महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-58, verse-13
एवं सर्वाणि सैन्यानि भग्नानि भरतर्षभ ।
प्राद्रवन्त दिशः सर्वा निराशानि स्वजीविते ॥१३॥
प्राद्रवन्त दिशः सर्वा निराशानि स्वजीविते ॥१३॥
13. evaṁ sarvāṇi sainyāni bhagnāni bharatarṣabha ,
prādravanta diśaḥ sarvā nirāśāni svajīvite.
prādravanta diśaḥ sarvā nirāśāni svajīvite.
13.
evam sarvāṇi sainyāni bhagnāni bharatarṣabha
prādravanta diśaḥ sarvā nirāśāni svajīvite
prādravanta diśaḥ sarvā nirāśāni svajīvite
13.
In this way, O best of Bharatas, all the armies were completely routed. They fled in every direction, having lost all hope for their own lives.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire
- सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops, military forces
- भग्नानि (bhagnāni) - broken, shattered, defeated, routed
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A common epithet for prominent Kuru warriors, here likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra (narratee of Sanjaya). (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
- प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled, ran away
- दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
- सर्वा (sarvā) - all, every
- निराशानि (nirāśāni) - hopeless, without hope
- स्वजीविते (svajīvite) - Emphasizes the despair regarding their personal survival. (for their own lives, in their own lives)
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Refers to sainyāni.
सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, troops, military forces
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sainya
sainya - army, host, military force, troops
From senā (army) + suffix ya.
Note: Subject of bhagnāni and prādravanta.
भग्नानि (bhagnāni) - broken, shattered, defeated, routed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhagna
bhagna - broken, shattered, defeated, frustrated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √bhañj (to break) + suffix -na.
Root: bhañj (class 7)
Note: Describes sainyāni.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - A common epithet for prominent Kuru warriors, here likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra (narratee of Sanjaya). (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas (epithet)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, name of a tribe
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, preeminent
noun (masculine)
प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled, ran away
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of drāv
Imperfect (Laṅ)
3rd person plural Imperfect (Laṅ) form of √dru (to run) with preverb pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: dru (class 1)
दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass
From √diś (to point out).
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Object of fleeing.
सर्वा (sarvā) - all, every
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Describes diśaḥ.
निराशानि (nirāśāni) - hopeless, without hope
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of nirāśa
nirāśa - hopeless, despondent, without expectation
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+āśā)
- nis – out, forth, without, negation
indeclinable (prefix) - āśā – hope, expectation, desire
noun (feminine)
From ā + √aś (to attain)
Prefix: ā
Root: aś (class 5)
Note: Describes sainyāni.
स्वजीविते (svajīvite) - Emphasizes the despair regarding their personal survival. (for their own lives, in their own lives)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svajīvita
svajīvita - one's own life
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+jīvita)
- sva – own, one's own, self
pronoun/adjective (neuter) - jīvita – life, living
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
From √jīv (to live) + -ta, used as noun.
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: The locative often implies 'with respect to' or 'concerning'.