महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-52, verse-23
ततो वज्रनिकाशेन फल्गुनः प्रहसन्निव ।
त्रयोदशेनेन्द्रसमः कृपं वक्षस्यताडयत् ॥२३॥
त्रयोदशेनेन्द्रसमः कृपं वक्षस्यताडयत् ॥२३॥
23. tato vajranikāśena phalgunaḥ prahasanniva ,
trayodaśenendrasamaḥ kṛpaṁ vakṣasyatāḍayat.
trayodaśenendrasamaḥ kṛpaṁ vakṣasyatāḍayat.
23.
tataḥ vajranikāśena phalgunaḥ prahasan iva
trayodaśena indrasamaḥ kṛpam vakṣasi atāḍayat
trayodaśena indrasamaḥ kṛpam vakṣasi atāḍayat
23.
Then Phalguna (Arjuna), laughing as if in sport, and equal to Indra in prowess, struck Kripa on the chest with a thirteenth arrow, which was like a thunderbolt.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
- वज्रनिकाशेन (vajranikāśena) - like a thunderbolt, resembling a thunderbolt
- फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)
- प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing as if in sport (laughing, smiling)
- इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
- त्रयोदशेन (trayodaśena) - by the thirteenth (arrow) (by the thirteenth)
- इन्द्रसमः (indrasamaḥ) - equal to Indra in prowess (equal to Indra)
- कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa
- वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest
- अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
वज्रनिकाशेन (vajranikāśena) - like a thunderbolt, resembling a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajranikāśa
vajranikāśa - resembling a thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+nikāśa)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - nikāśa – resemblance, likeness, appearance
noun (masculine)
फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of phalguna
phalguna - Arjuna (an epithet), name of a month, a tree
प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing as if in sport (laughing, smiling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat
prahasat - laughing, smiling
Present Active Participle
Derived from pra-√has (to laugh)
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
त्रयोदशेन (trayodaśena) - by the thirteenth (arrow) (by the thirteenth)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of trayodaśa
trayodaśa - thirteenth
इन्द्रसमः (indrasamaḥ) - equal to Indra in prowess (equal to Indra)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indrasama
indrasama - equal to Indra, like Indra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+sama)
- indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
proper noun (masculine) - sama – equal, like, similar, same
adjective (masculine)
कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - Kripa (a character in the Mahābhārata), compassionate
वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vakṣas
vakṣas - chest, breast, front
अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - he struck, he hit
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of taḍ
Root: taḍ (class 10)