महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-63, verse-13
एवं स राजा मत्स्यानां विराटोऽक्षौहिणीपतिः ।
व्यादिदेशाथ तां क्षिप्रं वाहिनीं चतुरङ्गिणीम् ॥१३॥
व्यादिदेशाथ तां क्षिप्रं वाहिनीं चतुरङ्गिणीम् ॥१३॥
13. evaṁ sa rājā matsyānāṁ virāṭo'kṣauhiṇīpatiḥ ,
vyādideśātha tāṁ kṣipraṁ vāhinīṁ caturaṅgiṇīm.
vyādideśātha tāṁ kṣipraṁ vāhinīṁ caturaṅgiṇīm.
13.
evam saḥ rājā matsyānām virāṭaḥ akṣauhiṇīpatiḥ
vyādideśa atha tām kṣipram vāhinīm caturaṅgiṇīm
vyādideśa atha tām kṣipram vāhinīm caturaṅgiṇīm
13.
Thus, King Virata of the Matsyas, the commander of an akṣauhiṇī (a large army division), then quickly commanded that four-fold army.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- राजा (rājā) - king
- मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas (people or kingdom)
- विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata (proper name)
- अक्षौहिणीपतिः (akṣauhiṇīpatiḥ) - commander of a vast army (lord of an akṣauhiṇī (a large army division))
- व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - he ordered, commanded
- अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover)
- ताम् (tām) - that
- क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
- वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army (referring to the military forces) (army, host, river)
- चतुरङ्गिणीम् (caturaṅgiṇīm) - referring to an army with four divisions (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (four-limbed, consisting of four divisions)
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Nominative singular masculine of tad.
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas (people or kingdom)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya
matsya - fish; (plural) the Matsya people or kingdom
विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭa
virāṭa - Virata (name of a king, especially of the Matsyas)
अक्षौहिणीपतिः (akṣauhiṇīpatiḥ) - commander of a vast army (lord of an akṣauhiṇī (a large army division))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣauhiṇīpati
akṣauhiṇīpati - commander/lord of an akṣauhiṇī (a specific large division of an army)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣauhiṇī+pati)
- akṣauhiṇī – an akṣauhiṇī (a specific large division of an army)
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband, commander
noun (masculine)
व्यादिदेश (vyādideśa) - he ordered, commanded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vi-ā-diś
Perfect
Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice, Parasmaipada, from the root √diś with prefixes vi and ā
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: diś (class 6)
अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ताम् (tām) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Accusative singular feminine of tad.
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army (referring to the military forces) (army, host, river)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī
vāhinī - army, host, river
चतुरङ्गिणीम् (caturaṅgiṇīm) - referring to an army with four divisions (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (four-limbed, consisting of four divisions)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of caturaṅgiṇī
caturaṅgiṇī - four-limbed (applied to an army, meaning consisting of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+aṅga)
- catur – four
numeral adjective - aṅga – limb, division, part
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies vāhinīm.