महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-61, verse-16
ततोऽन्वशासच्चतुरः सदश्वान्पुत्रो विराटस्य हिरण्यकक्ष्यान् ।
ते तद्व्यतीयुर्ध्वजिनामनीकं श्वेता वहन्तोऽर्जुनमाजिमध्यात् ॥१६॥
ते तद्व्यतीयुर्ध्वजिनामनीकं श्वेता वहन्तोऽर्जुनमाजिमध्यात् ॥१६॥
16. tato'nvaśāsaccaturaḥ sadaśvā;nputro virāṭasya hiraṇyakakṣyān ,
te tadvyatīyurdhvajināmanīkaṁ; śvetā vahanto'rjunamājimadhyāt.
te tadvyatīyurdhvajināmanīkaṁ; śvetā vahanto'rjunamājimadhyāt.
16.
tataḥ anvāśāsat caturaḥ sad-aśvān
putraḥ virāṭasya hiraṇyakakṣyān
te tat vyatīyuḥ dhvajinām anīkam
śvetāḥ vahantaḥ arjunam ājī-madhyāt
putraḥ virāṭasya hiraṇyakakṣyān
te tat vyatīyuḥ dhvajinām anīkam
śvetāḥ vahantaḥ arjunam ājī-madhyāt
16.
Then, Virāṭa's son (Uttara) commanded his four excellent horses, which were adorned with golden harnesses. Those white horses, carrying Arjuna, proceeded through the enemy army from the midst of the battlefield.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)
- अन्वाशासत् (anvāśāsat) - commanded (commanded, instructed, governed)
- चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
- सद्-अश्वान् (sad-aśvān) - excellent horses (excellent horses, noble horses)
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Uttara) (son)
- विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa
- हिरण्यकक्ष्यान् (hiraṇyakakṣyān) - adorned with golden harnesses (with golden harnesses, adorned with golden girths)
- ते (te) - those (horses) (those)
- तत् (tat) - that (army) (that, it)
- व्यतीयुः (vyatīyuḥ) - passed through (passed through, went beyond)
- ध्वजिनाम् (dhvajinām) - of flag-bearers (soldiers) (of standard-bearers, of flag-bearers)
- अनीकम् (anīkam) - army (army, host, array)
- श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white (horses) (white)
- वहन्तः (vahantaḥ) - carrying (Arjuna) (carrying, bearing, conveying)
- अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
- आजी-मध्यात् (ājī-madhyāt) - from the midst of the battlefield (from the midst of battle)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)
(indeclinable)
ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun base tad
अन्वाशासत् (anvāśāsat) - commanded (commanded, instructed, governed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śās
Prefixes: anu+ā
Root: śās (class 2)
चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
(numeral)
सद्-अश्वान् (sad-aśvān) - excellent horses (excellent horses, noble horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sad-aśva
sad-aśva - excellent horse, noble horse
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sat+aśva)
- sat – good, excellent, real, existing
adjective (masculine)
present active participle
present active participle of √as 'to be'
Root: as (class 2) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Uttara) (son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭa
virāṭa - name of a king, immense, splendid
हिरण्यकक्ष्यान् (hiraṇyakakṣyān) - adorned with golden harnesses (with golden harnesses, adorned with golden girths)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hiraṇyakakṣya
hiraṇyakakṣya - having golden girths or harnesses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+kakṣya)
- hiraṇya – gold, golden
noun (neuter) - kakṣya – girth, harness, waist-band
noun (masculine)
ते (te) - those (horses) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
तत् (tat) - that (army) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
व्यतीयुः (vyatīyuḥ) - passed through (passed through, went beyond)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of i
Prefixes: vi+ati
Root: i (class 2)
ध्वजिनाम् (dhvajinām) - of flag-bearers (soldiers) (of standard-bearers, of flag-bearers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dhvajin
dhvajin - possessing a flag, standard-bearer, soldier
अनीकम् (anīkam) - army (army, host, array)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka
anīka - army, host, array, front, face
श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white (horses) (white)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śveta
śveta - white, bright, pure
वहन्तः (vahantaḥ) - carrying (Arjuna) (carrying, bearing, conveying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vahant
vahant - carrying, bearing, flowing
present active participle
present active participle of √vah 'to carry'
Root: vah (class 1)
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, bright
आजी-मध्यात् (ājī-madhyāt) - from the midst of the battlefield (from the midst of battle)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ājī-madhya
ājī-madhya - middle of battle
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājī+madhya)
- ājī – battle, conflict, race
noun (feminine) - madhya – middle, centre
noun (neuter)