महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-255, verse-28
शिबीनिक्ष्वाकुमुख्यांश्च त्रिगर्तान्सैन्धवानपि ।
जघानातिरथः संख्ये बाणगोचरमागतान् ॥२८॥
जघानातिरथः संख्ये बाणगोचरमागतान् ॥२८॥
28. śibīnikṣvākumukhyāṁśca trigartānsaindhavānapi ,
jaghānātirathaḥ saṁkhye bāṇagocaramāgatān.
jaghānātirathaḥ saṁkhye bāṇagocaramāgatān.
28.
śibīnikṣvākumukhyān ca trigartān saindhavān api
jaghāna atirathaḥ saṃkhye bāṇagocaram āgatān
jaghāna atirathaḥ saṃkhye bāṇagocaram āgatān
28.
The great warrior (Arjuna) killed the prominent leaders of the Śibis and Ikṣvākus, along with the Trigartas and Saindhavas, who had entered his arrow's range in battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिबीनिक्ष्वाकुमुख्यान् (śibīnikṣvākumukhyān) - the prominent leaders of the Śibis and Ikṣvākus (ancient tribes/dynasties) (the prominent ones among the Śibis and Ikṣvākus)
- च (ca) - and
- त्रिगर्तान् (trigartān) - the Trigarta warriors (the Trigartas)
- सैन्धवान् (saindhavān) - the Saindhava warriors (the Saindhavas)
- अपि (api) - also, even
- जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down
- अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior (great warrior)
- संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle
- बाणगोचरम् (bāṇagocaram) - the area within which arrows can reach (within arrow's range)
- आगतान् (āgatān) - those who had come within arrow's range (those who had come, arrived)
Words meanings and morphology
शिबीनिक्ष्वाकुमुख्यान् (śibīnikṣvākumukhyān) - the prominent leaders of the Śibis and Ikṣvākus (ancient tribes/dynasties) (the prominent ones among the Śibis and Ikṣvākus)
(compound noun)
Compound type : dvandva then tatpuruṣa (śibi+ikṣvāku+mukhya)
- śibi – name of an ancient king or tribe
proper noun (masculine) - ikṣvāku – name of an ancient king or dynasty (Solar dynasty)
proper noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, prominent, foremost
adjective (masculine)
Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
त्रिगर्तान् (trigartān) - the Trigarta warriors (the Trigartas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of trigarta
trigarta - a region in ancient India, its inhabitants/warriors
Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.
सैन्धवान् (saindhavān) - the Saindhava warriors (the Saindhavas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saindhava
saindhava - related to Sindhu, an inhabitant of the Sindhu region, a horse from Sindhu, a kind of salt
Derived from Sindhu, referring to the people of that region.
Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han
Perfect (lit)
3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, Perfect tense of root han (class 2).
Root: han (class 2)
अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior (great warrior)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atiratha
atiratha - a great chariot-warrior, one who can fight many chariots simultaneously
Compound: ati (beyond, surpassing) + ratha (chariot/warrior on a chariot).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+ratha)
- ati – beyond, over, excessively, surpassing
indeclinable (prefix) - ratha – chariot, a warrior in a chariot
noun (masculine)
From root ram (to enjoy, delight, move).
Root: ram
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya
saṁkhya - battle, war, combat
बाणगोचरम् (bāṇagocaram) - the area within which arrows can reach (within arrow's range)
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+gocara)
- bāṇa – arrow
noun (masculine) - gocara – range, sphere, scope, domain
noun (masculine)
From go (sense organ) + cara (moving); literally 'path of the senses'.
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Functions adverbially or as an adjective agreeing with 'āgatān'.
आगतान् (āgatān) - those who had come within arrow's range (those who had come, arrived)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āgata
āgata - come, arrived, approached
Past Passive Participle
From ā- (prefix) + root gam (to go).
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned earlier (Śibis, Ikṣvākus, Trigartas, Saindhavas).