महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-170, verse-34
रथमार्गान्विचित्रांस्ते विचरन्तो महारथाः ।
प्रत्यदृश्यन्त संग्रामे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥३४॥
प्रत्यदृश्यन्त संग्रामे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥३४॥
34. rathamārgānvicitrāṁste vicaranto mahārathāḥ ,
pratyadṛśyanta saṁgrāme śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
pratyadṛśyanta saṁgrāme śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
34.
rathamārgān vicitrān te vicarantḥ mahārathāḥ |
prati adṛśyanta saṅgrāme śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
prati adṛśyanta saṅgrāme śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
34.
Those great charioteers, moving along various intricate chariot paths, appeared in the battle by hundreds and then by thousands.
Words meanings summery:
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- रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths (chariot paths, routes for chariots)
- विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - various, intricate (diverse, varied, intricate)
- ते (te) - those (charioteers) (those)
- विचरन्त्ः (vicarantḥ) - moving along, traversing (moving about, roaming, traversing)
- महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers (great charioteers, great warriors)
- प्रति (prati) - against, towards, in return for
- अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they appeared (they were seen, they appeared)
- सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle (in battle, in conflict)
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
- अथ (atha) - and then (then, next, moreover)
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)
Words meanings and morphology
रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths (chariot paths, routes for chariots)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rathamārga
rathamārga - chariot path, road
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)
- ratha – chariot
noun (masculine) - mārga – path, road, way
noun (masculine)
Root: mṛj (class 2)
विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - various, intricate (diverse, varied, intricate)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vicitra
vicitra - various, diverse, wonderful, intricate
ते (te) - those (charioteers) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
विचरन्त्ः (vicarantḥ) - moving along, traversing (moving about, roaming, traversing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vicarat
vicarat - moving about, roaming
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of vi-car root
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers (great charioteers, great warriors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha
mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer (one who fights from a great chariot)
Compound noun
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective (masculine) - ratha – chariot, warrior (by extension, referring to one who fights on a chariot)
noun (masculine)
प्रति (prati) - against, towards, in return for
(indeclinable)
Note: Used as a preverb with adṛśyanta.
अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they appeared (they were seen, they appeared)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person plural, passive voice
Root: dṛś (class 1)
सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle (in battle, in conflict)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma
saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix śas to denote 'by units of'
अथ (atha) - and then (then, next, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix śas to denote 'by units of'