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5,158

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-158, verse-21

नानाजनौघं युधि संप्रवृद्धं गाङ्गं यथा वेगमवारणीयम् ।
मां च स्थितं नागबलस्य मध्ये युयुत्ससे मन्द किमल्पबुद्धे ॥२१॥
21. nānājanaughaṁ yudhi saṁpravṛddhaṁ; gāṅgaṁ yathā vegamavāraṇīyam ,
māṁ ca sthitaṁ nāgabalasya madhye; yuyutsase manda kimalpabuddhe.
21. nānājanaugham yudhi sampravṛddham
gāṅgam yathā vegam avāraṇīyam
| mām ca sthitam nāgabalasya madhye
yuyutsase manda kim alpabuddhe
21. manda alpabuddhe nānājanaugham
yudhi sampravṛddham avāraṇīyam
gāṅgam vegam yathā nāgabalasya madhye
sthitam mām ca kim yuyutsase
21. You foolish and ignorant one, why do you desire to fight me, who am positioned amidst the Nāga army, when this assembled multitude of diverse people is ever-increasing in battle, like the irresistible current of the Ganges?

Words meanings summery:

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  • नानाजनौघम् (nānājanaugham) - a multitude of various people, diverse crowds
  • युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
  • सम्प्रवृद्धम् (sampravṛddham) - ever-increasing (greatly increased, fully grown, mighty)
  • गाङ्गम् (gāṅgam) - like the Ganges (current) (relating to the Ganges, of the Ganges)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
  • वेगम् (vegam) - current (force, current, impetus, speed)
  • अवारणीयम् (avāraṇīyam) - irresistible, not to be obstructed, uncontrollable
  • माम् (mām) - me, to me
  • (ca) - and, also
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - positioned, being (standing, situated, located, being)
  • नागबलस्य (nāgabalasya) - of the Nāga army (of the army of elephants, of the Nāga army)
  • मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among
  • युयुत्ससे (yuyutsase) - you desire to fight
  • मन्द (manda) - O foolish one (foolish, dull, slow)
  • किम् (kim) - why (why, what, whether)
  • अल्पबुद्धे (alpabuddhe) - O one of little intellect, O ignorant one

Words meanings and morphology

नानाजनौघम् (nānājanaugham) - a multitude of various people, diverse crowds
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nānājanaugha
nānājanaugha - a multitude of various people, diverse crowds
Compound type : tatpurusha (nānājana+ogha)
  • nānājana – various people
    noun (masculine)
  • ogha – flood, multitude, mass, current
    noun (masculine)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
सम्प्रवृद्धम् (sampravṛddham) - ever-increasing (greatly increased, fully grown, mighty)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sampravṛddha
sampravṛddha - greatly increased, fully grown, mighty, prosperous
past passive participle
From root vṛdh (to grow) with prefixes sam- and pra-
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
गाङ्गम् (gāṅgam) - like the Ganges (current) (relating to the Ganges, of the Ganges)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṅga
gāṅga - relating to the Ganges, flowing from the Ganges
Derived from gaṅgā (the Ganges)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
वेगम् (vegam) - current (force, current, impetus, speed)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, impetus, current, force
अवारणीयम् (avāraṇīyam) - irresistible, not to be obstructed, uncontrollable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avāraṇīya
avāraṇīya - irresistible, not to be obstructed or kept back
gerundive/potential passive participle
From negative prefix a- and root vṛ (to cover, to obstruct) with suffix -aṇīya
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vāraṇīya)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • vāraṇīya – to be obstructed, resistible
    adjective (masculine)
    gerundive/potential passive participle
    From root vṛ (to cover, to obstruct) with suffix -aṇīya
    Root: vṛ (class 5)
माम् (mām) - me, to me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - positioned, being (standing, situated, located, being)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, located, firm, being, existing
past passive participle
From root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
नागबलस्य (nāgabalasya) - of the Nāga army (of the army of elephants, of the Nāga army)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of nāgabala
nāgabala - an army of elephants, strength of an elephant, Nāga army
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+bala)
  • nāga – snake, serpent, elephant, Nāga (mythical serpent-being)
    noun (masculine)
  • bala – strength, power, force, army
    noun (neuter)
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst, among
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, central, midst
युयुत्ससे (yuyutsase) - you desire to fight
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yudh
desiderative
Desiderative stem yuyuts- formed from root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
मन्द (manda) - O foolish one (foolish, dull, slow)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of manda
manda - slow, dull, foolish, ignorant, weak
किम् (kim) - why (why, what, whether)
(indeclinable)
अल्पबुद्धे (alpabuddhe) - O one of little intellect, O ignorant one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of alpabuddhi
alpabuddhi - of little intellect, ignorant, foolish
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+buddhi)
  • alpa – little, small, trifling
    adjective (masculine)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, wisdom
    noun (feminine)
    Root: budh (class 1)