महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-171, verse-16

अर्जुन उवाच ।
श्वः प्रभाते भवान्द्रष्टा दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि सर्वशः ।
निवातकवचा घोरा यैर्मया विनिपातिताः ॥१६॥

16. arjuna uvāca ,
śvaḥ prabhāte bhavāndraṣṭā divyānyastrāṇi sarvaśaḥ ,
nivātakavacā ghorā yairmayā vinipātitāḥ.

16. arjuna uvāca | śvaḥ prabhāte bhavān draṣṭā divyāni astrāṇi
sarvaśaḥ | nivātakavacāḥ ghorāḥ yaiḥ mayā vinipātitāḥ

16. Arjuna said: "Tomorrow morning, you will fully see the divine weapons by which the terrible Nivātakavacas were vanquished by me."

16. אַרְג׳וּנַה אמר. מחר עם עלות השחר תראה את כל הנשקים השמימיים, אשר בהם הפלתי את הנִיוָאטַקַוַצ׳ַה הנוראים.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow

• प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning (in the morning, at dawn)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressed respectfully to Yudhiṣṭhira) (you (honorific), your honor)

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see (a seer, one who will see)

• दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, missiles)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - fully, entirely (entirely, completely, in every way)

• निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (Nivātakavacas (name of a group of Asuras))

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (weapons) (by which, by whom)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Arjuna) (by me)

• विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - were vanquished (were caused to fall, were vanquished, were slain)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna, white, clear

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow

(indeclinable)

प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning (in the morning, at dawn)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prabhāta

prabhāta - dawn, morning

From pra- + bhā (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Denotes time.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressed respectfully to Yudhiṣṭhira) (you (honorific), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing

present active participle

Present active participle of 'bhū' (to be). Used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'draṣṭā'.

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see (a seer, one who will see)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, to perceive

agent noun (future participle)

Future active participle / agent noun with suffix -tṛ.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, indicating the agent of seeing.

दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly

Note: Qualifies 'astrāṇi'.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Note: Object of 'draṣṭā'.

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - fully, entirely (entirely, completely, in every way)

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' (all) + suffix -śas.

Note: Adverb modifying 'draṣṭā'.

निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (Nivātakavacas (name of a group of Asuras))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca

nivātakavaca - Nivātakavaca (lit. 'those whose armor is impenetrable by wind')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivāta+kavaca)

• nivāta – windless, impenetrable by wind
  adjective (masculine)
  ni- + vāta (wind)
  Prefix: ni
• kavaca – armor, mail
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive participle 'vinipātitāḥ'.

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

Note: Qualifies 'nivātakavacāḥ'.

यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (weapons) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, who

Note: Refers to the weapons mentioned in the first part of the verse.

मया (mayā) - by me (Arjuna) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - were vanquished (were caused to fall, were vanquished, were slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinipātita

vinipātita - caused to fall, slain, vanquished

Past Passive Participle (causative)

From root pat (to fall) with prefixes vi- and ni-, in the causative form (-pātaya) then PPP.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'nivātakavacāḥ'.

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