महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-19, verse-19

किं वक्ष्यति शिनेर्नप्ता नरसिंहो महाधनुः ।
अपयातं रणात्सौते साम्बश्च समितिंजयः ॥१९॥

19. kiṁ vakṣyati śinernaptā narasiṁho mahādhanuḥ ,
apayātaṁ raṇātsaute sāmbaśca samitiṁjayaḥ.

19. kim vakṣyati śineḥ naptā narasiṃhaḥ mahādhanuḥ
apayātam raṇāt saute sāmbaḥ ca samitiṃjayaḥ

19. O charioteer (sūta's son), what will Shini's grandson (Sātyaki), Narasiṃha the mighty bowman, and Sāmba, the conqueror in battle, say about me having fled from the fight?

19. הו בן נהג המרכבה, מה יאמר לי נכדו של שִׁינִי, אדם דגול בעל הקשת הגדולה, כשאסוג מהקרב, ומה יאמר לי סָאמְבַּה כובש המערכות?

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

• वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say (will say, will speak)

• शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Shini

• नप्ता (naptā) - grandson (grandson, descendant)

• नरसिंहः (narasiṁhaḥ) - Narasiṃha (proper name) (man-lion; Narasiṃha (proper name))

• महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - mighty bowman (having a great bow, mighty archer)

• अपयातम् (apayātam) - having fled (having gone away, fled, retreated)

• रणात् (raṇāt) - from the fight (from battle, from war)

• सौते (saute) - O charioteer (Dāruka, son of Sūta) (O son of Sūta)

• साम्बः (sāmbaḥ) - Sāmba (proper name)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• समितिंजयः (samitiṁjayaḥ) - conqueror in battle (conqueror in battle/assemblies)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Used interrogatively.

वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say (will say, will speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipada, from root vac (2nd class)

Root: vac (class 2)

शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Shini

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śini

śini - Shini (a proper name, ancestor of Sātyaki)

नप्ता (naptā) - grandson (grandson, descendant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naptṛ

naptṛ - grandson, descendant

Note: Refers to Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna).

नरसिंहः (narasiṁhaḥ) - Narasiṃha (proper name) (man-lion; Narasiṃha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narasiṃha

narasiṁha - man-lion; Narasiṃha (proper name, an avatar of Vishnu, or a warrior's name)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+siṃha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - mighty bowman (having a great bow, mighty archer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādhanus

mahādhanus - having a great bow, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dhanus)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Narasiṃha.

अपयातम् (apayātam) - having fled (having gone away, fled, retreated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apayāta

apayāta - gone away, fled, retreated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix apa- + root yā (2nd class) + suffix -ta

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the implied speaker (Arjuna).

रणात् (raṇāt) - from the fight (from battle, from war)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

सौते (saute) - O charioteer (Dāruka, son of Sūta) (O son of Sūta)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, son of Sūta (a mixed caste)

Note: Refers to Dāruka, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, addressed by Arjuna.

साम्बः (sāmbaḥ) - Sāmba (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmba

sāmba - Sāmba (proper name, son of Kṛṣṇa)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

समितिंजयः (samitiṁjayaḥ) - conqueror in battle (conqueror in battle/assemblies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samitiṃjaya

samitiṁjaya - conqueror in battle, victorious in assembly

Compound of samiti (assembly/battle) and jaya (victory/conqueror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samiti+jaya)

• samiti – assembly, council, battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• jaya – victory, conquering, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sāmba.

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