महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-147, verse-9
पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां यदुरेवाभवद्बली ।
वशे कृत्वा स नृपतीनवसन्नागसाह्वये ॥९॥
वशे कृत्वा स नृपतीनवसन्नागसाह्वये ॥९॥
9. pṛthivyāṁ caturantāyāṁ yadurevābhavadbalī ,
vaśe kṛtvā sa nṛpatīnavasannāgasāhvaye.
vaśe kṛtvā sa nṛpatīnavasannāgasāhvaye.
9.
pṛthivyām caturantāyām yaduḥ eva abhavat balī
vaśe kṛtvā saḥ nṛpatīn avasat nāgasāhvaye
vaśe kṛtvā saḥ nṛpatīn avasat nāgasāhvaye
9.
balī yaduḥ eva caturantāyām pṛthivyām abhavat
saḥ nṛpatīn vaśe kṛtvā nāgasāhvaye avasat
saḥ nṛpatīn vaśe kṛtvā nāgasāhvaye avasat
9.
Yadu, the powerful one, indeed became the sole ruler over the entire four-cornered earth. Having subdued the other kings, he resided in Nāgasāhvaya (city).
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world
- चतुरन्तायाम् (caturantāyām) - referring to the entire earth (bounded by four ends/corners, four-cornered)
- यदुः (yaduḥ) - Yadu
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone
- अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was
- बली (balī) - powerful, strong
- वशे (vaśe) - in control, under subjection
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought into control, having subdued (having done, having made, having subdued)
- सः (saḥ) - he
- नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings, rulers
- अवसत् (avasat) - he resided, he lived
- नागसाह्वये (nāgasāhvaye) - in Nāgasāhvaya (a city, perhaps Hastinapura)
Words meanings and morphology
पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land
चतुरन्तायाम् (caturantāyām) - referring to the entire earth (bounded by four ends/corners, four-cornered)
(compound adjective)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+anta)
- catur – four
numeral - anta – end, boundary, limit
noun (masculine)
यदुः (yaduḥ) - Yadu
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yadu
yadu - Yadu (proper name of a king)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
बली (balī) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balin
balin - powerful, mighty, strong
वशे (vaśe) - in control, under subjection
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, control, power, authority
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought into control, having subdued (having done, having made, having subdued)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings, rulers
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)
- nṛ – man
noun (masculine) - pati – master, lord, husband
noun (masculine)
अवसत् (avasat) - he resided, he lived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
नागसाह्वये (nāgasāhvaye) - in Nāgasāhvaya (a city, perhaps Hastinapura)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nāgasāhvaya
nāgasāhvaya - Nāgasāhvaya (name of a city, another name for Hastinapura)