महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-165, verse-2
बलवन्तौ नरव्याघ्रौ दृढक्रोधौ प्रहारिणौ ।
गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौ महाबलौ ॥२॥
गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौ महाबलौ ॥२॥
2. balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau ,
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau.
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau.
2.
balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
2.
balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
2.
They are powerful, tiger-like men (naravyāghrau), fiercely wrathful, and mighty strikers. These two chief Gandhara princes are youthful, handsome, and extremely strong.
Words meanings summery:
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- बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - powerful, strong
- नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men, excellent men, great warriors
- दृढक्रोधौ (dṛḍhakrodhau) - firm in anger, fiercely wrathful
- प्रहारिणौ (prahāriṇau) - striking, smiting, assaulters
- गान्धारमुख्यौ (gāndhāramukhyau) - chief among the Gandharas, foremost Gandhara princes
- तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young, youthful
- दर्शनीयौ (darśanīyau) - handsome, worth seeing, beautiful
- महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty
Words meanings and morphology
बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, having strength
possessive suffix -vat
नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men, excellent men, great warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men (metaphor for a pre-eminent man), chief of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
दृढक्रोधौ (dṛḍhakrodhau) - firm in anger, fiercely wrathful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛḍhakrodha
dṛḍhakrodha - firm/strong in anger, fiercely wrathful
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+krodha)
- dṛḍha – firm, strong, rigid, hard
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root dṛh (to be firm)
Root: dṛh (class 1) - krodha – anger, wrath, fury
noun (masculine)
Root: krudh (class 4)
प्रहारिणौ (prahāriṇau) - striking, smiting, assaulters
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of prahārin
prahārin - striking, smiting, assailant, warrior
from root hṛ (to seize) with pra, and suffix -in
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
गान्धारमुख्यौ (gāndhāramukhyau) - chief among the Gandharas, foremost Gandhara princes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gāndhāramukhya
gāndhāramukhya - chief of the Gandharas, principal Gandhara
Compound type : tatpurusha (gāndhāra+mukhya)
- gāndhāra – belonging to Gandhara (country/people), descendant of Gandhari
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective (masculine)
तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young, youthful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of taruṇa
taruṇa - young, youthful, tender
दर्शनीयौ (darśanīyau) - handsome, worth seeing, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of darśanīya
darśanīya - to be seen, visible, handsome, beautiful
Gerundive
from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -anīya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala
mahābala - great strength, very powerful, mighty
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)