महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-268, verse-25
करभारुणगात्राणां हरीणां युद्धशालिनाम् ।
कोटीशतसहस्रेण लङ्कामभ्यपतत्तदा ॥२५॥
कोटीशतसहस्रेण लङ्कामभ्यपतत्तदा ॥२५॥
25. karabhāruṇagātrāṇāṁ harīṇāṁ yuddhaśālinām ,
koṭīśatasahasreṇa laṅkāmabhyapatattadā.
koṭīśatasahasreṇa laṅkāmabhyapatattadā.
25.
karabhāruṇagātrāṇām harīṇām yuddhaśālinām
koṭīśatasahasreṇa laṅkām abhyapatat tadā
koṭīśatasahasreṇa laṅkām abhyapatat tadā
25.
Then, with a trillion valorous monkeys, whose bodies were reddish, they attacked Lanka.
Words meanings summery:
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- करभारुणगात्राणाम् (karabhāruṇagātrāṇām) - of those whose bodies were reddish (from exertion or dust) (of those whose bodies are reddish like `karabha`)
- हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys
- युद्धशालिनाम् (yuddhaśālinām) - of those excelling in battle, of the valorous in war
- कोटीशतसहस्रेण (koṭīśatasahasreṇa) - by one trillion, by one hundred thousand crores
- लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka
- अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked, rushed towards, fell upon
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
Words meanings and morphology
करभारुणगात्राणाम् (karabhāruṇagātrāṇām) - of those whose bodies were reddish (from exertion or dust) (of those whose bodies are reddish like `karabha`)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of karabhāruṇagātra
karabhāruṇagātra - having reddish bodies like a karabha (elephant's trunk, hand, camel, sun's ray)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (karabha+aruṇa+gātra)
- karabha – elephant's trunk, hand, camel, sun's ray
noun (masculine) - aruṇa – reddish, dawn-red, tawny
adjective (masculine) - gātra – body, limb
noun (neuter)
Note: modifies 'harīṇām'
हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of the monkeys
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of hari
hari - monkey, lion, Vishnu, Indra
युद्धशालिनाम् (yuddhaśālinām) - of those excelling in battle, of the valorous in war
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yuddhaśālin
yuddhaśālin - excelling in battle, valorous in war
Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+śālin)
- yuddha – battle, war, fight
noun (neuter)
Root: yudh (class 4) - śālin – endowed with, possessed of, excelling in
adjective (masculine)
suffix -in
Root: śāl (class 1)
Note: modifies 'harīṇām'
कोटीशतसहस्रेण (koṭīśatasahasreṇa) - by one trillion, by one hundred thousand crores
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of koṭīśatasahasra
koṭīśatasahasra - one trillion (10^12), one hundred thousand times ten million
Compound type : tatpurusha (koṭī+śata+sahasra)
- koṭi – ten million, crore
noun (feminine) - śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter)
Note: used adverbially to indicate 'with a trillion'
लङ्काम् (laṅkām) - to Lanka
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - Lanka (proper noun, name of a city/island)
अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked, rushed towards, fell upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyapat
Imperfect active 3rd singular
a- augment, root pat, -at ending
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)