महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-20

मृगाणामिव शार्दूलो गरुडः पततामिव ।
वरः संनह्यमानानामर्जुनः किं करिष्यति ॥२०॥

20. mṛgāṇāmiva śārdūlo garuḍaḥ patatāmiva ,
varaḥ saṁnahyamānānāmarjunaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati.

20. mṛgāṇām iva śārdūlaḥ garuḍaḥ patatām iva |
varaḥ sannahyamānānām arjunaḥ kim kariṣyati

20. He is like a tiger among animals (mṛga), and Garuda among flying creatures. What will Arjuna, who is the best among those arming themselves, do (against him)?

20. כמו נמר בין החיות, כמו גַרוּדַה בין העופות, המובחר בין הנערכים לקרב - מה יעשה אַרְג׳וּנַה?

Words meanings summery:

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals, of deer

• इव (iva) - like, as

• शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - a tiger, a leopard

• गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

• पतताम् (patatām) - of flying creatures, of those that fly

• इव (iva) - like, as

• वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, choicest

• सन्नह्यमानानाम् (sannahyamānānām) - of those who are arming themselves, of those preparing for battle

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a Pandava prince)

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will perform

Words meanings and morphology

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals, of deer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope; wild animal, beast

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - a tiger, a leopard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, leopard

गरुडः (garuḍaḥ) - Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuda, a mythical eagle-like bird, king of birds, vehicle of Vishnu

पतताम् (patatām) - of flying creatures, of those that fly

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of patat

patat - flying, falling; a bird, a flying creature

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

वरः (varaḥ) - the best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest; boon, blessing

सन्नह्यमानानाम् (sannahyamānānām) - of those who are arming themselves, of those preparing for battle

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sannahyamāna

sannahyamāna - arming oneself, preparing for battle, putting on armor

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root nah (to bind, tie) with prefix sam- (together, completely), in middle voice

Prefix: sam

Root: nah (class 4)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a Pandava prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince); white, silver

किम् (kim) - what, why, how

(indeclinable)

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do, will make, will perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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