Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
3,169

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-169, verse-9

विनिगृह्य हरीनश्वान्रथं च मम युध्यतः ।
सर्वतो मामचिन्वन्त सरथं धरणीधरैः ॥९॥
9. vinigṛhya harīnaśvānrathaṁ ca mama yudhyataḥ ,
sarvato māmacinvanta sarathaṁ dharaṇīdharaiḥ.
9. vinigṛhya harīn aśvān ratham ca mama yudhyataḥ
sarvataḥ mām acinvanta saratham dharaṇīdharaiḥ
9. Having seized my horses and chariot while I was fighting, they then covered me and my chariot from all sides with mountains and rocks.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • विनिगृह्य (vinigṛhya) - having seized, having held down, having restrained
  • हरीन् (harīn) - the horses
  • अश्वान् (aśvān) - the horses
  • रथम् (ratham) - the chariot
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मम (mama) - my, of me
  • युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - Referring to the speaker (Arjuna/Bhīṣma) (of one fighting, while fighting)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • अचिन्वन्त (acinvanta) - they covered, they piled up
  • सरथम् (saratham) - with the chariot, together with the chariot
  • धरणीधरैः (dharaṇīdharaiḥ) - with mountains, with rocks (literally 'earth-bearers')

Words meanings and morphology

विनिगृह्य (vinigṛhya) - having seized, having held down, having restrained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Derived from root grah with prefixes vi and ni
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: grah (class 9)
हरीन् (harīn) - the horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hari
hari - horse, lion, Vishnu, Indra
अश्वान् (aśvān) - the horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
रथम् (ratham) - the chariot
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: rādh (class 4)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - Referring to the speaker (Arjuna/Bhīṣma) (of one fighting, while fighting)
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhyat
yudhyat - fighting, warrior
Present Active Participle
Derived from root yudh
Root: yudh (class 4)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of mad
mad - I, me
अचिन्वन्त (acinvanta) - they covered, they piled up
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of acinvanta
Imperfect 3rd plural middle voice
Root: ci (class 5)
सरथम् (saratham) - with the chariot, together with the chariot
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saratha
saratha - having a chariot, accompanied by a chariot
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+ratha)
  • sa – with, accompanied by, having
    indeclinable
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rādh (class 4)
Note: Used adverbially here, agreeing with 'mām'
धरणीधरैः (dharaṇīdharaiḥ) - with mountains, with rocks (literally 'earth-bearers')
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharaṇīdhara
dharaṇīdhara - mountain (literally 'earth-bearer')
Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (dharaṇī+dhara)
  • dharaṇī – earth, ground
    noun (feminine)
  • dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root dhṛ
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)