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5,53

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-15

तथा भीमहतप्रायां मज्जन्तीं तव वाहिनीम् ।
दुर्योधनमुखा दृष्ट्वा क्षयं यास्यन्ति कौरवाः ॥१५॥
15. tathā bhīmahataprāyāṁ majjantīṁ tava vāhinīm ,
duryodhanamukhā dṛṣṭvā kṣayaṁ yāsyanti kauravāḥ.
15. tathā bhīmahataprāyām majjantīm tava vāhinīm
duryodhanamukhāḥ dṛṣṭvā kṣayam yāsyanti kauravāḥ
15. Similarly, when the Kauravas, led by Duryodhana, see your army largely destroyed by Bhīma and sinking, they will meet their destruction.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
  • भीमहतप्रायाम् (bhīmahataprāyām) - mostly destroyed by Bhīma, largely killed by Bhīma
  • मज्जन्तीम् (majjantīm) - the army that is sinking (in defeat or destruction) (sinking, drowning)
  • तव (tava) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's army (your)
  • वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army, host
  • दुर्योधनमुखाः (duryodhanamukhāḥ) - the Kauravas with Duryodhana as their chief (led by Duryodhana, Duryodhana and others)
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing
  • क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, ruin, end
  • यास्यन्ति (yāsyanti) - they will go to destruction (they will go, they will attain, they will reach)
  • कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
भीमहतप्रायाम् (bhīmahataprāyām) - mostly destroyed by Bhīma, largely killed by Bhīma
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhīmahataprāya
bhīmahataprāya - mostly killed by Bhīma, having Bhīma as the one by whom most were killed
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa/Karmadhāraya (bhīma+hata+prāya)
  • bhīma – Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava brother)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • hata – killed, struck, destroyed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √han (to strike, to kill) with the 'kta' suffix.
    Root: han (class 2)
  • prāya – mostly, mostly consisting of, abundant in
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'vāhinīm'.
मज्जन्तीम् (majjantīm) - the army that is sinking (in defeat or destruction) (sinking, drowning)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of majjat
majjat - sinking, submerging, drowning
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root √majj (to sink, to drown) with the śatṛ suffix, feminine form.
Root: majj (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'vāhinīm'.
तव (tava) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's army (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)
वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army, host
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhinī
vāhinī - army, host, river, stream
दुर्योधनमुखाः (duryodhanamukhāḥ) - the Kauravas with Duryodhana as their chief (led by Duryodhana, Duryodhana and others)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of duryodhanamukha
duryodhanamukha - having Duryodhana as chief/leader; led by Duryodhana
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (duryodhana+mukha)
  • duryodhana – Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • mukha – face, mouth, chief, leader, beginning
    noun (neuter)
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root √dṛś (to see) with the ktvā suffix.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, ruin, end
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, ruin, loss, end
यास्यन्ति (yāsyanti) - they will go to destruction (they will go, they will attain, they will reach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of √yā
Root: yā (class 2)
कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - a descendant of Kuru; the Kauravas (Duryodhana's side)