महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-53, verse-29
नाशयञ्शरवर्षाणि भारद्वाजस्य वीर्यवान् ।
तूर्णं चापविनिर्मुक्तैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥२९॥
तूर्णं चापविनिर्मुक्तैस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥२९॥
29. nāśayañśaravarṣāṇi bhāradvājasya vīryavān ,
tūrṇaṁ cāpavinirmuktaistadadbhutamivābhavat.
tūrṇaṁ cāpavinirmuktaistadadbhutamivābhavat.
29.
nāśayan śaravarṣāṇi bhāradvājasya vīryavān
tūrṇam cāpavinirmuktaiḥ tat adbhutam iva abhavat
tūrṇam cāpavinirmuktaiḥ tat adbhutam iva abhavat
29.
The valorous one (Arjuna), swiftly destroying Dronācārya's showers of arrows with those released from his own bow, it was truly astonishing.
Words meanings summery:
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- नाशयन् (nāśayan) - destroying, causing to perish
- शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, torrents of arrows
- भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bhāradvāja, of Drona
- वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Arjuna) (powerful, valorous, heroic)
- तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly
- चापविनिर्मुक्तैः (cāpavinirmuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released from the bow (of Arjuna) (by those released from the bow)
- तत् (tat) - that
- अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, a marvel
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was
Words meanings and morphology
नाशयन् (nāśayan) - destroying, causing to perish
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśayat
nāśayat - destroying, causing to perish
Present Active Participle
Derived from causative root √naś (to perish) in 10th class (nāśayati), then present active participle (śatṛ pratyaya).
Root: naś (class 10)
शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, torrents of arrows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, torrent of arrows
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower, year
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bhāradvāja, of Drona
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja
bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvāja, (an epithet for) Dronācārya
Patronymic from Bharadvāja
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - (Arjuna) (powerful, valorous, heroic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, valorous, heroic, possessing strength
Possessive suffix -vat from vīrya
तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Root: tvar (class 1)
चापविनिर्मुक्तैः (cāpavinirmuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released from the bow (of Arjuna) (by those released from the bow)
(participle)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāpavinirmukta
cāpavinirmukta - released from the bow
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √muc (to release) with prefixes vi-nir and in a Tatpuruṣa compound with cāpa
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cāpa+vinirmukta)
- cāpa – bow
noun (masculine) - vinirmukta – released, discharged, set free
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √muc (to release) with prefixes vi- and nir-
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Refers to arrows, which are implicitly masculine/neuter. Here used as masculine plural.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to the entire action being astonishing.
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, a marvel
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, a marvel
इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhavat
Imperfect
3rd person singular, imperfect active
Root: bhū (class 1)