महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-54, verse-11
तौ वीरौ कुरवः सर्वे ददृशुर्विस्मयान्विताः ।
युध्यमानौ महात्मानौ यूथपाविव संगतौ ॥११॥
युध्यमानौ महात्मानौ यूथपाविव संगतौ ॥११॥
11. tau vīrau kuravaḥ sarve dadṛśurvismayānvitāḥ ,
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapāviva saṁgatau.
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapāviva saṁgatau.
11.
tau vīrau kuravaḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ vismayānvitāḥ
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapau iva saṃgatau
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapau iva saṃgatau
11.
All the Kurus, filled with wonder, watched those two great-souled heroes fighting, who were like two herd leaders engaged in combat.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karṇa) (those two)
- वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
- कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)
- सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)
- ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they watched (they saw, they beheld)
- विस्मयान्विताः (vismayānvitāḥ) - filled with wonder (filled with wonder, astonished, amazed)
- युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting (fighting, battling)
- महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble)
- यूथपौ (yūthapau) - two herd leaders (two herd leaders, two chiefs of a troop)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
- संगतौ (saṁgatau) - engaged (in combat) (joined, met, associated, engaged)
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karṇa) (those two)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna and Karṇa; agrees with vīrau
वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
Note: Object of dadṛśuḥ
कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - a Kuru, descendant of Kuru; name of an ancient tribe/dynasty
Note: Subject of dadṛśuḥ
सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with kuravaḥ
ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they watched (they saw, they beheld)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dadṛś
past perfect (liṭ)
from √dṛś (1st class) + liṭ ending
Root: dṛś (class 1)
विस्मयान्विताः (vismayānvitāḥ) - filled with wonder (filled with wonder, astonished, amazed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vismayānvita
vismayānvita - filled with wonder, amazed, astonished
from vismaya + anvita
Compound type : tatpurusha (vismaya+anvita)
- vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
noun (masculine)
from vi + √smi (1st class)
Prefix: vi
Root: smi (class 1) - anvita – accompanied by, connected with, possessed of, filled with
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from anu + √i (2nd class)
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with kuravaḥ
युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting (fighting, battling)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna
yudhyamāna - fighting, battling
Present Middle Participle
from √yudh (4th class) + śānac suffix
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with vīrau (tau)
महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, highly endowed, supreme (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, vast
adjective (feminine) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with vīrau (tau)
यूथपौ (yūthapau) - two herd leaders (two herd leaders, two chiefs of a troop)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yūthapa
yūthapa - herd leader, chief of a troop/band, elephant leader
Compound type : tatpurusha (yūtha+pa)
- yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, troop
noun (neuter) - pa – protector, guardian, ruler (suffix)
noun (masculine)
from √pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Part of the simile, subject of iva
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
संगतौ (saṁgatau) - engaged (in combat) (joined, met, associated, engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃgata
saṁgata - joined, met, associated, assembled, engaged
Past Passive Participle
from sam + √gam (1st class) + kta suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with yūthapau