महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-44, verse-22
व्यूढानीकानि सैन्यानि यत्ताः परमधन्विनः ।
युध्यामहेऽर्जुनं संख्ये दानवा वासवं यथा ॥२२॥
युध्यामहेऽर्जुनं संख्ये दानवा वासवं यथा ॥२२॥
22. vyūḍhānīkāni sainyāni yattāḥ paramadhanvinaḥ ,
yudhyāmahe'rjunaṁ saṁkhye dānavā vāsavaṁ yathā.
yudhyāmahe'rjunaṁ saṁkhye dānavā vāsavaṁ yathā.
22.
vyūḍhānīkāni sainyāni yattāḥ paramadhanvinaḥ
yudhyāmahe arjunam saṃkhye dānavāḥ vāsavam yathā
yudhyāmahe arjunam saṃkhye dānavāḥ vāsavam yathā
22.
Our armies are arrayed in battle formations, and the supreme archers are ready. We will fight Arjuna in battle, just as the Dānavas (demons) fight Indra.
Words meanings summery:
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- व्यूढानीकानि (vyūḍhānīkāni) - whose armies are arrayed (in formation) (having arrayed armies, whose armies are arrayed)
- सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies (armies, troops)
- यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - ready (ready, prepared, engaged)
- परमधन्विनः (paramadhanvinaḥ) - supreme archers (supreme archers, excellent bowmen)
- युध्यामहे (yudhyāmahe) - we fight
- अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
- संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in numbers)
- दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (demons) (Dānavas (a class of demons))
- वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Vāsava (Indra))
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)
Words meanings and morphology
व्यूढानीकानि (vyūḍhānīkāni) - whose armies are arrayed (in formation) (having arrayed armies, whose armies are arrayed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vyūḍhānīka
vyūḍhānīka - having battle arrays, whose armies are arrayed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyūḍha+anīka)
- vyūḍha – arranged, arrayed, drawn up (as troops)
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root ūh (to push, to draw up) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1) - anīka – army, host, battle array
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to 'our armies' (sainyāni)
सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies (armies, troops)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sainya
sainya - belonging to an army, army, troops
यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - ready (ready, prepared, engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yatta
yatta - prepared, ready, assiduous, restrained
Past Passive Participle
From root yat (to strive)
Root: yat (class 1)
Note: Participle used as an adjective modifying 'paramadhanvinaḥ'
परमधन्विनः (paramadhanvinaḥ) - supreme archers (supreme archers, excellent bowmen)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paramadhanvin
paramadhanvin - supreme archer, excellent bowman
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+dhanvin)
- parama – highest, supreme, excellent
adjective (masculine) - dhanvin – archer, bowman
noun (masculine)
युध्यामहे (yudhyāmahe) - we fight
(verb)
1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yudh
Present tense, middle voice
Root verb from 4th class
Root: yudh (class 4)
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name, one of the Pāṇḍavas)
संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in numbers)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya
saṁkhya - battle, combat, number, calculation
दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (demons) (Dānavas (a class of demons))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - descendant of Danu, a class of demons
वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra (Vāsava (Indra))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - descendant of Vasu, Indra
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which manner)
(indeclinable)