महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-12, verse-40
चकार सज्यं गाण्डीवं वज्रनिष्पेषगौरवम् ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तथैव विजयोऽर्जुनः ॥४०॥
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तथैव विजयोऽर्जुनः ॥४०॥
40. cakāra sajyaṁ gāṇḍīvaṁ vajraniṣpeṣagauravam ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathaiva vijayo'rjunaḥ.
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathaiva vijayo'rjunaḥ.
40.
cakāra sajyam gāṇḍīvam vajraniṣpeṣagauravam
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathā eva vijayaḥ arjunaḥ
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathā eva vijayaḥ arjunaḥ
40.
And similarly, the victorious Arjuna (Vijaya), in the mere interval of a wink, strung his Gāṇḍīva bow, which possessed the formidable sound of a thunderbolt's crash.
Words meanings summery:
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- चकार (cakāra) - he strung (the bow) (he made, he did, he accomplished)
- सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (ready for use) (strung, with a bowstring)
- गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Arjuna's Gāṇḍīva bow (Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's divine bow))
- वज्रनिष्पेषगौरवम् (vajraniṣpeṣagauravam) - which possessed the formidable sound of a thunderbolt's crash (heavy with the sound of a thunderbolt's crash/impact)
- निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in the mere interval of a wink (in the mere interval of a wink, in an instant)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only)
- विजयः (vijayaḥ) - the victorious (Arjuna) (victory, triumphant; name of Arjuna)
- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of the Pāṇḍava))
Words meanings and morphology
चकार (cakāra) - he strung (the bow) (he made, he did, he accomplished)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ
Perfect Tense, Third Person Singular, Active Voice
Derived from root kṛ (class 8)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (ready for use) (strung, with a bowstring)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya
sajya - strung (as a bow), with a bowstring
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jya)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - jya – bowstring
noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with Gāṇḍīva (neuter noun).
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Arjuna's Gāṇḍīva bow (Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's divine bow))
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - Gāṇḍīva (name of Arjuna's bow)
Note: A famed divine bow.
वज्रनिष्पेषगौरवम् (vajraniṣpeṣagauravam) - which possessed the formidable sound of a thunderbolt's crash (heavy with the sound of a thunderbolt's crash/impact)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vajraniṣpeṣagaurava
vajraniṣpeṣagaurava - heavy or formidable due to the crash of a thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+niṣpeṣa+gaurava)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - niṣpeṣa – crushing, grinding, impact, crash
noun (masculine)
Prefix: nis
Root: piṣ (class 7) - gaurava – heaviness, gravity, importance, formidable sound
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to Gāṇḍīva.
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in the mere interval of a wink (in the mere interval of a wink, in an instant)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra
nimeṣāntaramātra - the mere interval of a wink/blink
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)
- nimeṣa – wink, blink of an eye
noun (masculine) - antara – interval, space, difference
noun (neuter) - mātra – mere, only, a measure of
adjective (neuter)
Note: Acts adverbially.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
विजयः (vijayaḥ) - the victorious (Arjuna) (victory, triumphant; name of Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph; an epithet of Arjuna
Note: An epithet of Arjuna.
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of the Pāṇḍava))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - white, clear; name of the third Pāṇḍava