महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-244, verse-6
भवन्तो भ्रातरः शूराः सर्व एवास्त्रकोविदाः ।
कुलान्यल्पावशिष्टानि कृतवन्तो वनौकसाम् ॥६॥
कुलान्यल्पावशिष्टानि कृतवन्तो वनौकसाम् ॥६॥
6. bhavanto bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ sarva evāstrakovidāḥ ,
kulānyalpāvaśiṣṭāni kṛtavanto vanaukasām.
kulānyalpāvaśiṣṭāni kṛtavanto vanaukasām.
6.
bhavantaḥ bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ sarve eva astrakovidāḥ
kulāni alpāvaśiṣṭāni kṛtavantaḥ vanaukasām
kulāni alpāvaśiṣṭāni kṛtavantaḥ vanaukasām
6.
You, brave brothers, all indeed skilled in weapons, have left the families of the forest-dwellers with only a few remaining members.
Words meanings summery:
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- भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you, venerable ones
- भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- अस्त्रकोविदाः (astrakovidāḥ) - skilled in weapons
- कुलानि (kulāni) - families, lineages, clans
- अल्पावशिष्टानि (alpāvaśiṣṭāni) - having few remaining, with little left
- कृतवन्तः (kṛtavantaḥ) - having done, having made
- वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers, of the hermits
Words meanings and morphology
भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you, venerable ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat
bhavat - you, sir, venerable one
भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, heroic, hero
सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
अस्त्रकोविदाः (astrakovidāḥ) - skilled in weapons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of astrakovida
astrakovida - skilled in weapons, expert in arms
Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+kovida)
- astra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter) - kovida – skilled, expert, clever
adjective (masculine)
कुलानि (kulāni) - families, lineages, clans
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, lineage, clan, race
अल्पावशिष्टानि (alpāvaśiṣṭāni) - having few remaining, with little left
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of alpāvaśiṣṭa
alpāvaśiṣṭa - having few remaining, with only a little left
Compound type : tatpurusha (alpa+avaśiṣṭa)
- alpa – few, little, small, insignificant
adjective (neuter) - avaśiṣṭa – remaining, left over
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from ava-śiṣ (to remain)
Prefix: ava
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
कृतवन्तः (kṛtavantaḥ) - having done, having made
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtavat
kṛtavat - having done, having made
Past Active Participle
derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with ktavatū suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest-dwellers, of the hermits
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vanaukas
vanaukas - forest-dweller, hermit
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+okas)
- vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - okas – dwelling, abode, home
noun (neuter)