महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-54, verse-8
ततः पार्थो महाबाहुः प्रहस्य स्वनवत्तदा ।
योजयामास नवया मौर्व्या गाण्डीवमोजसा ॥८॥
योजयामास नवया मौर्व्या गाण्डीवमोजसा ॥८॥
8. tataḥ pārtho mahābāhuḥ prahasya svanavattadā ,
yojayāmāsa navayā maurvyā gāṇḍīvamojasā.
yojayāmāsa navayā maurvyā gāṇḍīvamojasā.
8.
tataḥ pārthaḥ mahābāhuḥ prahasya svanavat
tadā yojayāmāsa navayā maurvyā gāṇḍīvam ojasā
tadā yojayāmāsa navayā maurvyā gāṇḍīvam ojasā
8.
Then, the mighty-armed Arjuna, laughing sonorously at that time, strung his Gāṇḍīva bow with a new bowstring using his great might.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)
- पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
- महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet of Arjuna) (mighty-armed, one with great arms)
- प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed heartily (having laughed, after laughing)
- स्वनवत् (svanavat) - sonorously (sounding, noisy, with sound)
- तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
- योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he strung (the bow) (he strung, he applied, he yoked)
- नवया (navayā) - with a new (with new, fresh)
- मौर्व्या (maurvyā) - with a bowstring (with a bowstring, with a rope made of Muñja grass)
- गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva bow
- ओजसा (ojasā) - with his great might (with power, with might, with vigor)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā; Arjuna
derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī)
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (epithet of Arjuna) (mighty-armed, one with great arms)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)
- mahā – great, large, vast
adjective (feminine) - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with pārthaḥ
प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed heartily (having laughed, after laughing)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
from pra + √has (1st class) + -ya suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
स्वनवत् (svanavat) - sonorously (sounding, noisy, with sound)
(indeclinable)
possessive suffix -vat
from svan + -vat
तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
from pronominal root tad + suffix -dā
योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - he strung (the bow) (he strung, he applied, he yoked)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yojaya
past perfect (liṭ), causative
from √yuj (7th class) + causative suffix -aya + liṭ ending; periphrastic perfect with ām-ās
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Periphrastic perfect form
नवया (navayā) - with a new (with new, fresh)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of nava
nava - new, fresh, young, nine
Note: Agrees with maurvyā
मौर्व्या (maurvyā) - with a bowstring (with a bowstring, with a rope made of Muñja grass)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of maurvī
maurvī - bowstring, rope made of Muñja grass
derived from mūrvā (a kind of plant)
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the Gāṇḍīva bow
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - name of Arjuna's bow
ओजसा (ojasā) - with his great might (with power, with might, with vigor)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas
ojas - power, might, vigor, energy