महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-141, verse-38
श्वेतोष्णीषाश्च दृश्यन्ते त्रय एव जनार्दन ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु तान्विजानीहि केशव ॥३८॥
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु तान्विजानीहि केशव ॥३८॥
38. śvetoṣṇīṣāśca dṛśyante traya eva janārdana ,
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tānvijānīhi keśava.
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tānvijānīhi keśava.
38.
śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ ca dṛśyante trayaḥ eva janārdana
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tān vijānīhi keśava
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tān vijānīhi keśava
38.
janārdana keśava dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu
trayaḥ eva śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ ca dṛśyante tān vijānīhi
trayaḥ eva śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ ca dṛśyante tān vijānīhi
38.
O Janardana, only three individuals wearing white turbans are seen in the armies of Dhritarashtra. O Keshav, please recognize them.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्वेतोष्णीषाः (śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ) - wearing white turbans, having white turbans
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
- जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana (Krishna)
- धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son, of the son of Dhritarashtra
- सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies, among the troops
- तान् (tān) - them
- विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - recognize, know, understand
- केशव (keśava) - O Keshav (Krishna)
Words meanings and morphology
श्वेतोष्णीषाः (śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ) - wearing white turbans, having white turbans
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śvetoṣṇīṣa
śvetoṣṇīṣa - wearing a white turban
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śveta+uṣṇīṣa)
- śveta – white
adjective - uṣṇīṣa – turban, head-dress
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Passive
Root dṛś, passive voice, present tense, 3rd person plural (stem dṛśya formed by adding ya)
Root: dṛś (class 4)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed
(indeclinable)
जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana (Krishna)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana
janārdana - agitator of men, a name of Vishnu/Krishna
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son, of the son of Dhritarashtra
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra
dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra, relating to Dhritarashtra
Derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra by adding 'a' (aṇ) indicating progeny.
Note: Refers to the collective sons of Dhritarashtra, implicitly Duryodhana's army.
सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies, among the troops
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of sainya
sainya - army, host, troops
Derived from senā (army)
तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Masculine accusative plural of 'tad'.
विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - recognize, know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā
Imperative Active
Root jñā, with prefix vi-, 9th class (kriyādi), imperative mood, 2nd person singular
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
केशव (keśava) - O Keshav (Krishna)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - having beautiful hair, a name of Vishnu/Krishna