महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-63, verse-25

घण्टापणवकः शीघ्रं मत्तमारुह्य वारणम् ।
शृङ्गाटकेषु सर्वेषु आख्यातु विजयं मम ॥२५॥

25. ghaṇṭāpaṇavakaḥ śīghraṁ mattamāruhya vāraṇam ,
śṛṅgāṭakeṣu sarveṣu ākhyātu vijayaṁ mama.

25. ghaṇṭāpaṇavakaḥ śīghram mattam āruhya vāraṇam
śṛṅgāṭakeṣu sarveṣu ākhyātu vijayam mama

25. A crier, with a bell and drum, should swiftly mount an elephant in musth and announce my victory at all crossroads.

25. ושהמכריז בפעמון ובתוף ירכב מיד על פיל משתולל ויכריז על ניצחוני בכל פרשות הדרכים.

Words meanings summery:

• घण्टापणवकः (ghaṇṭāpaṇavakaḥ) - crier with a bell and drum, announcer

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, in musth

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, after mounting

• वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

• शृङ्गाटकेषु (śṛṅgāṭakeṣu) - at crossroads, in squares

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all

• आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - let him announce

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

घण्टापणवकः (ghaṇṭāpaṇavakaḥ) - crier with a bell and drum, announcer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṇṭāpaṇavaka

ghaṇṭāpaṇavaka - crier/announcer with a bell (ghaṇṭā) and a drum (paṇava)

Compound type : dvandva (ghaṇṭā+paṇava+ka)

• ghaṇṭā – bell
  noun (feminine)
• paṇava – drum (small drum)
  noun (masculine)
• ka – suffix indicating a person or agent related to the prior elements
  suffix

Note: Subject of the sentence.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'āruhya'.

मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated, in musth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, in rut/musth (of an elephant), frenzied, proud

Past Passive Participle

from root mad (to be glad, intoxicated)

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'vāraṇam'.

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted, after mounting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root ruh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Acts as an indeclinable, indicating a preceding action.

वारणम् (vāraṇam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, repelling

from root vṛ (to cover, restrain)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āruhya'.

शृङ्गाटकेषु (śṛṅgāṭakeṣu) - at crossroads, in squares

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śṛṅgāṭaka

śṛṅgāṭaka - crossroad, public square, triangular space

Note: Indicates location.

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'śṛṅgāṭakeṣu'.

आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - let him announce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-khyā

imperative 3rd singular from root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, conquest, triumph

from prefix vi + root ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ākhyātu'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun.

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