महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-33, verse-14
आवर्तय कुरूञ्जित्वा पशून्पशुमतां वर ।
निर्दहैषामनीकानि भीमेन शरतेजसा ॥१४॥
निर्दहैषामनीकानि भीमेन शरतेजसा ॥१४॥
14. āvartaya kurūñjitvā paśūnpaśumatāṁ vara ,
nirdahaiṣāmanīkāni bhīmena śaratejasā.
nirdahaiṣāmanīkāni bhīmena śaratejasā.
14.
āvartaya kurūn jitvā paśūn paśumatām vara
nirdaha eṣām anīkāni bhīmena śaratejasā
nirdaha eṣām anīkāni bhīmena śaratejasā
14.
O best among those who possess cattle, having conquered the Kurus, bring back the cattle! Burn their armies completely with the terrifying power of your arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- आवर्तय (āvartaya) - bring back, cause to return, retrieve
- कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kuru warriors/people (the Kurus (a historical Indo-Aryan tribal union))
- जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, after conquering
- पशून् (paśūn) - cattle, cows, animals
- पशुमताम् (paśumatām) - of those possessing cattle, of cattle owners
- वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one
- निर्दह (nirdaha) - burn completely, consume, destroy
- एषाम् (eṣām) - of the Kurus (of these, their)
- अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, ranks
- भीमेन (bhīmena) - by (your) dreadful, by (your) terrible
- शरतेजसा (śaratejasā) - by the prowess of arrows, by the fiery arrows
Words meanings and morphology
आवर्तय (āvartaya) - bring back, cause to return, retrieve
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āvartay
Causative stem
Causative of root 'vṛt' with upasarga 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kuru warriors/people (the Kurus (a historical Indo-Aryan tribal union))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient tribe and kingdom); a king of that dynasty
जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, after conquering
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'ji' by suffix '-tvā'
Root: ji (class 1)
पशून् (paśūn) - cattle, cows, animals
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu
paśu - cattle, animal, beast; property, wealth
पशुमताम् (paśumatām) - of those possessing cattle, of cattle owners
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of paśumat
paśumat - possessing cattle or animals; rich in cattle; an owner of cattle
Possessive suffix '-mat' added to 'paśu'
वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, principal; boon, blessing
निर्दह (nirdaha) - burn completely, consume, destroy
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nirdah
Prefix: nir
Root: dah (class 1)
एषाम् (eṣām) - of the Kurus (of these, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, ranks
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka
anīka - army, host, troop; face, front
भीमेन (bhīmena) - by (your) dreadful, by (your) terrible
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhīma
bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable; Bhīma (proper name)
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'śaratejasā'
शरतेजसा (śaratejasā) - by the prowess of arrows, by the fiery arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaratejas
śaratejas - arrow-prowess, the power/splendor of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+tejas)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fiery energy
noun (neuter)