महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-50, verse-19
बृहदंसोऽप्रतिबलो गौरस्ताल इवोद्गतः ।
प्रमाणतो भीमसेनः प्रादेशेनाधिकोऽर्जुनात् ॥१९॥
प्रमाणतो भीमसेनः प्रादेशेनाधिकोऽर्जुनात् ॥१९॥
19. bṛhadaṁso'pratibalo gaurastāla ivodgataḥ ,
pramāṇato bhīmasenaḥ prādeśenādhiko'rjunāt.
pramāṇato bhīmasenaḥ prādeśenādhiko'rjunāt.
19.
bṛhadaṃsaḥ apratibalaḥ gauraḥ tālaḥ iva udgataḥ
pramāṇataḥ bhīmasenaḥ prādeśena adhikaḥ arjunāt
pramāṇataḥ bhīmasenaḥ prādeśena adhikaḥ arjunāt
19.
Broad-shouldered, unequalled in strength, fair-complexioned, and risen tall like a palm tree — Bhīmasena is greater than Arjuna by a span (prādeśa) in stature.
Words meanings summery:
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- बृहदंसः (bṛhadaṁsaḥ) - broad-shouldered, large-shouldered
- अप्रतिबलः (apratibalaḥ) - unequalled in strength, matchless
- गौरः (gauraḥ) - fair, white, yellowish, fair-complexioned
- तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - risen tall, grown tall (risen, grown, tall, produced)
- प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - in stature, in terms of physical size (in measure, in proportion, in stature)
- भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name)
- प्रादेशेन (prādeśena) - by a span (measure of length from thumb to forefinger)
- अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - taller, greater in height (superior, greater, more)
- अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna
Words meanings and morphology
बृहदंसः (bṛhadaṁsaḥ) - broad-shouldered, large-shouldered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaṃsa
bṛhadaṁsa - broad-shouldered
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+aṃsa)
- bṛhat – large, great, vast
adjective (masculine) - aṃsa – shoulder, part, share
noun (masculine)
अप्रतिबलः (apratibalaḥ) - unequalled in strength, matchless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apratibala
apratibala - unequalled, matchless in strength
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratibala)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable - pratibala – equal in strength, antagonist
noun (masculine)
गौरः (gauraḥ) - fair, white, yellowish, fair-complexioned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaura
gaura - fair, white, yellowish, reddish-white, clean
तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tāla
tāla - palm tree, fan palm (Borassus flabelliformis)
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - risen tall, grown tall (risen, grown, tall, produced)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udgata
udgata - risen, come forth, grown, tall, produced
Past Passive Participle
From root gam with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: gam (class 1)
प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - in stature, in terms of physical size (in measure, in proportion, in stature)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas from pramāṇa
भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena
bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava, literally 'having a terrible army' or 'terrible in his might')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+sena)
- bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
adjective (masculine) - sena – army, host, weapon
noun (feminine)
प्रादेशेन (prādeśena) - by a span (measure of length from thumb to forefinger)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of prādeśa
prādeśa - a span (measure of length, distance from the thumb to the forefinger when extended)
अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - taller, greater in height (superior, greater, more)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika
adhika - excessive, abundant, superior, more
अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper name, literally 'white, clear')