महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-46, verse-21

आवर्जिता इवाभान्ति निघ्नाश्चैत्रकिकौकुराः ।
कारस्करा लोहजङ्घा युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥२१॥

21. āvarjitā ivābhānti nighnāścaitrakikaukurāḥ ,
kāraskarā lohajaṅghā yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane.

21. āvarjitāḥ iva ābhānti nighnāḥ ca caitrakikaukurāḥ
kāraskarāḥ lohajaṅghāḥ yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane

21. The Caitrakas and Kukuras, along with the Karaskaras and Lohajaṅghas, appear as if bowed down and subdued in Yudhiṣṭhira's capital.

21. בבית יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה נראים כאילו הם מוכנעים וכפופים בני צ׳ַיטְרַקִי, קַאוּקוּרַה, קָארַסְקַרַה ולוֹהַג׳ַנְגְהַא.

Words meanings summery:

• आवर्जिताः (āvarjitāḥ) - appearing subdued or brought under control (bowed down, bent, won over)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they appear (to be) (they shine, they appear)

• निघ्नाः (nighnāḥ) - brought under control, subjugated (subdued, defeated, struck down)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चैत्रकिकौकुराः (caitrakikaukurāḥ) - the Caitrakas and Kukuras (tribes)

• कारस्कराः (kāraskarāḥ) - the Karaskaras (a tribe)

• लोहजङ्घाः (lohajaṅghāḥ) - the Lohajaṅghas (a tribe)

• युधिष्ठिर-निवेशने (yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's residence, in Yudhiṣṭhira's capital

Words meanings and morphology

आवर्जिताः (āvarjitāḥ) - appearing subdued or brought under control (bowed down, bent, won over)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvarjita

āvarjita - bent, bowed, inclined, won over, brought under control

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛj (to turn, bend) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they appear (to be) (they shine, they appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of ābhā

Present active

From root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

निघ्नाः (nighnāḥ) - brought under control, subjugated (subdued, defeated, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nighna

nighna - subdued, conquered, destroyed, dependent

Past Passive Participle (irregularly formed)

From `ni` (prefix) + `han` (root: to strike, kill) + suffix `-na`.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle

चैत्रकिकौकुराः (caitrakikaukurāḥ) - the Caitrakas and Kukuras (tribes)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caitrakikaukura

caitrakikaukura - the Caitrakas and Kukuras (names of ancient Indian tribes/peoples)

Dvandva compound of 'Caitraka' and 'Kaukura'.

Compound type : dvandva (caitraka+kaukura)

• caitraka – a member of the Caitraka tribe
  proper noun (masculine)
• kaukura – a member of the Kaukura tribe
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The dvandva compound functions as a plural noun.

कारस्कराः (kāraskarāḥ) - the Karaskaras (a tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāraskara

kāraskara - a member of the Kāraskara tribe; name of a country or its people

Note: Refers to the people of Karaskara.

लोहजङ्घाः (lohajaṅghāḥ) - the Lohajaṅghas (a tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lohajaṅgha

lohajaṅgha - the Lohajaṅghas (a tribe, literally 'iron-legged')

Name of a people. Literally means 'iron-legged' (loha + jaṅgha).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (loha+jaṅghā)

• loha – iron, copper, metal
  noun (neuter)
• jaṅghā – leg, shank
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the people called Lohajaṅghas.

युधिष्ठिर-निवेशने (yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's residence, in Yudhiṣṭhira's capital

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yudhiṣṭhira-niveśana

yudhiṣṭhira-niveśana - Yudhiṣṭhira's residence/camp/capital

Compound of Yudhiṣṭhira and niveśana

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yudhiṣṭhira+niveśana)

• yudhiṣṭhira – Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• niveśana – residence, house, camp, capital, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  From `ni` (prefix) + `viś` (root: to enter) + suffix `-ana`.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

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