महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-237, verse-11

अथ सर्वे रणं मुक्त्वा प्रयाताः खचरा दिवम् ।
अस्मानेवाभिकर्षन्तो दीनान्मुदितमानसाः ॥११॥

11. atha sarve raṇaṁ muktvā prayātāḥ khacarā divam ,
asmānevābhikarṣanto dīnānmuditamānasāḥ.

11. atha sarve raṇam muktvā prayātāḥ khacarāḥ divam
asmān eva abhikarṣantaḥ dīnān muditamānasāḥ

11. Then all the sky-dwellers (Gandharvas), abandoning the battle, ascended to heaven, their minds joyful, as they pulled us, the helpless ones, along with them.

11. אז כל יצורי האוויר זנחו את הקרב ועלו לשמים, כשהם גוררים אותנו האומללים עמם, ובלבם שמחה.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• रणम् (raṇam) - battle, combat, war

• मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having abandoned, having released, having left

• प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - departed, gone forth, ascended

• खचराः (khacarāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas mentioned in the previous verse. (sky-goers, celestial beings (Gandharvas))

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अभिकर्षन्तः (abhikarṣantaḥ) - dragging towards, pulling towards themselves

• दीनान् (dīnān) - helpless, wretched, miserable

• मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds, cheerful

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

रणम् (raṇam) - battle, combat, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict

मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having abandoned, having released, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'muc' with suffix '-ktvā'.

Root: muc (class 6)

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - departed, gone forth, ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

खचराः (khacarāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas mentioned in the previous verse. (sky-goers, celestial beings (Gandharvas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khacara

khacara - sky-goer, one moving in the air, celestial being (e.g., a Gandharva, Vidyādhara)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+cara)

• kha – sky, heaven, ether, space
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अभिकर्षन्तः (abhikarṣantaḥ) - dragging towards, pulling towards themselves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhikarṣant

abhikarṣant - dragging towards, pulling towards

Present Active Participle

From root 'kṛṣ' (to drag, pull) with prefix 'abhi'. Causative stem 'karṣaya' + -ant.

Prefix: abhi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

दीनान् (dīnān) - helpless, wretched, miserable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - helpless, wretched, miserable, afflicted, distressed

मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds, cheerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muditamānasa

muditamānasa - one whose mind is gladdened, with a joyful mind, cheerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mudita+mānasa)

• mudita – rejoiced, gladdened, delighted, joyful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mud' (to rejoice).
  Root: mud (class 1)
• mānasa – mind, mental, belonging to the mind
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'manas' (mind).

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