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4,35

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-18

ऊर्ध्वमुत्क्षिप्य कवचं शरीरे प्रत्यमुञ्चत ।
कुमार्यस्तत्र तं दृष्ट्वा प्राहसन्पृथुलोचनाः ॥१८॥
18. ūrdhvamutkṣipya kavacaṁ śarīre pratyamuñcata ,
kumāryastatra taṁ dṛṣṭvā prāhasanpṛthulocanāḥ.
18. ūrdhvam utkṣipya kavacam śarīre pratyamuñcata |
kumāryaḥ tatra tam dṛṣṭvā prāhasan pṛthulocanāḥ
18. Having thrown his armor upwards, he put it on his body. Seeing him there, the wide-eyed maidens laughed aloud.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft, above
  • उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having thrown up, having tossed up
  • कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
  • शरीरे (śarīre) - on the body, in the body
  • प्रत्यमुञ्चत (pratyamuñcata) - he put on (the armor) (he fastened, he put on, he released)
  • कुमार्यः (kumāryaḥ) - maidens, princesses
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna/Bṛhannadā) (him, that)
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
  • प्राहसन् (prāhasan) - they laughed, they burst out laughing
  • पृथुलोचनाः (pṛthulocanāḥ) - wide-eyed, having broad eyes

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft, above
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
उत्क्षिप्य (utkṣipya) - having thrown up, having tossed up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive (gerund) of root kṣip with prefix ut
Prefix: ut
Root: kṣip (class 6)
कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca
kavaca - armor, coat of mail, cuirass
शरीरे (śarīre) - on the body, in the body
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
प्रत्यमुञ्चत (pratyamuñcata) - he put on (the armor) (he fastened, he put on, he released)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pratyamuc
Imperfect Middle
Imperfect 3rd person singular, middle voice, of root muc with prefixes prati + ā
Prefixes: prati+ā
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: root is √muc, prefixes prati and ā. Here it means 'fastened (on himself)' as one would armor.
कुमार्यः (kumāryaḥ) - maidens, princesses
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kumārī
kumārī - maiden, girl, princess, virgin
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna/Bṛhannadā) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna in disguise.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive (gerund) of root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
प्राहसन् (prāhasan) - they laughed, they burst out laughing
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prahas
Imperfect Active
Imperfect 3rd person plural, root has with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
पृथुलोचनाः (pṛthulocanāḥ) - wide-eyed, having broad eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pṛthulocanā
pṛthulocanā - wide-eyed, having broad eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthu+locana)
  • pṛthu – broad, wide, large, extensive
    adjective (feminine)
  • locana – eye, seeing
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'kumāryaḥ'.