महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-45, verse-24
न हि गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ता गार्ध्रपत्राः सुतेजनाः ।
अन्तरेष्ववतिष्ठन्ति गिरीणामपि दारणाः ॥२४॥
अन्तरेष्ववतिष्ठन्ति गिरीणामपि दारणाः ॥२४॥
24. na hi gāṇḍīvanirmuktā gārdhrapatrāḥ sutejanāḥ ,
antareṣvavatiṣṭhanti girīṇāmapi dāraṇāḥ.
antareṣvavatiṣṭhanti girīṇāmapi dāraṇāḥ.
24.
na hi gāṇḍīvanirmuktāḥ gārdhrapatrāḥ sutejanāḥ
antareṣu avatiṣṭhanti girīṇām api dāraṇāḥ
antareṣu avatiṣṭhanti girīṇām api dāraṇāḥ
24.
Indeed, arrows released from Gāṇḍīva, fletched with vulture feathers and extremely keen, do not stop even within mountains, but rather shatter them.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ताः (gāṇḍīvanirmuktāḥ) - arrows released from Arjuna's bow Gāṇḍīva (released from Gāṇḍīva)
- गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - having vulture feathers, fletched with vulture feathers
- सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - well-sharpened, extremely keen
- अन्तरेषु (antareṣu) - in the spaces, in the midst, within, in the interior
- अवतिष्ठन्ति (avatiṣṭhanti) - they stand still, they stop
- गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains
- अपि (api) - even, also
- दारणाः (dāraṇāḥ) - shattering, tearing, splitting
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्ताः (gāṇḍīvanirmuktāḥ) - arrows released from Arjuna's bow Gāṇḍīva (released from Gāṇḍīva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gāṇḍīvanirmukta
gāṇḍīvanirmukta - released from Gāṇḍīva
Past Passive Participle
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+nirmukta)
- gāṇḍīva – Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
proper noun (neuter) - nirmukta – released, discharged, free from
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root `muc` with prefix `nir`
Prefix: nir
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Refers to implied arrows (bāṇāḥ)
गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - having vulture feathers, fletched with vulture feathers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gārdhrapatra
gārdhrapatra - having vulture feathers
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gārdhra+patra)
- gārdhra – of a vulture, resembling a vulture
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - patra – feather, wing, leaf
noun (neuter)
सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - well-sharpened, extremely keen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sutejana
sutejana - well-sharpened, very keen
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+tejana)
- su – good, well, excellent, very
indeclinable - tejana – sharpening, a sharp point, an arrow
noun (neuter)
derived from root `tij` (to sharpen)
Root: tij (class 1)
अन्तरेषु (antareṣu) - in the spaces, in the midst, within, in the interior
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of antara
antara - interior, space, interval, difference
अवतिष्ठन्ति (avatiṣṭhanti) - they stand still, they stop
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of avasthā
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of giri
giri - mountain, hill
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
दारणाः (dāraṇāḥ) - shattering, tearing, splitting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dāraṇa
dāraṇa - tearing, splitting, bursting, rending
derived from root `dṝ` (to tear, split)
Root: dṝ (class 9)