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4,49

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-8

ततः स तेषां पुरुषप्रवीरः शरासनार्चिः शरवेगतापः ।
व्रातान्रथानामदहत्स मन्युर्वनं यथाग्निः कुरुपुंगवानाम् ॥८॥
8. tataḥ sa teṣāṁ puruṣapravīraḥ; śarāsanārciḥ śaravegatāpaḥ ,
vrātānrathānāmadahatsa manyu;rvanaṁ yathāgniḥ kurupuṁgavānām.
8. tataḥ saḥ teṣām puruṣapravīraḥ
śarāsanārciḥ śaravegatāpaḥ vrātān
rathānām adahat saḥ manyuḥ
vanam yathā agniḥ kurupuṅgavānām
8. Then that hero among men, whose bow was like a flame and whose arrows' speed caused intense heat, consumed the arrays of chariots belonging to those Kuru chiefs, just as fire consumes a forest with its fury.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (Kuru chiefs) (of them, their)
  • पुरुषप्रवीरः (puruṣapravīraḥ) - hero among men (hero among men, best of men)
  • शरासनार्चिः (śarāsanārciḥ) - one whose bow was like a flame (one whose bow is a flame)
  • शरवेगतापः (śaravegatāpaḥ) - one whose arrows' speed caused intense heat (one whose arrows' speed causes heat)
  • व्रातान् (vrātān) - the arrays (hosts, multitudes, arrays)
  • रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
  • अदहत् (adahat) - consumed (consumed, burned)
  • सः (saḥ) - that (referring to his wrath) (he, that)
  • मन्युः (manyuḥ) - wrath (wrath, anger, spirit, indignation)
  • वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood)
  • यथा (yathā) - just as (as, like, just as)
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
  • कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् (kurupuṅgavānām) - of the Kuru chiefs (of the best among Kurus, of the Kuru chiefs)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (Kuru chiefs) (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पुरुषप्रवीरः (puruṣapravīraḥ) - hero among men (hero among men, best of men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣapravīra
puruṣapravīra - hero among men, best of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+pravīra)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male
    noun (masculine)
  • pravīra – hero, chief, excellent
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
शरासनार्चिः (śarāsanārciḥ) - one whose bow was like a flame (one whose bow is a flame)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śarāsanārci
śarāsanārci - one whose bow is a flame
bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'bow-flame'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarāsana+arci)
  • śarāsana – bow, arrow-seat
    noun (neuter)
    tatpuruṣa: śara (arrow) + āsana (seat/instrument)
  • arci – flame, ray
    noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
शरवेगतापः (śaravegatāpaḥ) - one whose arrows' speed caused intense heat (one whose arrows' speed causes heat)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaravegatāpa
śaravegatāpa - one whose arrows' speed causes heat
bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'arrow-speed-heat'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+vega+tāpa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śṛ (class 9)
  • vega – speed, velocity, force
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vij (class 6)
  • tāpa – heat, torment, affliction
    noun (masculine)
    Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
व्रातान् (vrātān) - the arrays (hosts, multitudes, arrays)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vrāta
vrāta - host, multitude, array, troop
Root: vṛ (class 1)
रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: rath (class 1)
अदहत् (adahat) - consumed (consumed, burned)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dah
Root: dah (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - that (referring to his wrath) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to manyuḥ.
मन्युः (manyuḥ) - wrath (wrath, anger, spirit, indignation)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manyu
manyu - wrath, anger, spirit, indignation
Root: man (class 4)
Note: The subject that consumed.
वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove
Note: Object of comparison.
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, like, just as)
(indeclinable)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
Root: ag
Note: Subject in the simile.
कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् (kurupuṅgavānām) - of the Kuru chiefs (of the best among Kurus, of the Kuru chiefs)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kurupuṅgava
kurupuṅgava - bull of the Kurus, best of the Kurus, Kuru chief
tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava)
  • kuru – name of an ancient royal dynasty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent
    noun (masculine)