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4,38

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

यत्तच्छतसहस्रेण संमितं राष्ट्रवर्धनम् ।
येन देवान्मनुष्यांश्च पार्थो विषहते मृधे ॥३८॥
38. yattacchatasahasreṇa saṁmitaṁ rāṣṭravardhanam ,
yena devānmanuṣyāṁśca pārtho viṣahate mṛdhe.
38. yat tat śatasahasreṇa saṃmitam rāṣṭravardhanam
yena devān manuṣyān ca pārthaḥ viṣahate mṛdhe
38. That bow, which is equivalent to a hundred thousand (weapons) and enhances the kingdom, is what Pārtha (Arjuna) uses to conquer both gods and humans in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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  • यत् (yat) - which, that which
  • तत् (tat) - that
  • शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand
  • संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equal to, comparable to, measured by
  • राष्ट्रवर्धनम् (rāṣṭravardhanam) - enhancing the kingdom, increasing the nation
  • येन (yena) - by which
  • देवान् (devān) - gods
  • मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans, men
  • (ca) - and
  • पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna)
  • विषहते (viṣahate) - conquers, overcomes, endures
  • मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, referring to Gāṇḍīva.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Correlative pronoun, referring to Gāṇḍīva.
शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śatasahasra
śatasahasra - one hundred thousand
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+sahasra)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral/noun (neuter)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral/noun (neuter)
Note: Implies 'equivalent to a hundred thousand (weapons/forces)'.
संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equal to, comparable to, measured by
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃmita
saṁmita - measured, proportioned, equal to, comparable
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: sam
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'yat tat'.
राष्ट्रवर्धनम् (rāṣṭravardhanam) - enhancing the kingdom, increasing the nation
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭravardhana
rāṣṭravardhana - increasing the kingdom/nation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāṣṭra+vardhana)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, nation, country
    noun (neuter)
  • vardhana – increasing, causing to grow, prosperity
    adjective/noun (neuter)
    agent noun or action noun
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yat tat'.
येन (yena) - by which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: Instrumental referring to Gāṇḍīva.
देवान् (devān) - gods
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Object of 'viṣahate'.
मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) - humans, men
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - human, man
Note: Object of 'viṣahate'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'devān' and 'manuṣyān'.
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), hence Arjuna
Note: Subject of 'viṣahate'.
विषहते (viṣahate) - conquers, overcomes, endures
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √sah
Present, middle voice, 3rd person singular
Prefix: vi
Root: sah (class 1)
मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mṛdh
mṛdh - battle, combat