महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-9

सुदान्ता राजवहनाः सर्वशब्दक्षमा युधि ।
ईषादन्ता महाकायाः सर्वे चाष्टकरेणवः ॥९॥

9. sudāntā rājavahanāḥ sarvaśabdakṣamā yudhi ,
īṣādantā mahākāyāḥ sarve cāṣṭakareṇavaḥ.

9. sudāntāḥ rājavahanāḥ sarvaśabdakṣamāḥ yudhi
īṣādantāḥ mahākāyāḥ sarve ca aṣṭakareṇavaḥ

9. My royal mounts are well-trained and capable of enduring all sounds in battle. They possess sharp, plowshare-like tusks, have colossal bodies, and all of them are endowed with eight limbs.

9. הם מאולפים היטב, נושאים מלכים, סובלים כל קול בקרב, בעלי ניבים כידית המחרשה, גדולי גוף, וכולם בעלי חדק מובחר.

Words meanings summery:

• सुदान्ताः (sudāntāḥ) - well-trained, well-disciplined, well-restrained

• राजवहनाः (rājavahanāḥ) - royal mounts, vehicles for kings

• सर्वशब्दक्षमाः (sarvaśabdakṣamāḥ) - enduring all sounds, tolerant of all noises/commands

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• ईषादन्ताः (īṣādantāḥ) - having tusks like plowshares, having long sharp tusks

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having a huge body, gigantic-bodied, colossal

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• च (ca) - and, also

• अष्टकरेणवः (aṣṭakareṇavaḥ) - endowed with eight limbs, having eight trunks (indicating immense power)

Words meanings and morphology

सुदान्ताः (sudāntāḥ) - well-trained, well-disciplined, well-restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudānta

sudānta - well-trained, well-disciplined, well-restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'su-' (well) and root 'dam' (to tame, restrain), with 'kta' (PPP suffix).

Prefix: su

Root: dam (class 4)

राजवहनाः (rājavahanāḥ) - royal mounts, vehicles for kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājavahana

rājavahana - royal mount, vehicle for kings

Compound type : Tatpurusha (rājan+vahana)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• vahana – carrying, a vehicle, a mount
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

सर्वशब्दक्षमाः (sarvaśabdakṣamāḥ) - enduring all sounds, tolerant of all noises/commands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvaśabdakṣama

sarvaśabdakṣama - enduring all sounds, tolerant of all noises/commands

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+śabda+kṣama)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
• kṣama – enduring, patient, tolerant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war

ईषादन्ताः (īṣādantāḥ) - having tusks like plowshares, having long sharp tusks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īṣādanta

īṣādanta - having tusks like plowshares

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (īṣā+danta)

• īṣā – plowshare, pole of a carriage
  noun (feminine)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having a huge body, gigantic-bodied, colossal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a huge body, gigantic-bodied, colossal

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अष्टकरेणवः (aṣṭakareṇavaḥ) - endowed with eight limbs, having eight trunks (indicating immense power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṣṭakareṇu

aṣṭakareṇu - endowed with eight limbs/trunks (as a hyperbole for strength)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (aṣṭan+kara)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• kara – hand, trunk, ray, limb
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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