महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-193, verse-57
प्रतिपेदे चतुष्पादं धनुर्वेदं नृपात्मजः ।
शिखण्डी सह युष्माभिर्धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥५७॥
शिखण्डी सह युष्माभिर्धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥५७॥
57. pratipede catuṣpādaṁ dhanurvedaṁ nṛpātmajaḥ ,
śikhaṇḍī saha yuṣmābhirdhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ.
śikhaṇḍī saha yuṣmābhirdhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ.
57.
pratipede catuṣpādam dhanurvedam nṛpātmajaḥ
śikhaṇḍī saha yuṣmābhiḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ ca pārṣataḥ
śikhaṇḍī saha yuṣmābhiḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ ca pārṣataḥ
57.
nṛpātmajaḥ catuṣpādam dhanurvedam pratipede.
śikhaṇḍī ca pārṣataḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ saha yuṣmābhiḥ
śikhaṇḍī ca pārṣataḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ saha yuṣmābhiḥ
57.
The king's son (nṛpātmajaḥ) mastered the four-fold (catuṣpādam) science of archery (dhanurvedam). Śikhaṇḍin, along with Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣata (pārṣataḥ), and yourselves (yuṣmābhiḥ), were also (involved/present).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - mastered, attained, acquired
- चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam) - Referring to the four divisions/aspects of Dhanurveda (four-fold, having four parts/limbs)
- धनुर्वेदम् (dhanurvedam) - the science of archery
- नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - Refers to a son of Drupada, likely Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who was a student of Droṇa. (the king's son)
- शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍin (name of a character)
- सह (saha) - with, together with
- युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - with you all
- धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (name of a character)
- च (ca) - and
- पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - An epithet for Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pṛṣata was Drupada's father) (son of Pṛṣata)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रतिपेदे (pratipede) - mastered, attained, acquired
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of pad
Perfect, Ātmanepada
Root 'pad' with prefix 'prati'
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)
चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam) - Referring to the four divisions/aspects of Dhanurveda (four-fold, having four parts/limbs)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of catuṣpāda
catuṣpāda - four-footed, four-legged, having four parts or divisions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+pāda)
- catur – four
numeral - pāda – foot, limb, part, division
noun (masculine)
धनुर्वेदम् (dhanurvedam) - the science of archery
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanurveda
dhanurveda - the science of archery (one of the Upavedas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+veda)
- dhanus – bow
noun (neuter) - veda – knowledge, science, sacred text
noun (masculine)
नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - Refers to a son of Drupada, likely Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who was a student of Droṇa. (the king's son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja
nṛpātmaja - king's son, prince
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ātmaja)
- nṛpa – king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')
noun (masculine) - ātmaja – son, offspring (lit. 'self-born')
noun (masculine)
शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍin (name of a character)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin
śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a character in the Mahabharata, born as a girl and later became a man)
सह (saha) - with, together with
(indeclinable)
युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - with you all
(pronoun)
Instrumental, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (plural)
Second person pronoun
धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (name of a character)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna
dhṛṣṭadyumna - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (son of Drupada, born from the sacrificial fire to kill Droṇa)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - An epithet for Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pṛṣata was Drupada's father) (son of Pṛṣata)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārṣata
pārṣata - descendant of Pṛṣata
Taddhita derivative from 'pṛṣata'