standing ready
Past Passive Participle
vi + ava + root sthā + kta
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tān'.
ततस् (tatas) - then (then, afterwards, from there)
(indeclinable)
प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke (spoke, said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pravac
Perfect Active
root vac (2nd class, adādi) with pra prefix
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - the son of Kuntī (Arjuna) (son of Kuntī (Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kuntī, an epithet of Arjuna, Karṇa, or Bhīma
patronymic suffix ḍhak from kuntī
मुमूर्षून् (mumūrṣūn) - those desiring to die (referring to the Saindhava warriors) (those desiring to die, doomed to die)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mumūrṣu
mumūrṣu - desiring to die, on the point of death, doomed to die
Desiderative nominal (agent noun)
Desiderative form of root mṛ + u suffix
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Refers to the Saindhava warriors.
श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle (voice) (with gentle, soft, smooth, polite)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa
ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, polite, mild
Note: Agrees with girā.
गिरा (girā) - in a voice (by speech, by voice, with words)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir
gir - speech, voice, word, language
Root: gṛ (class 6)