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3,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-40

चकार सज्यं गाण्डीवं वज्रनिष्पेषगौरवम् ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण तथैव विजयोऽर्जुनः ॥४०॥
40. cakāra sajyaṁ gāṇḍīvaṁ vajraniṣpeṣagauravam ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa tathaiva vijayo'rjunaḥ.
40. cakāra sajyam gāṇḍīvam vajraniṣpeṣagauravam
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