महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-165, verse-20
रथानां क्व च विज्ञानं क्व च भीष्मोऽल्पचेतनः ।
अहमावारयिष्यामि पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥२०॥
अहमावारयिष्यामि पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥२०॥
20. rathānāṁ kva ca vijñānaṁ kva ca bhīṣmo'lpacetanaḥ ,
ahamāvārayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm.
ahamāvārayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm.
20.
rathānām kva ca vijñānam kva ca bhīṣmaḥ
alpacetanaḥ aham āvārayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
alpacetanaḥ aham āvārayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
20.
kva ca rathānām vijñānam kva ca alpacetanaḥ
bhīṣmaḥ aham pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm āvārayiṣyāmi
bhīṣmaḥ aham pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm āvārayiṣyāmi
20.
Where is the skill in chariots, and where is Bhīṣma, who has little consciousness? I myself will restrain the army of the Pāṇḍavas.
Words meanings summery:
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- रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
- क्व (kva) - where?
- च (ca) - and, also
- विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - skill in handling chariots/battle (knowledge, skill, understanding)
- भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma
- अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - dull-witted, of little consciousness
- अहम् (aham) - speaker (Karṇa/Duryodhana) (I)
- आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - I will restrain, I will check, I will hold back
- पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
- अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the army
Words meanings and morphology
रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
From root 'rādh' (to arrange, to propitiate) or 'ram' (to delight).
क्व (kva) - where?
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - skill in handling chariots/battle (knowledge, skill, understanding)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāna
vijñāna - knowledge, skill, discrimination, understanding
From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata); terrible, formidable (as adjective)
अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - dull-witted, of little consciousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpacetana
alpacetana - of little consciousness, dull-witted, simple-minded
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+cetana)
- alpa – little, small, few
adjective (masculine) - cetana – consciousness, mind, sentient being
noun (masculine)
From root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand).
Root: cit (class 0)
Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmaḥ'.
अहम् (aham) - speaker (Karṇa/Duryodhana) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - I will restrain, I will check, I will hold back
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vṛ
Causative form (vārayi) with future tense and prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)
From 'Pāṇḍu' (name of a king).
अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - the army
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī
anīkinī - army, host, battalion
From 'anīka' (army, front) + feminine suffix.