महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-56, verse-23
तं विकर्णः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गार्ध्रपत्रैरजिह्मगैः ।
विव्याध परवीरघ्नमर्जुनं धृतराष्ट्रजः ॥२३॥
विव्याध परवीरघ्नमर्जुनं धृतराष्ट्रजः ॥२३॥
23. taṁ vikarṇaḥ śaraistīkṣṇairgārdhrapatrairajihmagaiḥ ,
vivyādha paravīraghnamarjunaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ.
vivyādha paravīraghnamarjunaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ.
23.
tam vikarṇaḥ śaraiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ gārdhrapatraiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
vivyādha paravīraghnam arjunam dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ
vivyādha paravīraghnam arjunam dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ
23.
Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra, pierced Arjuna, who slays hostile heroes, with sharp, straight-flying, eagle-feathered arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)
- विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
- तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, keen)
- गार्ध्रपत्रैः (gārdhrapatraiḥ) - with eagle-feathered (arrows) (with eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered)
- अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-flying (arrows) (with straight-going, not crooked)
- विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
- परवीरघ्नम् (paravīraghnam) - Arjuna, the slayer of hostile heroes (slayer of hostile heroes)
- अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
- धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra (son of Dhritarashtra)
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: refers to Arjuna
विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikarṇa
vikarṇa - Vikarna (name of a son of Dhritarashtra)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, keen)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa
tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
गार्ध्रपत्रैः (gārdhrapatraiḥ) - with eagle-feathered (arrows) (with eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of gārdhrapatra
gārdhrapatra - eagle-feathered, vulture-feathered
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gārdhra+patra)
- gārdhra – belonging to an eagle or vulture
adjective
derived from gṛdhra (eagle/vulture) - patra – feather, leaf, wing
noun (neuter)
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-flying (arrows) (with straight-going, not crooked)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga
ajihmaga - straight-going, not crooked, direct
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrihi (a+jihmaga)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - jihmaga – crooked-going, bent, oblique
adjective
Note: qualifies śaraiḥ
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyadh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
परवीरघ्नम् (paravīraghnam) - Arjuna, the slayer of hostile heroes (slayer of hostile heroes)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of paravīraghna
paravīraghna - slaying hostile heroes, destroyer of enemy warriors
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vīra+ghna)
- para – other, hostile, enemy
adjective - vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
noun (masculine) - ghna – killer, slayer, destroying
adjective
agent noun
derived from root han
Root: han (class 2)
Note: qualifies arjunam
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)
धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - Vikarna, the son of Dhritarashtra (son of Dhritarashtra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭraja
dhṛtarāṣṭraja - son of Dhritarashtra
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛtarāṣṭra+ja)
- dhṛtarāṣṭra – Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)
proper noun (masculine) - ja – born from, son of
adjective
agent noun
derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: refers to Vikarna