महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-47, verse-18
अनेकवर्णानारण्यान्गृहीत्वाश्वान्मनोजवान् ।
जातरूपमनर्घ्यं च ददुस्तस्यैकपादकाः ॥१८॥
जातरूपमनर्घ्यं च ददुस्तस्यैकपादकाः ॥१८॥
18. anekavarṇānāraṇyāngṛhītvāśvānmanojavān ,
jātarūpamanarghyaṁ ca dadustasyaikapādakāḥ.
jātarūpamanarghyaṁ ca dadustasyaikapādakāḥ.
18.
anekavarṇān āraṇyān gṛhītvā aśvān manojavān |
jātarūpam anarghyam ca daduḥ tasya ekapādakāḥ
jātarūpam anarghyam ca daduḥ tasya ekapādakāḥ
18.
Having taken wild horses of many colors and swift as thought, as well as priceless gold (jātarūpa), the one-footed ones offered them to him.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनेकवर्णान् (anekavarṇān) - of many colors, multicolored
- आरण्यान् (āraṇyān) - wild, forest-dwelling (referring to horses)
- गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized
- अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
- मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as thought
- जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold, raw gold
- अनर्घ्यम् (anarghyam) - priceless, invaluable
- च (ca) - and
- ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered
- तस्य (tasya) - to him, of him
- एकपादकाः (ekapādakāḥ) - the one-footed ones
Words meanings and morphology
अनेकवर्णान् (anekavarṇān) - of many colors, multicolored
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anekavarṇa
anekavarṇa - multicolored, of many hues
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aneka+varṇa)
- aneka – many, not one
adjective (masculine) - varṇa – color, hue
noun (masculine)
आरण्यान् (āraṇyān) - wild, forest-dwelling (referring to horses)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āraṇya
āraṇya - forest-born, wild, sylvan
गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root grah with suffix -tvā
Root: grah (class 9)
अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as thought
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of manōjava
manōjava - swift as mind/thought
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+java)
- manas – mind, thought
noun (neuter) - java – speed, swiftness
noun (masculine)
Root: jū (class 1)
जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold, raw gold
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jātarūpa
jātarūpa - gold, native gold, beautiful form
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāta+rūpa)
- jāta – born, produced
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4) - rūpa – form, shape, beauty
noun (neuter)
अनर्घ्यम् (anarghyam) - priceless, invaluable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anarghya
anarghya - invaluable, priceless
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+arghya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - arghya – valuable, worthy of value
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root arh (to be worthy)
Root: arh (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
तस्य (tasya) - to him, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Contextually functions as dative 'to him'.
एकपादकाः (ekapādakāḥ) - the one-footed ones
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ekapādaka
ekapādaka - one-footed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pāda)
- eka – one
numeral - pāda – foot
noun (masculine)