महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-13

स तं रथवरं श्रीमान्समारुह्य किल प्रभो ।
मुमोच बाणान्कौरव्य प्रद्युम्नाय महाबलः ॥१३॥

13. sa taṁ rathavaraṁ śrīmānsamāruhya kila prabho ,
mumoca bāṇānkauravya pradyumnāya mahābalaḥ.

13. saḥ tam rathavaram śrīmān samāruhya kila prabho
mumoca bāṇān kauravya pradyumnāya mahābalaḥ

13. O lord, O scion of Kuru, that glorious and mighty hero, having mounted that excellent chariot, indeed shot arrows at Pradyumna.

13. הו אדון, הו צאצא קוּרוּ, אותו אציל רב כוח עלה לכאורה על המרכבה המעולה ההיא ושיגר חצים אל פְּרַדְיוּמְנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Śālva (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - referring to the chariot (ratha) (that)

• रथवरम् (rathavaram) - excellent chariot, best of chariots

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - The glorious one (referring to Salva) (glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate)

• समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were, it is said

• प्रभो (prabho) - A vocative address to the listener/narratee. (O lord, O master)

• मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he shot, he let go

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - A vocative address to the listener/narratee, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya. (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

• प्रद्युम्नाय (pradyumnāya) - to Pradyumna, for Pradyumna

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - The mighty one (referring to Salva) (mighty, greatly powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Śālva (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तम् (tam) - referring to the chariot (ratha) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Agrees with 'rathavaram'.

रथवरम् (rathavaram) - excellent chariot, best of chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rathavara

rathavara - excellent chariot

'ratha' (chariot) + 'vara' (excellent, best)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ratha+vara)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram
• vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
  adjective
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'samāruhya'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - The glorious one (referring to Salva) (glorious, splendid, prosperous, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

From 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) + possessive suffix '-mat'

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'mahābalaḥ'.

समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having mounted, having ascended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From root √ruh (to ascend) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'mumoca'.

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, as it were, it is said

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Used to express emphasis or soften a statement, sometimes indicating hearsay.

प्रभो (prabho) - A vocative address to the listener/narratee. (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

'pra' (forth) + 'bhū' (to be)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुमोच (mumoca) - he released, he shot, he let go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of muc

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: muc (class 6)

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of 'mumoca'.

कौरव्य (kauravya) - A vocative address to the listener/narratee, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya. (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, scion of Kuru

from 'kuru' with 'ya' suffix

Note: Refers to the listener of the narration.

प्रद्युम्नाय (pradyumnāya) - to Pradyumna, for Pradyumna

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - name of Krishna's son

Note: Indicates the target of the action.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - The mighty one (referring to Salva) (mighty, greatly powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, powerful, mighty

'mahā' (great) + 'bala' (strength)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  root 'mah' with suffix 'ā'
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'śrīmān'.

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