महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-188, verse-51
अट्टशूला जनपदाः शिवशूलाश्चतुष्पथाः ।
केशशूलाः स्त्रियश्चापि भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये ॥५१॥
केशशूलाः स्त्रियश्चापि भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये ॥५१॥
51. aṭṭaśūlā janapadāḥ śivaśūlāścatuṣpathāḥ ,
keśaśūlāḥ striyaścāpi bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye.
keśaśūlāḥ striyaścāpi bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye.
51.
aṭṭaśūlāḥ janapadāḥ śivaśūlāḥ catuṣpathāḥ
keśaśūlāḥ striyaḥ ca api bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye
keśaśūlāḥ striyaḥ ca api bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye
51.
At the end of the age (yuga), towns will have gallows in their market-places, crossroads will have gallows near shrines (or in places associated with Śiva), and women, too, will suffer from severe headaches.
Words meanings summery:
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- अट्टशूलाः (aṭṭaśūlāḥ) - having gallows in market-places, having spikes at public places
- जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries, districts, populated areas, people
- शिवशूलाः (śivaśūlāḥ) - having gallows/stakes related to Śiva (e.g., near temples) or having auspicious spikes
- चतुष्पथाः (catuṣpathāḥ) - crossroads, public squares
- केशशूलाः (keśaśūlāḥ) - having hair-pain, suffering from headache, having unruly hair
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be, will become
- युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age (yuga), at the end of the age (yuga)
Words meanings and morphology
अट्टशूलाः (aṭṭaśūlāḥ) - having gallows in market-places, having spikes at public places
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aṭṭaśūla
aṭṭaśūla - having gallows or spikes at market-places/fortifications
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṭṭa+śūla)
- aṭṭa – market-place, watchtower, rampart
noun (masculine) - śūla – spike, stake, gallows, intense pain
noun (masculine)
जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries, districts, populated areas, people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of janapada
janapada - populated country, district, people (collectively)
शिवशूलाः (śivaśūlāḥ) - having gallows/stakes related to Śiva (e.g., near temples) or having auspicious spikes
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śivaśūla
śivaśūla - having a pike or gallows related to Śiva; refers to painful conditions or desecration
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiva+śūla)
- śiva – auspicious, Śiva
proper noun (masculine) - śūla – spike, stake, gallows, intense pain
noun (masculine)
चतुष्पथाः (catuṣpathāḥ) - crossroads, public squares
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of catuṣpatha
catuṣpatha - crossroads, junction of four roads, public square
केशशूलाः (keśaśūlāḥ) - having hair-pain, suffering from headache, having unruly hair
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of keśaśūla
keśaśūla - having hair-related pain, severe headache, having hair like spikes (due to neglect)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (keśa+śūla)
- keśa – hair
noun (masculine) - śūla – spike, intense pain, headache
noun (masculine)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, wives
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be, will become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age (yuga), at the end of the age (yuga)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yugakṣaya
yugakṣaya - end or destruction of an age (yuga)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+kṣaya)
- yuga – age, era
noun (neuter) - kṣaya – destruction, decay, end
noun (masculine)