महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-52, verse-17
स छिन्नधनुरादाय अथ शक्तिं प्रतापवान् ।
प्राहिणोत्पाण्डुपुत्राय प्रदीप्तामशनीमिव ॥१७॥
प्राहिणोत्पाण्डुपुत्राय प्रदीप्तामशनीमिव ॥१७॥
17. sa chinnadhanurādāya atha śaktiṁ pratāpavān ,
prāhiṇotpāṇḍuputrāya pradīptāmaśanīmiva.
prāhiṇotpāṇḍuputrāya pradīptāmaśanīmiva.
17.
sa chinnadhanuḥ ādāya atha śaktim pratāpavān
prāhiṇot pāṇḍuputrāya pradīptām aśanīm iva
prāhiṇot pāṇḍuputrāya pradīptām aśanīm iva
17.
Then, that mighty warrior (Kripa), whose bow was broken, took up a spear (śakti) and hurled it, blazing like a thunderbolt, at the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna).
Words meanings summery:
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- स (sa) - that warrior (Kripa) (he, that)
- छिन्नधनुः (chinnadhanuḥ) - Kripa, whose bow was broken (whose bow is broken, having a broken bow)
- आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up
- अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now
- शक्तिम् (śaktim) - a spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy, capability)
- प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - that mighty warrior (Kripa) (mighty, powerful, valorous)
- प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth
- पाण्डुपुत्राय (pāṇḍuputrāya) - at Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu (to the son of Pāṇḍu)
- प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing (spear) (blazing, burning, ignited)
- अशनीम् (aśanīm) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
स (sa) - that warrior (Kripa) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
छिन्नधनुः (chinnadhanuḥ) - Kripa, whose bow was broken (whose bow is broken, having a broken bow)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnadhanus
chinnadhanus - broken-bowed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanus)
- chinna – broken, cut, severed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √chid (to cut, cleave)
Root: chid (class 7) - dhanus – bow, weapon
noun (neuter)
Note: compound qualifying 'sa'
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
from √dā (to give) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now
(indeclinable)
शक्तिम् (śaktim) - a spear (śakti) (spear, power, energy, capability)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, capability, spear, divine energy (śakti)
प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - that mighty warrior (Kripa) (mighty, powerful, valorous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat
pratāpavat - possessing splendor, mighty, valorous
from pratāpa + -vat (possessive suffix)
Note: qualifies 'sa'
प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he hurled, he sent forth
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of √hi
Prefix: pra
Root: hi (class 5)
पाण्डुपुत्राय (pāṇḍuputrāya) - at Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu (to the son of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍuputra
pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)
- pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (a proper name)
proper noun (masculine) - putra – son
noun (masculine)
प्रदीप्ताम् (pradīptām) - blazing (spear) (blazing, burning, ignited)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pradīpta
pradīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed
Past Passive Participle
from √dīp (to shine) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: qualifies 'śaktim'
अशनीम् (aśanīm) - a thunderbolt (thunderbolt, lightning)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aśanī
aśanī - thunderbolt, lightning
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)