महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-55, verse-23
अथापरेण बाणेन ज्वलितेन महाभुजः ।
विव्याध कर्णं कौन्तेयस्तीक्ष्णेनोरसि वीर्यवान् ॥२३॥
विव्याध कर्णं कौन्तेयस्तीक्ष्णेनोरसि वीर्यवान् ॥२३॥
23. athāpareṇa bāṇena jvalitena mahābhujaḥ ,
vivyādha karṇaṁ kaunteyastīkṣṇenorasi vīryavān.
vivyādha karṇaṁ kaunteyastīkṣṇenorasi vīryavān.
23.
atha apareṇa bāṇena jvalitena mahābhujaḥ vivyādha
karṇaṃ kaunteyaḥ tīkṣṇena urasi vīryavān
karṇaṃ kaunteyaḥ tīkṣṇena urasi vīryavān
23.
Then, the valorous (vīryavān) and mighty-armed (mahābhujaḥ) Kaunteya (Arjuna) pierced Karṇa in the chest with another sharp, blazing arrow.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, thereupon)
- अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another (arrow) (by another, with another)
- बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow (by an arrow, with an arrow)
- ज्वलितेन (jvalitena) - blazing, flaming (blazing, inflamed, shining)
- महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, great-armed)
- विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (pierced, struck)
- कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (accusative))
- कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Kaunteya (Arjuna) (son of Kuntī (Arjuna))
- तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - sharp (arrow) (by sharp, with sharp)
- उरसि (urasi) - in the chest (in the chest, on the breast)
- वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful (valorous, powerful, heroic)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then, thereupon (then, now, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another (arrow) (by another, with another)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of apara
apara - other, another, later, western
Note: Qualifies 'bāṇena'
बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow (by an arrow, with an arrow)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
Note: Instrument of action
ज्वलितेन (jvalitena) - blazing, flaming (blazing, inflamed, shining)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of jvalita
jvalita - blazing, shining, ignited
Past Passive Participle
From √jval (to blaze, shine)
Root: jval (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'bāṇena'
महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, great-armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja
mahābhuja - mighty-armed, great-armed
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'mahat' (great) + 'bhuja' (arm). One whose arms are great (Arjuna).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bhuja)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective
Stem 'mahat', appearing as 'mahā' in compounds. - bhuja – arm
noun (masculine)
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced (pierced, struck)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyadh
Perfect, 3rd person singular, root √vyadh (class 4)
Root: vyadh (class 4)
कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (accusative))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; a proper name (Karṇa)
Note: Object of 'vivyādha'
कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Kaunteya (Arjuna) (son of Kuntī (Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kuntī (Arjuna)
Derived from Kuntī + ḍhaka (patronymic affix)
Note: Subject of 'vivyādha'
तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - sharp (arrow) (by sharp, with sharp)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent
उरसि (urasi) - in the chest (in the chest, on the breast)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of uras
uras - chest, breast
Note: Indicates location of piercing
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful (valorous, powerful, heroic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - valorous, powerful, heroic
Derived from 'vīrya' (valor) + 'matup' (possessive affix)