महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-23

एकैको हि तदा योधो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारत ।
पर्यवर्तत गन्धर्वैर्दशभिर्दशभिः सह ॥२३॥

23. ekaiko hi tadā yodho dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhārata ,
paryavartata gandharvairdaśabhirdaśabhiḥ saha.

23. ekaikaḥ hi tadā yodhaḥ dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhārata
paryavartata gandharvaiḥ daśabhiḥ daśabhiḥ saha

23. Indeed, O Bhārata, at that time, each and every warrior of the Dhṛtarāṣṭras was engaged against ten Gandharvas simultaneously.

23. כל לוחם של בני דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁטְרַה, הו בְּהָארַטַה, נאלץ אז להסתובב בין עשרה גַנְדְהַרְוַה כל אחד.

Words meanings summery:

• एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, individually

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• योधः (yodhaḥ) - warrior, fighter

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of the warrior who is a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or a general descendant of Bharata (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna) (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

• पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - he was engaged in battle against (he was engaged, he turned around, he revolved)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - used in repetition 'ten by ten' (by ten)

• सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, individually

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, individually

Reduplicative compound for emphasis, meaning 'each and every one'.

Compound type : reduplicative (eka)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from the pronoun 'tad' and suffix -dā

योधः (yodhaḥ) - warrior, fighter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of the warrior who is a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Taddhita affix 'aṇ' added to 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra' indicating progeny

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or a general descendant of Bharata (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna) (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to India

Taddhita affix 'aṇ' added to 'Bharata' indicating progeny or relation

पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - he was engaged in battle against (he was engaged, he turned around, he revolved)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pari-vṛt

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians or warriors)

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

(numeral)

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - used in repetition 'ten by ten' (by ten)

(numeral)

सह (saha) - with, along with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

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