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5,155

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-155, verse-13

सेनया चतुरङ्गिण्या महत्या दूरपातया ।
विचित्रायुधवर्मिण्या गङ्गयेव प्रवृद्धया ॥१३॥
13. senayā caturaṅgiṇyā mahatyā dūrapātayā ,
vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā gaṅgayeva pravṛddhayā.
13. senayā caturaṅgiṇyā mahatyā dūrapātayā
vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā gaṅgayā iva pravṛddhayā
13. mahatyā dūrapātayā vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā caturaṅgiṇyā senayā,
pravṛddhayā gaṅgayā iva,
[anvadhāvat].
13. He pursued him with his great, four-limbed army, which stretched far and was equipped with diverse weapons and armor, resembling a greatly swollen Gaṅgā (Ganges) river.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सेनया (senayā) - by the army
  • चतुरङ्गिण्या (caturaṅgiṇyā) - by the four-limbed army (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (by the four-limbed (army))
  • महत्या (mahatyā) - by the great, by the large
  • दूरपातया (dūrapātayā) - by the far-reaching, by the far-extending
  • विचित्रायुधवर्मिण्या (vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā) - by the one with diverse weapons and armor
  • गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Gaṅgā (Ganges river)
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were
  • प्रवृद्धया (pravṛddhayā) - by the greatly increased, by the swollen

Words meanings and morphology

सेनया (senayā) - by the army
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of senā
senā - army, host, armed force
चतुरङ्गिण्या (caturaṅgiṇyā) - by the four-limbed army (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) (by the four-limbed (army))
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of caturaṅgiṇī
caturaṅgiṇī - four-limbed (referring to an army with four divisions: elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+aṅga)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • aṅga – limb, division, component part
    noun (neuter)
Note: modifies 'senayā'
महत्या (mahatyā) - by the great, by the large
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty
Note: modifies 'senayā'
दूरपातया (dūrapātayā) - by the far-reaching, by the far-extending
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dūrapātā
dūrapātā - far-reaching, far-extending, which reaches far
Compound type : tatpurusha (dūra+pāta)
  • dūra – far, distant
    indeclinable
  • pāta – fall, descent, reach
    noun (masculine)
    Root: pat (class 1)
Note: modifies 'senayā'
विचित्रायुधवर्मिण्या (vicitrāyudhavarmiṇyā) - by the one with diverse weapons and armor
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vicitrāyudhavarmiṇī
vicitrāyudhavarmiṇī - having diverse weapons and armor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+āyudha+varmin)
  • vicitra – diverse, variegated, colorful
    adjective
  • āyudha – weapon, implement
    noun (neuter)
  • varmin – armored, clad in mail
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from varman (armor) + in (possessive suffix)
Note: modifies 'senayā'
गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Gaṅgā (Ganges river)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gaṅgā
gaṅgā - the river Ganges
इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were
(indeclinable)
प्रवृद्धया (pravṛddhayā) - by the greatly increased, by the swollen
(participle)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pravṛddhā
pravṛddhā - greatly increased, grown, swollen, prosperous (past passive participle)
past passive participle
PPP of pra-√vṛdh (to grow, increase)
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: modifies 'gaṅgayā'