महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-5, verse-53
कच्चिदष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता चतुर्विधबला चमूः ।
बलमुख्यैः सुनीता ते द्विषतां प्रतिबाधनी ॥५३॥
बलमुख्यैः सुनीता ते द्विषतां प्रतिबाधनी ॥५३॥
53. kaccidaṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā caturvidhabalā camūḥ ,
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatāṁ pratibādhanī.
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatāṁ pratibādhanī.
53.
kaccit aṣṭāṅgasaṃyuktā caturvidhabalā camūḥ
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatām pratibādhanī
balamukhyaiḥ sunītā te dviṣatām pratibādhanī
53.
I hope that your army is equipped with the eight constituents (of statecraft) and comprises four types of forces. Is it well-led by your chief officers and capable of repelling your enemies?
Words meanings summery:
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- कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps
- अष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता (aṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā) - equipped with the eight components of statecraft (king, minister, territory, fort, treasury, army, ally, capital) (endowed with eight limbs/constituents)
- चतुर्विधबला (caturvidhabalā) - comprising the four traditional types of military forces (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (possessing four kinds of forces)
- चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host, military force
- बलमुख्यैः (balamukhyaiḥ) - by the chief officers of the army, by the commanders
- सुनीता (sunītā) - well-led, well-guided, well-conducted
- ते (te) - your (referring to the king addressed) (by you, for you, your)
- द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies, of those who hate
- प्रतिबाधनी (pratibādhanī) - repelling, obstructing, defeating
Words meanings and morphology
कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, whether, perhaps
(indeclinable)
अष्टाङ्गसंयुक्ता (aṣṭāṅgasaṁyuktā) - equipped with the eight components of statecraft (king, minister, territory, fort, treasury, army, ally, capital) (endowed with eight limbs/constituents)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aṣṭāṅgasaṃyukta
aṣṭāṅgasaṁyukta - endowed with eight limbs/constituents
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (aṣṭāṅga+saṃyukta)
- aṣṭāṅga – eight parts, eight limbs
noun (neuter) - saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
adjective
Past Passive Participle
formed from root yuj with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.
चतुर्विधबला (caturvidhabalā) - comprising the four traditional types of military forces (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (possessing four kinds of forces)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of caturvidhabala
caturvidhabala - possessing four kinds of forces
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (caturvidha+bala)
- caturvidha – four kinds, four types
adjective - bala – strength, force, army
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.
चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host, military force
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of camū
camū - army, host, military force
Note: Subject of the sentence.
बलमुख्यैः (balamukhyaiḥ) - by the chief officers of the army, by the commanders
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of balamukhya
balamukhya - chief of the army, commander
Compound type : Tatpurusha (bala+mukhya)
- bala – army, force
noun (neuter) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective
Note: Agent in passive construction ('sunītā').
सुनीता (sunītā) - well-led, well-guided, well-conducted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sunīta
sunīta - well-led, well-guided
Past Passive Participle
formed from root nī (to lead) with prefix su
Prefix: su
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.
ते (te) - your (referring to the king addressed) (by you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you (pronoun)
Note: Possessive, 'your' chief officers.
द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies, of those who hate
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dviṣat
dviṣat - enemy, hater
Present Active Participle
formed from root dviṣ
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'pratibādhanī' (repelling of enemies).
प्रतिबाधनी (pratibādhanī) - repelling, obstructing, defeating
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibādhanī
pratibādhanī - repelling, obstructing, defeating
Agent Noun/Adjective
formed from root bādh with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: bādh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'camūḥ'.