महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-11, verse-21
ते हि सर्वे नरव्याघ्राः शूरा विक्रान्तयोधिनः ।
सर्वे नागायुतप्राणा वज्रसंहनना दृढाः ॥२१॥
सर्वे नागायुतप्राणा वज्रसंहनना दृढाः ॥२१॥
21. te hi sarve naravyāghrāḥ śūrā vikrāntayodhinaḥ ,
sarve nāgāyutaprāṇā vajrasaṁhananā dṛḍhāḥ.
sarve nāgāyutaprāṇā vajrasaṁhananā dṛḍhāḥ.
21.
te hi sarve naravyāghrāḥ śūrāḥ vikrāntayodhinaḥ
sarve nāgāyutaprāṇāḥ vajrasaṃhananāḥ dṛḍhāḥ
sarve nāgāyutaprāṇāḥ vajrasaṃhananāḥ dṛḍhāḥ
21.
Indeed, all of them are the best among men, heroes, and valiant warriors. All of them possess the strength of ten thousand elephants, have bodies as hard as a thunderbolt, and are exceedingly strong.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, best of men
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave warriors
- विक्रान्तयोधिनः (vikrāntayodhinaḥ) - valiant fighters, brave warriors
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- नागायुतप्राणाः (nāgāyutaprāṇāḥ) - having the strength of ten thousand elephants
- वज्रसंहननाः (vajrasaṁhananāḥ) - having a body hard as a thunderbolt
- दृढाः (dṛḍhāḥ) - firm, strong, resolute
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, best of men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara-vyāghra
nara-vyāghra - man-tiger, best among men, chief of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - hero, brave man, warrior
विक्रान्तयोधिनः (vikrāntayodhinaḥ) - valiant fighters, brave warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrānta-yodhin
vikrānta-yodhin - valiant fighter, brave warrior
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vikrānta+yodhin)
- vikrānta – valiant, brave, powerful
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kram with upasarga vi
Prefix: vi
Root: kram - yodhin – fighter, warrior
noun (masculine)
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
नागायुतप्राणाः (nāgāyutaprāṇāḥ) - having the strength of ten thousand elephants
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga-ayuta-prāṇa
nāga-ayuta-prāṇa - having the strength of ten thousand elephants (lit. elephant-ten thousand-life/breath)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāga+ayuta+prāṇa)
- nāga – elephant
noun (masculine) - ayuta – ten thousand
numeral (neuter) - prāṇa – breath, life-force, strength
noun (masculine)
वज्रसंहननाः (vajrasaṁhananāḥ) - having a body hard as a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vajra-saṃhanana
vajra-saṁhanana - having a body or constitution hard as a thunderbolt
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+saṃhanana)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (neuter) - saṃhanana – compactness, solidity, body, constitution
noun (neuter)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
दृढाः (dṛḍhāḥ) - firm, strong, resolute
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍha
dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, resolute
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛṃh (10th class)
Root: dṛṃh (class 10)