महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-49, verse-16
तथा स शत्रून्समरे विनिघ्नन्गाण्डीवधन्वा पुरुषप्रवीरः ।
चचार संख्ये प्रदिशो दिशश्च दहन्निवाग्निर्वनमातपान्ते ॥१६॥
चचार संख्ये प्रदिशो दिशश्च दहन्निवाग्निर्वनमातपान्ते ॥१६॥
16. tathā sa śatrūnsamare vinighna;ngāṇḍīvadhanvā puruṣapravīraḥ ,
cacāra saṁkhye pradiśo diśaśca; dahannivāgnirvanamātapānte.
cacāra saṁkhye pradiśo diśaśca; dahannivāgnirvanamātapānte.
16.
tathā saḥ śatrūn samare viniGhnan
gāṇḍīvadhanvā puruṣapravīraḥ
cacāra saṃkhye pradiśaḥ diśaḥ
ca dahan iva agniḥ vanam ātapānte
gāṇḍīvadhanvā puruṣapravīraḥ
cacāra saṃkhye pradiśaḥ diśaḥ
ca dahan iva agniḥ vanam ātapānte
16.
Similarly, that foremost hero among men, Arjuna (Gāṇḍīvadhanvā), striking down his enemies in battle, moved about in the combat zone, covering all main and intermediate directions, just as a fire burns down a forest at the end of the dry season.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, in that manner, similarly)
- सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
- शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies
- समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
- विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down, destroying (striking down, killing, destroying)
- गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow (one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))
- पुरुषप्रवीरः (puruṣapravīraḥ) - foremost hero among men (foremost hero among men, best of men)
- चचार (cacāra) - moved about (roamed, moved, wandered)
- संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in the combat zone (in battle, in war)
- प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions (intermediate directions (e.g., northeast, southeast))
- दिशः (diśaḥ) - main directions (directions (e.g., north, south))
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- दहन् (dahan) - burning down (burning, scorching)
- इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, as)
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - a fire (fire, god of fire)
- वनम् (vanam) - a forest (forest, wood, grove)
- आतपान्ते (ātapānte) - at the end of the dry season (at the end of heat, at summer's end, at the end of the dry season)
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: sandhi form of 'saḥ'
शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, rival
समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, combat
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛ (class 3)
विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down, destroying (striking down, killing, destroying)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vi-ni-√han
han - to strike, kill, slay, destroy
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular, from √han with prefixes vi-ni.
गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow (one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvadhanvan
gāṇḍīvadhanvan - one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, Arjuna
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gāṇḍīva+dhanvan)
- gāṇḍīva – name of Arjuna's bow
proper noun (neuter) - dhanvan – bow, arc
noun (neuter)
Note: Form of gāṇḍīvadhanvan in nom. sg. m.
पुरुषप्रवीरः (puruṣapravīraḥ) - foremost hero among men (foremost hero among men, best of men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣapravīra
puruṣapravīra - foremost man, chief hero, best of men
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+pravīra)
- puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - pravīra – hero, chief, excellent, valiant
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: vīr
चचार (cacāra) - moved about (roamed, moved, wandered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √car
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.
संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in the combat zone (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya
saṁkhya - battle, war, combat
Root: khyā (class 2)
प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions (intermediate directions (e.g., northeast, southeast))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of pradiś
pradiś - intermediate direction
Prefix: pra
Root: diś
Note: Also nominative plural, but accusative fits the context better (cacāra...pradiśaḥ diśaḥ).
दिशः (diśaḥ) - main directions (directions (e.g., north, south))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, point of compass
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Also nominative plural, but accusative fits the context better (cacāra...pradiśaḥ diśaḥ).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
दहन् (dahan) - burning down (burning, scorching)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of √dah
dah - to burn, consume by fire
Root: dah (class 1)
Note: Present active participle, masculine nominative singular.
इव (iva) - just as (like, as if, as)
(indeclinable)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - a fire (fire, god of fire)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, Agni (god)
वनम् (vanam) - a forest (forest, wood, grove)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket
Note: Also nominative singular.
आतपान्ते (ātapānte) - at the end of the dry season (at the end of heat, at summer's end, at the end of the dry season)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātapānta
ātapānta - end of heat, end of summer, end of dry season
Tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātapa+anta)
- ātapa – heat, sunshine, hot season
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: tap (class 1) - anta – end, boundary, limit, conclusion
noun (masculine)