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2,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-23, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
पार्थः प्राप्य धनुःश्रेष्ठमक्षय्यौ च महेषुधी ।
रथं ध्वजं सभां चैव युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥१॥
1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
pārthaḥ prāpya dhanuḥśreṣṭhamakṣayyau ca maheṣudhī ,
rathaṁ dhvajaṁ sabhāṁ caiva yudhiṣṭhiramabhāṣata.
1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca pārthaḥ prāpya
dhanuḥśreṣṭham akṣayyau ca
maheṣudhī ratham dhvajam sabhām
ca eva yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata
1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having received the supreme bow, the two inexhaustible great quivers, the chariot, the banner, and the assembly hall, Pārtha (Arjuna) then spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of the narrator) (Vaiśampāyana)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)
  • पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna) (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having received (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
  • धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the supreme bow (best bow, excellent bow)
  • अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - two inexhaustible (two inexhaustible, two imperishable)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - two great quivers
  • रथम् (ratham) - chariot (chariot, car)
  • ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner (banner, flag, standard)
  • सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly hall (assembly, council, court, hall)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - then, also (indeed, just, only, even)
  • युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
  • अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke to (he spoke, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of the narrator) (Vaiśampāyana)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana
vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, pupil of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata
उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac
Perfect Tense
3rd person singular, Active Voice, Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra)
Root: √vac (class 2)
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna) (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet of Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having received (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from the root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya
Prefix: pra
Root: √āp (class 5)
धनुःश्रेष्ठम् (dhanuḥśreṣṭham) - the supreme bow (best bow, excellent bow)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanuḥśreṣṭha
dhanuḥśreṣṭha - the best bow
Compound type : Tatpurusha (dhanuḥ+śreṣṭha)
  • dhanuḥ – bow, arc, rainbow
    noun (neuter)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - two inexhaustible (two inexhaustible, two imperishable)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of akṣayya
akṣayya - inexhaustible, imperishable, undecaying
Gerundive/Participial adjective
Derived from 'a-' (not) + 'kṣayya' (perishable), from root √kṣi
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+kṣayya)
  • a – not, un-, in-
    prefix
  • kṣayya – perishable, destructible, exhaustible
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive/Passive Participle
    Derived from root √kṣi (to perish, destroy, exhaust)
    Root: √kṣi (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'maheṣudhī'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - two great quivers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of maheṣudhi
maheṣudhi - great quiver
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣudhi)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
  • iṣudhi – quiver (for arrows)
    noun (masculine)
रथम् (ratham) - chariot (chariot, car)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner (banner, flag, standard)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja
dhvaja - banner, flag, standard, mark, symbol
सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly hall (assembly, council, court, hall)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - assembly, council, court, assembly hall
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - then, also (indeed, just, only, even)
(indeclinable)
युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother
अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke to (he spoke, he said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of √bhāṣ
Imperfect Tense
3rd person singular, Middle Voice, Imperfect tense (Laṅ lakāra)
Root: √bhāṣ (class 1)