महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-140, verse-11
प्रभिन्नमिव मातङ्गं प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् ।
न तदा भविता त्रेता न कृतं द्वापरं न च ॥११॥
न तदा भविता त्रेता न कृतं द्वापरं न च ॥११॥
11. prabhinnamiva mātaṅgaṁ pratidviradaghātinam ,
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṁ dvāparaṁ na ca.
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtaṁ dvāparaṁ na ca.
11.
prabhinnam iva mātaṅgam pratidviradaghātinam
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtam dvāparam na ca
na tadā bhavitā tretā na kṛtam dvāparam na ca
11.
prabhinnam pratidviradaghātinam mātaṅgam iva (bhīmasenam)
na tadā tretā na kṛtam na dvāparam ca bhavitā
na tadā tretā na kṛtam na dvāparam ca bhavitā
11.
When you see him like a rutting elephant (mātaṅga) that crushes opposing elephants, then there will be no Tretā, no Kṛta, and no Dvāpara.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - infuriated, in rut (like an elephant) (rutting, infuriated, split open)
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
- मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant
- प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् (pratidviradaghātinam) - one who strikes opposing elephants, slayer of opposing elephants
- न (na) - not, no, neither
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will exist
- त्रेता (tretā) - Tretā Yuga (the second cosmic age)
- कृतम् (kṛtam) - Kṛta Yuga (the first cosmic age, also known as Satya Yuga)
- द्वापरम् (dvāparam) - Dvāpara Yuga (the third cosmic age)
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - infuriated, in rut (like an elephant) (rutting, infuriated, split open)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhinna
prabhinna - split, broken, divided; rutting, infuriated (of an elephant)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhid with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Qualifies Bhimasena (implied from previous verse).
इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were
(indeclinable)
मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - an elephant
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga
mātaṅga - an elephant; a man of the lowest caste (caṇḍāla)
प्रतिद्विरदघातिनम् (pratidviradaghātinam) - one who strikes opposing elephants, slayer of opposing elephants
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pratidviradaghātin
pratidviradaghātin - one who strikes or kills opposing elephants
Compound formed with an agent noun (ghātin)
Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (pratidvirada+ghātin)
- pratidvirada – opposing elephant
noun (masculine)
Prefix: prati - ghātin – striker, slayer, killer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
From root han with suffix -in
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Bhimasena (implied).
न (na) - not, no, neither
(indeclinable)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
भविता (bhavitā) - will be, will exist
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, periphrastic future (luṭ) of bhavitā
periphrastic future, active voice
From root bhū, with suffix -tṛ + nominative singular form
Root: bhū (class 1)
त्रेता (tretā) - Tretā Yuga (the second cosmic age)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tretā
tretā - Tretā (the second of the four cosmic ages or yugas); the number 'three'
कृतम् (kṛtam) - Kṛta Yuga (the first cosmic age, also known as Satya Yuga)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta
kṛta - done, made, performed; Kṛta (the first and best of the four cosmic ages)
Past Passive Participle (used nominally)
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the Kṛta Yuga, also known as Satya Yuga.
द्वापरम् (dvāparam) - Dvāpara Yuga (the third cosmic age)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvāpara
dvāpara - Dvāpara (the third of the four cosmic ages); the number 'two' (in dice games)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)