महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-52, verse-6
एकच्छायमिवाकाशं प्रकुर्वन्सर्वतः प्रभुः ।
प्रच्छादयदमेयात्मा पार्थः शरशतैः कृपम् ॥६॥
प्रच्छादयदमेयात्मा पार्थः शरशतैः कृपम् ॥६॥
6. ekacchāyamivākāśaṁ prakurvansarvataḥ prabhuḥ ,
pracchādayadameyātmā pārthaḥ śaraśataiḥ kṛpam.
pracchādayadameyātmā pārthaḥ śaraśataiḥ kṛpam.
6.
ekacchāyam iva ākāśam prakurvan sarvataḥ prabhuḥ
pracchādayat ameyātmā pārthaḥ śaraśataiḥ kṛpam
pracchādayat ameyātmā pārthaḥ śaraśataiḥ kṛpam
6.
From all sides, the mighty Arjuna (prabhu), whose spirit (ātman) was immeasurable (ameyātmā), covered Kṛpa with hundreds of arrows, as if making the sky uniformly shaded.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकच्छायम् (ekacchāyam) - uniformly shaded (uniformly shaded, having one shadow)
- इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space, ether)
- प्रकुर्वन् (prakurvan) - making (making, causing, doing)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - mighty Arjuna (lord, master, mighty one, capable)
- प्रच्छादयत् (pracchādayat) - covered (covered, obscured, concealed)
- अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - whose spirit (ātman) was immeasurable (one whose self/spirit (ātman) is immeasurable, of immeasurable nature)
- पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
- शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows
- कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa (Kṛpa (name of a warrior))
Words meanings and morphology
एकच्छायम् (ekacchāyam) - uniformly shaded (uniformly shaded, having one shadow)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ekacchāya
ekacchāya - uniformly shaded, having one shadow
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+chāya)
- eka – one, single, sole
numeral - chāya – shadow, shade, image
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies ākāśam.
इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky (sky, space, ether)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere
From prefix ā + root kāś (to appear, shine).
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
प्रकुर्वन् (prakurvan) - making (making, causing, doing)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prakurvat
prakurvat - making, doing, performing, causing
Present Active Participle
From prefix pra + root kṛ (to do, make) + suffix śatṛ.
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
(indeclinable)
From sarva (all) + suffix tas (indicating 'from').
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - mighty Arjuna (lord, master, mighty one, capable)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, mighty, powerful, capable
From prefix pra + root bhū (to be).
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रच्छादयत् (pracchādayat) - covered (covered, obscured, concealed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pracchādaya
Imperfect Active
From prefix pra + root chad (to cover) in causal form chādaya.
Prefix: pra
Root: chad (class 1)
अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - whose spirit (ātman) was immeasurable (one whose self/spirit (ātman) is immeasurable, of immeasurable nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ameyātman
ameyātman - whose self (ātman) is immeasurable, of infinite spirit (ātman)
Bahuvrīhi compound. a (not) + meya (measurable) + ātman (self/spirit).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+meya+ātman)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - meya – measurable, to be measured
adjective
Gerundive
From root mā (to measure) + suffix yat.
Root: mā (class 2) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle, mind
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies pārthaḥ.
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna (son of Kuntī, whose other name was Pṛthā)
derived from Pṛthā + aṇ (patronymic suffix)
शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaraśata
śaraśata - hundreds of arrows
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+śata)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
Note: Instrument of covering.
कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa (Kṛpa (name of a warrior))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - Kṛpa (a name, particularly of a revered warrior and guru in the Mahabharata)
Note: Object of pracchādayat.