महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-18, verse-24
स तैरभिहतो बाणैर्बहुभिस्तेन मोहितः ।
निश्चेष्टः कौरवश्रेष्ठ प्रद्युम्नोऽभूद्रणाजिरे ॥२४॥
निश्चेष्टः कौरवश्रेष्ठ प्रद्युम्नोऽभूद्रणाजिरे ॥२४॥
24. sa tairabhihato bāṇairbahubhistena mohitaḥ ,
niśceṣṭaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha pradyumno'bhūdraṇājire.
niśceṣṭaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha pradyumno'bhūdraṇājire.
24.
saḥ taiḥ abhihataḥ bāṇaiḥ bahubhiḥ tena mohitaḥ
niśceṣṭaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha pradyumnaḥ abhūt raṇājire
niśceṣṭaḥ kauravaśreṣṭha pradyumnaḥ abhūt raṇājire
24.
O best of the Kurus, struck by those many arrows from him, Pradyumna became bewildered and motionless on the battlefield.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he (Pradyumna) (he, that)
- तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them)
- अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck (struck, hit, smitten)
- बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows
- बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (arrows) (by many)
- तेन (tena) - by him (Śālva) (by him, by that)
- मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered (bewildered, deluded, made unconscious)
- निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - motionless (motionless, inactive, unconscious)
- कौरवश्रेष्ठ (kauravaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O best of the Kurus)
- प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (son of Kṛṣṇa) (Pradyumna (proper name))
- अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)
- रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he (Pradyumna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Pradyumna.
तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'bāṇaiḥ'.
अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck (struck, hit, smitten)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhihata
abhihata - struck, hit, smitten, wounded
Past Passive Participle
From abhi-√han 'to strike' + kta.
Prefix: abhi
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'Pradyumnaḥ'.
बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
Note: Instrument of 'abhihataḥ'.
बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many (arrows) (by many)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.
तेन (tena) - by him (Śālva) (by him, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Śālva (the attacker).
मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered (bewildered, deluded, made unconscious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mohita
mohita - bewildered, deluded, made unconscious, fascinated
Past Passive Participle (causative)
From causative of √muh 'to be bewildered' + kta.
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'Pradyumnaḥ'.
निश्चेष्टः (niśceṣṭaḥ) - motionless (motionless, inactive, unconscious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niśceṣṭa
niśceṣṭa - motionless, inactive, inanimate, paralyzed
Negative compound: nis + ceṣṭa (from √ceṣṭ 'to move').
Compound type : pradi-samāsa (nis+ceṣṭa)
- nis – out, forth, without, negation
indeclinable
Prefix indicating negation or absence. - ceṣṭa – moving, active, effort
adjective (masculine)
From root √ceṣṭ 'to move, to endeavor'.
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'Pradyumnaḥ'.
कौरवश्रेष्ठ (kauravaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O best of the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravaśreṣṭha
kauravaśreṣṭha - best among the Kurus, most excellent of the Kauravas
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+śreṣṭha)
- kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
noun (masculine)
From Kuru + aṇ suffix. - śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
adjective (masculine)
Superlative of praśasya (excellent).
प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (son of Kṛṣṇa) (Pradyumna (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna
pradyumna - Pradyumna (son of Kṛṣṇa)
From pra-√dyu 'to shine forth'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dyu (class 1)
Note: The subject of the sentence.
अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū
Aorist Tense (Luṅ)
Third person singular aorist, augmented.
Root: bhū (class 1)
रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira
raṇājira - battlefield, arena of war
Tatpurusha compound: raṇa (battle) + ajira (arena).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)
- raṇa – battle, combat, war
noun (masculine) - ajira – courtyard, arena, open space
noun (neuter)
From √aj 'to drive, to move'.
Root: aj (class 1)