महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-141, verse-16
अपसव्या मृगाः सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्रस्य केशव ।
वाचश्चाप्यशरीरिण्यस्तत्पराभवलक्षणम् ॥१६॥
वाचश्चाप्यशरीरिण्यस्तत्पराभवलक्षणम् ॥१६॥
16. apasavyā mṛgāḥ sarve dhārtarāṣṭrasya keśava ,
vācaścāpyaśarīriṇyastatparābhavalakṣaṇam.
vācaścāpyaśarīriṇyastatparābhavalakṣaṇam.
16.
apasavyāḥ mṛgāḥ sarve dhārtarāṣṭrasya keśava
vācaḥ ca api aśarīriṇyaḥ tat parābhavalakṣaṇam
vācaḥ ca api aśarīriṇyaḥ tat parābhavalakṣaṇam
16.
keśava dhārtarāṣṭrasya sarve mṛgāḥ apasavyāḥ
ca api aśarīriṇyaḥ vācaḥ tat parābhavalakṣaṇam
ca api aśarīriṇyaḥ vācaḥ tat parābhavalakṣaṇam
16.
O Keśava, all the animals move inauspiciously to the left for Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons. Moreover, disembodied voices are heard; that is a sign of defeat.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपसव्याः (apasavyāḥ) - moving to the left, inauspicious, counter-clockwise
- मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer, beasts
- सर्वे (sarve) - all
- धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, of the Kauravas
- केशव (keśava) - O Keśava
- वाचः (vācaḥ) - voices, utterances, words
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- अशरीरिण्यः (aśarīriṇyaḥ) - disembodied, bodiless
- तत् (tat) - that, this
- पराभवलक्षणम् (parābhavalakṣaṇam) - sign of defeat
Words meanings and morphology
अपसव्याः (apasavyāḥ) - moving to the left, inauspicious, counter-clockwise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apasavya
apasavya - moving to the left, inauspicious, improper
Compound of 'apa' (away, ill) and 'savya' (left)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (apa+savya)
- apa – away, off, down, negative prefix
indeclinable - savya – left, left hand
adjective (masculine)
मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer, beasts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - deer, wild animal, game
सर्वे (sarve) - all
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, of the Kauravas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra
dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra with a patronymic suffix -a
केशव (keśava) - O Keśava
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - having beautiful hair; slayer of the demon Keśī; an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
वाचः (vācaḥ) - voices, utterances, words
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc
vāc - voice, speech, word, sound
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अशरीरिण्यः (aśarīriṇyaḥ) - disembodied, bodiless
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of aśarīriṇī
aśarīriṇī - disembodied, bodiless (feminine)
Compound of 'a' (not) and 'śarīriṇī' (having a body)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śarīriṇī)
- a – not, non-, un- (negation prefix)
indeclinable - śarīriṇī – having a body, embodied (feminine)
adjective (feminine)
From 'śarīra' (body) with possessive suffix -in and feminine suffix -ī
तत् (tat) - that, this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
Note: Refers to the overall situation (inauspicious animals + disembodied voices)
पराभवलक्षणम् (parābhavalakṣaṇam) - sign of defeat
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parābhavalakṣaṇa
parābhavalakṣaṇa - sign of defeat, characteristic of humiliation
Compound of 'parābhava' (defeat) and 'lakṣaṇa' (sign)
Compound type : tatpurusha (parābhava+lakṣaṇa)
- parābhava – defeat, humiliation, destruction
noun (masculine)
From prefix 'parā' and root 'bhū'
Prefix: parā
Root: bhū (class 1) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
noun (neuter)
From root 'lakṣ'
Root: lakṣ (class 10)