महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-4

भीष्मे द्रोणे कृपे कर्णे द्रोणपुत्रे च भारत ।
धनुर्वेदश्चतुष्पाद एतेष्वद्य प्रतिष्ठितः ॥४॥

4. bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre ca bhārata ,
dhanurvedaścatuṣpāda eteṣvadya pratiṣṭhitaḥ.

4. bhīṣme droṇe kṛpe karṇe droṇaputre ca bhārata
dhanurvedaḥ catuṣpādaḥ eteṣu adya pratiṣṭhitaḥ

4. O descendant of Bharata, the complete science of archery (dhanurveda) is today firmly established in Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, and Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāmā).

4. הו בְּהָארַטַה, ארבעת חלקי תורת הקשת נשענים היום על בְּהִישְׁמַה, דְרוֹנַה, קְרְפַּה, קַרְנַה ובנו של דְרוֹנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

• द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona

• कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa

• कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna

• द्रोणपुत्रे (droṇaputre) - in Drona's son, in Ashvatthama

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - Vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya depending on context, but generally means 'O descendant of Bharata'. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

• धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

• चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete, perfect (referring to the science) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

• एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these persons (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa's son) (in these (masculine plural))

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - firmly established (established, firmly placed, resting on)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher of the Kuru and Pāṇḍava princes)

कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (name of a warrior and teacher, brother-in-law of Drona)

कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a great warrior in the Mahābhārata)

द्रोणपुत्रे (droṇaputre) - in Drona's son, in Ashvatthama

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of droṇaputra

droṇaputra - Drona's son (Ashvatthama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (droṇa+putra)

• droṇa – Drona
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Ashvatthama.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra or Sanjaya depending on context, but generally means 'O descendant of Bharata'. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - the science of archery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda

dhanurveda - the science of archery or military science

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+veda)

• dhanus – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• veda – knowledge, science
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete, perfect (referring to the science) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of catuṣpāda

catuṣpāda - four-footed, complete, perfect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+pāda)

• catur – four
  numeral
• pāda – foot, quarter, division
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with dhanurvedaḥ.

एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these persons (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa's son) (in these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the five warriors mentioned.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - firmly established (established, firmly placed, resting on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, placed, resting on

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dhanurvedaḥ.

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