महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-29, verse-7
तथा मध्यमिकायांश्च वाटधानान्द्विजानथ ।
पुनश्च परिवृत्याथ पुष्करारण्यवासिनः ॥७॥
पुनश्च परिवृत्याथ पुष्करारण्यवासिनः ॥७॥
7. tathā madhyamikāyāṁśca vāṭadhānāndvijānatha ,
punaśca parivṛtyātha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ.
punaśca parivṛtyātha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ.
7.
tathā madhyamikāyān ca vāṭadhānān dvijān atha
punaḥ ca parivṛtya atha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ
punaḥ ca parivṛtya atha puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ
7.
Similarly, he also brought the Madhyamikās and the Vāṭadhānas under control. Then, he subjugated the twice-born (dvijāḥ) people, and again, having turned back, he conquered the inhabitants of the Puṣkara forest.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)
- मध्यमिकायान् (madhyamikāyān) - the Madhyamikās (the Madhyamikās (name of a people/region))
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वाटधानान् (vāṭadhānān) - the Vāṭadhānas (the Vāṭadhānas (name of a people))
- द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (dvijāḥ) people (likely a community with Brahminical identity or influence) (the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas); also 'birds, teeth')
- अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned back (having turned around, having revolved, having encompassed/surrounded)
- अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
- पुष्करारण्यवासिनः (puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of the Puṣkara forest
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
मध्यमिकायान् (madhyamikāyān) - the Madhyamikās (the Madhyamikās (name of a people/region))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of madhyamikā
madhyamikā - middle, central; name of a town or people
Note: Refers to a people or their territory
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वाटधानान् (vāṭadhānān) - the Vāṭadhānas (the Vāṭadhānas (name of a people))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vāṭadhāna
vāṭadhāna - name of a people/tribe
Note: Object of implied verb of subjugation
द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born (dvijāḥ) people (likely a community with Brahminical identity or influence) (the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas); also 'birds, teeth')
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two
numeral - jan – to be born, to produce
root
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Object of implied verb of subjugation. In this context of geographical conquest, it likely refers to a community or region inhabited by 'twice-born' people rather than individual Brahmins.
अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned back (having turned around, having revolved, having encompassed/surrounded)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root vṛt- with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पुष्करारण्यवासिनः (puṣkarāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of the Puṣkara forest
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of puṣkarāraṇyavāsin
puṣkarāraṇyavāsin - dweller in the lotus forest (Puṣkarāraṇya); name of a people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣkarāraṇya+vāsin)
- puṣkarāraṇya – lotus forest (Puṣkara forest)
noun (neuter) - vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
adjective
agent noun/adjective
from root vas- 'to dwell'
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Object of implied verb of subjugation