महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-54, verse-10
सर्वे च पुरभेत्तारो नगमेघनिभा गजाः ।
एतद्राजन्धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥१०॥
एतद्राजन्धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥१०॥
10. sarve ca purabhettāro nagameghanibhā gajāḥ ,
etadrājandhanaṁ mahyaṁ tena dīvyāmyahaṁ tvayā.
etadrājandhanaṁ mahyaṁ tena dīvyāmyahaṁ tvayā.
10.
sarve ca purabhettāraḥ nagameghanibhāḥ gajāḥ
etat rājan dhanam mahyam tena dīvyāmi aham tvayā
etat rājan dhanam mahyam tena dīvyāmi aham tvayā
10.
All these elephants are indeed destroyers of fortresses, resembling mountains and clouds in their imposing size and might. This, O King, is my wealth, and with this I will gamble with you.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- च (ca) - and, also
- पुरभेत्तारः (purabhettāraḥ) - destroyers of cities/fortresses
- नगमेघनिभाः (nagameghanibhāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds (in size, darkness)
- गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
- एतत् (etat) - this, this one
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
- मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me, my
- तेन (tena) - by this, with this, therefore
- दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play, I gamble
- अहम् (aham) - I
- त्वया (tvayā) - with you
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पुरभेत्तारः (purabhettāraḥ) - destroyers of cities/fortresses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of purabhettṛ
purabhettṛ - destroyer of cities/fortresses
Compound type : Tatpurusha (pura+bhettṛ)
- pura – city, fortress
noun (neuter) - bhettṛ – destroyer, breaker
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root 'bhid' (to break).
Root: bhid (class 7)
नगमेघनिभाः (nagameghanibhāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds (in size, darkness)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nagameghanibha
nagameghanibha - resembling mountains and clouds
Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (naga+megha+nibha)
- naga – mountain
noun (masculine) - megha – cloud
noun (masculine) - nibha – resembling, like
adjective (masculine)
गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
एतत् (etat) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, riches
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, property, riches
मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of mad
asmad - I, me
तेन (tena) - by this, with this, therefore
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play, I gamble
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dīv
Root: dīv (class 4)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
त्वया (tvayā) - with you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you