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5,141

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-38

श्वेतोष्णीषाश्च दृश्यन्ते त्रय एव जनार्दन ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु तान्विजानीहि केशव ॥३८॥
38. śvetoṣṇīṣāśca dṛśyante traya eva janārdana ,
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tānvijānīhi keśava.
38. śvetoṣṇīṣāḥ ca dṛśyante trayaḥ eva janārdana
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tān vijānīhi keśava
38. janārdana keśava dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu
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
  • (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)
(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