महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-40, verse-29
अहोऽयं सुकुमाराङ्गो हिमवच्छिखरालयः ।
गाण्डीवमुक्तान्नाराचान्प्रतिगृह्णात्यविह्वलः ॥२९॥
गाण्डीवमुक्तान्नाराचान्प्रतिगृह्णात्यविह्वलः ॥२९॥
29. aho'yaṁ sukumārāṅgo himavacchikharālayaḥ ,
gāṇḍīvamuktānnārācānpratigṛhṇātyavihvalaḥ.
gāṇḍīvamuktānnārācānpratigṛhṇātyavihvalaḥ.
29.
aho ayam sukumārāṅgaḥ himavat-śikharālayaḥ
gāṇḍīva-muktān nārācān pratigṛhṇāti avihvalaḥ
gāṇḍīva-muktān nārācān pratigṛhṇāti avihvalaḥ
29.
Oh, this one, whose limbs are so delicate, and whose abode is on the peaks of the Himalayas, receives the arrows released from the Gāṇḍīva bow without being perturbed.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!
- अयम् (ayam) - this one, he
- सुकुमाराङ्गः (sukumārāṅgaḥ) - having delicate limbs, delicate-bodied
- हिमवत्-शिखरालयः (himavat-śikharālayaḥ) - residing on the peaks of the Himalayas
- गाण्डीव-मुक्तान् (gāṇḍīva-muktān) - released from the Gāṇḍīva bow
- नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows, iron arrows
- प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - receives, takes, accepts, withstands
- अविह्वलः (avihvalaḥ) - unperturbed, unwavering, firm, unshaken
Words meanings and morphology
अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!
(indeclinable)
अयम् (ayam) - this one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
सुकुमाराङ्गः (sukumārāṅgaḥ) - having delicate limbs, delicate-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukumārāṅga
sukumārāṅga - having delicate limbs
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sukumāra+aṅga)
- sukumāra – very delicate, tender, soft
adjective (masculine) - aṅga – limb, body, part
noun (neuter)
हिमवत्-शिखरालयः (himavat-śikharālayaḥ) - residing on the peaks of the Himalayas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat-śikharālaya
himavat-śikharālaya - abode on the Himālaya peaks, residing on the Himālaya peaks
Compound type : tatpurusha (himavat+śikhara+ālaya)
- himavat – Himālaya (the abode of snow)
proper noun (masculine) - śikhara – peak, summit, crest
noun (neuter) - ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: lī (class 4)
गाण्डीव-मुक्तान् (gāṇḍīva-muktān) - released from the Gāṇḍīva bow
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gāṇḍīva-mukta
gāṇḍīva-mukta - released from the Gāṇḍīva
Compound type : tatpurusha (gāṇḍīva+mukta)
- gāṇḍīva – Arjuna's bow (Gāṇḍīva)
proper noun (neuter) - mukta – released, freed, discharged
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root muc- 'to release'
Root: muc (class 6)
नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows, iron arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāca
nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow
प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - receives, takes, accepts, withstands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratigrah
Root grah- 'to seize, take' with prefix prati-
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
अविह्वलः (avihvalaḥ) - unperturbed, unwavering, firm, unshaken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avihvala
avihvala - unperturbed, firm, unshaken, not agitated
Negative prefix 'a-' + vihvala 'perturbed'
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vihvala)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vihvala – perturbed, agitated, unsteady
adjective (masculine)