महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-18

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यदोद्वमन्निशितान्बाणसंघान्स्थाताततायी समरे किरीटी ।
सृष्टोऽन्तकः सर्वहरो विधात्रा यथा भवेत्तद्वदवारणीयः ॥१८॥

18. yadodvamanniśitānbāṇasaṁghā;nsthātātatāyī samare kirīṭī ,
sṛṣṭo'ntakaḥ sarvaharo vidhātrā; yathā bhavettadvadavāraṇīyaḥ.

18. yadā udvaman niśitān bāṇasaṃghān
sthātā ātatāyī samare kirīṭī
sṛṣṭaḥ antakaḥ sarvaharaḥ vidhātrā
yathā bhavet tadvat avāraṇīyaḥ

18. When the crowned one (Arjuna) stands in battle as an aggressor (ātatāyī), spewing forth multitudes of sharp arrows, he will be like the all-destroying Yama (antaka) created by the Creator (vidhātrā), truly irresistible.

Words meanings summery:

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यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

उद्वमन् (udvaman) - spewing forth (vomiting forth, ejecting, disgorging)

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp (sharp, whetted, keen, pointed)

बाणसंघान् (bāṇasaṁghān) - multitudes of arrows (multitudes of arrows, collections of arrows)

स्थाता (sthātā) - stands (standing, stationed, an attendant)

आततायी (ātatāyī) - an aggressor (ātatāyī) (an aggressor, an assassin, one who intends to kill)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the crowned one (Arjuna) (the crowned one, one wearing a diadem (an epithet of Arjuna))

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created (created, brought into existence, produced)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (antaka) (one who makes an end, terminator, Yama (god of death))

सर्वहरः (sarvaharaḥ) - all-destroying (all-destroying, taking away all, all-devouring)

विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator (vidhātrā) (by the creator, ordainer, Brahma)

यथा (yathā) - like (just as, as)

भवेत् (bhavet) - will be (may be, might be, would be)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - truly (similarly, in that manner, just so)

अवारणीयः (avāraṇīyaḥ) - irresistible (irresistible, unavoidable, not to be checked)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at what time)

(indeclinable)

उद्वमन् (udvaman) - spewing forth (vomiting forth, ejecting, disgorging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udvamat

udvamat - vomiting forth, ejecting, disgorging

Present Active Participle

From root 'vam' (to vomit) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: vam (class 1)

Note: Modifies kirīṭī.

निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp (sharp, whetted, keen, pointed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen, pointed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies bāṇasaṃghān.

बाणसंघान् (bāṇasaṁghān) - multitudes of arrows (multitudes of arrows, collections of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇasaṃgha

bāṇasaṁgha - multitude of arrows, collection of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+saṃgha)

bāṇa – arrow
noun (masculine)
saṃgha – multitude, collection, assembly
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'udvaman'.

स्थाता (sthātā) - stands (standing, stationed, an attendant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthātṛ

sthātṛ - one who stands, driver of a chariot, attendant

Agent noun

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-tṛ'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject (implicitly, with kirīṭī). Can be interpreted as 'one who stands' or 'standing'.

आततायी (ātatāyī) - an aggressor (ātatāyī) (an aggressor, an assassin, one who intends to kill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātatāyin

ātatāyin - an aggressor, assassin, one who intends to kill, one with a drawn bow

From 'ā + tan' (to stretch, extend) with suffix '-in'

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Modifies kirīṭī.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the crowned one (Arjuna) (the crowned one, one wearing a diadem (an epithet of Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - the crowned one, one wearing a diadem (an epithet of Arjuna)

From 'kirīṭa' (crown) with possessive suffix '-in'

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created (created, brought into existence, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, brought into existence, produced

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sṛj' (to emit, create)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies antakaḥ.

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama (antaka) (one who makes an end, terminator, Yama (god of death))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - one who makes an end, terminator, Yama (god of death)

From 'anta' (end) + 'ka' (agent suffix)

Note: Predicate nominative.

सर्वहरः (sarvaharaḥ) - all-destroying (all-destroying, taking away all, all-devouring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvahara

sarvahara - all-destroying, taking away all, all-devouring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+hara)

sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (masculine)
hara – taker, destroyer
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From root 'hṛ' (to seize, take away)
Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies antakaḥ.

विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the Creator (vidhātrā) (by the creator, ordainer, Brahma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, ordainer, disposer, Brahma

Agent noun

From root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of 'sṛṣṭaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - like (just as, as)

(indeclinable)