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4,40

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-40, verse-24

कृष्णान्भङ्गीमतः केशाञ्श्वेतेनोद्ग्रथ्य वाससा ।
अधिज्यं तरसा कृत्वा गाण्डीवं व्याक्षिपद्धनुः ॥२४॥
24. kṛṣṇānbhaṅgīmataḥ keśāñśvetenodgrathya vāsasā ,
adhijyaṁ tarasā kṛtvā gāṇḍīvaṁ vyākṣipaddhanuḥ.
24. kṛṣṇān bhaṅgīmataḥ keśān śvetena udgrathya vāsasā
| adhijyam tarasā kṛtvā gāṇḍīvam vyākṣipat dhanuḥ
24. Having tied up his black, curly hair with a white cloth, he forcefully strung the Gāṇḍīva bow and drew it.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • कृष्णान् (kṛṣṇān) - black, dark
  • भङ्गीमतः (bhaṅgīmataḥ) - wavy, curly
  • केशान् (keśān) - hair
  • श्वेतेन (śvetena) - with a white
  • उद्ग्रथ्य (udgrathya) - having tied up, having braided
  • वाससा (vāsasā) - with a cloth, with a garment
  • अधिज्यम् (adhijyam) - strung (with a bowstring), having a bowstring
  • तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully, quickly, with speed
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
  • गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
  • व्याक्षिपत् (vyākṣipat) - he stretched, he drew, he shot
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्णान् (kṛṣṇān) - black, dark
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark blue; often associated with Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
भङ्गीमतः (bhaṅgīmataḥ) - wavy, curly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhaṅgīmat
bhaṅgīmat - having waves, wavy, curly
derived from bhaṅgī (wave, curve) + matup suffix
केशान् (keśān) - hair
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa
keśa - hair (of the head)
श्वेतेन (śvetena) - with a white
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śveta
śveta - white, fair, pure
उद्ग्रथ्य (udgrathya) - having tied up, having braided
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Prefix: ud
Root: grath (class 9)
वाससा (vāsasā) - with a cloth, with a garment
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāsas
vāsas - cloth, garment, dress
अधिज्यम् (adhijyam) - strung (with a bowstring), having a bowstring
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adhijya
adhijya - strung (bow), having a bowstring mounted
Bahuvrīhi compound: adhigatā jyā yena saḥ
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adhi+jyā)
  • adhi – above, on, over
    indeclinable
  • jyā – bowstring
    noun (feminine)
तरसा (tarasā) - forcefully, quickly, with speed
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially, or as instrumental singular feminine of a derived adjective.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - the name of Arjuna's bow
व्याक्षिपत् (vyākṣipat) - he stretched, he drew, he shot
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vi-ā-kṣip
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: kṣip (class 6)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow (weapon)