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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-11

तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः सर्वान्धार्तराष्ट्रान्पराङ्मुखान् ।
वैकर्तनस्तदा वीरो नासीत्तत्र पराङ्मुखः ॥११॥
11. tāndṛṣṭvā dravataḥ sarvāndhārtarāṣṭrānparāṅmukhān ,
vaikartanastadā vīro nāsīttatra parāṅmukhaḥ.
11. tān dṛṣṭvā dravataḥ sarvān dhārtarāṣṭrān parāṅmukhān
vaikartanaḥ tadā vīraḥ na āsīt tatra parāṅmukhaḥ
11. But then, seeing all those sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra fleeing and turning their backs, the hero Vaikartana (Karṇa) himself did not turn away there.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तान् (tān) - those
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
  • द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing, running away
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
  • धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kauravas
  • पराङ्मुखान् (parāṅmukhān) - with faces averted, turning their backs, fleeing
  • वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (Vaikartana (Karṇa))
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man
  • (na) - not, no
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - with face averted, turning his back, fleeing

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to Dhārtarāṣṭras.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing, running away
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dravat
dravat - running, fleeing, flowing
present active participle
formed from root dru with śatṛ suffix
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭrān'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, every
Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭrān'.
धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kauravas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra
dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Duryodhana; referring to the Kauravas
patronymic from Dhṛtarāṣṭra
पराङ्मुखान् (parāṅmukhān) - with faces averted, turning their backs, fleeing
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of parāṅmukha
parāṅmukha - having the face turned away, averted, fleeing
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāñc+mukha)
  • parāñc – turned away, averted, gone backwards
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: parā
    Root: añc (class 1)
  • mukha – face, mouth, front
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'dhārtarāṣṭrān'.
वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karṇa (Vaikartana (Karṇa))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaikartana
vaikartana - son of Vikartana; Karṇa
patronymic from Vikartana (Sun-god)
Note: Refers to Karṇa.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, valiant
Note: Appositional to 'vaikartanaḥ'.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the verb 'āsīt'.
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect 3rd singular
Root: as (class 2)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - with face averted, turning his back, fleeing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parāṅmukha
parāṅmukha - having the face turned away, averted, fleeing
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāñc+mukha)
  • parāñc – turned away, averted, gone backwards
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: parā
    Root: añc (class 1)
  • mukha – face, mouth, front
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'vaikartanaḥ'.