महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-58, verse-6
इषुभिर्बहुभिस्तूर्णं समरे लोमवाहिभिः ।
अदूरात्पर्यवस्थाय पूरयामासुरादृताः ॥६॥
अदूरात्पर्यवस्थाय पूरयामासुरादृताः ॥६॥
6. iṣubhirbahubhistūrṇaṁ samare lomavāhibhiḥ ,
adūrātparyavasthāya pūrayāmāsurādṛtāḥ.
adūrātparyavasthāya pūrayāmāsurādṛtāḥ.
6.
iṣubhiḥ bahubhiḥ tūrṇam samare loma-vāhibhiḥ
adūrāt paryavasthāya pūrayām āsuḥ ādṛtāḥ
adūrāt paryavasthāya pūrayām āsuḥ ādṛtāḥ
6.
From a short distance, having diligently taken up positions around him in battle, they quickly covered him with many piercing arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows
- बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (arrows) (with many, with much)
- तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)
- समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
- लोम-वाहिभिः (loma-vāhibhiḥ) - piercing (causing the hair to stand on end or piercing the body) (hair-raising, carrying away hair, piercing the skin)
- अदूरात् (adūrāt) - from a short distance (from near, from a short distance)
- पर्यवस्थाय (paryavasthāya) - having taken up positions around (Arjuna) (having taken up positions around, having surrounded)
- पूरयाम् (pūrayām) - covered, filled (made full, filled)
- आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (filled) (they were, they did (auxiliary verb))
- आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - diligent, eager (referring to the warriors' dedication in battle) (respected, honored, diligent, eager)
Words meanings and morphology
इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu
iṣu - arrow
बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many (arrows) (with many, with much)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, abundant, numerous
Note: Qualifies `iṣubhiḥ`.
तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial use of the past passive participle of √tvar (to hasten)
Root: tvar (class 1)
Note: Modifies `pūrayām āsuḥ`.
समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samara
samara - battle, war, conflict
Note: Indicates the location of the action.
लोम-वाहिभिः (loma-vāhibhiḥ) - piercing (causing the hair to stand on end or piercing the body) (hair-raising, carrying away hair, piercing the skin)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of loma-vāhin
loma-vāhin - carrying away the hair, piercing the skin; hair-raising
Compound: loman (hair) + vāhin (carrying, bearing). Describes arrows that pierce or cause the hair to stand on end.
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (loman+vāhin)
- loman – hair, body-hair
noun (neuter) - vāhin – bearing, carrying, conveying; one who bears or carries
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from √vah (to carry, bear)
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `iṣubhiḥ`.
अदूरात् (adūrāt) - from a short distance (from near, from a short distance)
(indeclinable)
Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of dūra (far). Used adverbially in the ablative.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - dūra – far, distant, remote
adjective (neuter)
Note: Ablative used adverbially.
पर्यवस्थाय (paryavasthāya) - having taken up positions around (Arjuna) (having taken up positions around, having surrounded)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefixes pari- and ava-, forming an absolutive in -ya (preceded by a prefix)
Prefixes: pari+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
पूरयाम् (pūrayām) - covered, filled (made full, filled)
(verb)
amh-pratyaya with root pūray (causative of pṛ)
This is part of the periphrastic perfect construction 'pūrayām āsuḥ'. From the causative root √pūray (to fill, make full)
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect `pūrayām āsuḥ`.
आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (filled) (they were, they did (auxiliary verb))
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of as
perfect tense (lit)
3rd person plural, perfect active, from root √as (to be), used as an auxiliary verb in periphrastic perfect
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Auxiliary verb.
आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - diligent, eager (referring to the warriors' dedication in battle) (respected, honored, diligent, eager)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta
ādṛta - respected, honored, valued; diligent, eager, attentive
past passive participle
Derived from root √dṛ (to honor, attend) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: dṛ (class 6)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Kṛpa, Karṇa, Droṇa).