महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-54, verse-20
पुरैकेन हि भीष्मेण विजिताः सर्वपार्थिवाः ।
मृते पितर्यभिक्रुद्धो रथेनैकेन भारत ॥२०॥
मृते पितर्यभिक्रुद्धो रथेनैकेन भारत ॥२०॥
20. puraikena hi bhīṣmeṇa vijitāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ ,
mṛte pitaryabhikruddho rathenaikena bhārata.
mṛte pitaryabhikruddho rathenaikena bhārata.
20.
purā ekena hi bhīṣmeṇa vijitāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ
mṛte pitari abhikruddhaḥ rathena ekena bhārata
mṛte pitari abhikruddhaḥ rathena ekena bhārata
20.
O descendant of Bharata (bhārata), indeed, all kings were formerly conquered by the single Bhishma. He, greatly enraged after his father's death, achieved this feat with just one chariot.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past
- एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
- भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma
- विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered, defeated, overcome
- सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all kings, all rulers of the earth
- मृते (mṛte) - when dead, upon the death
- पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father
- अभिक्रुद्धः (abhikruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, very angry
- रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot, with a chariot
- एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
- भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata
Words meanings and morphology
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past
(indeclinable)
एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
(numeral)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)
विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered, defeated, overcome
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vijita
vijita - conquered, defeated, won
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root JI (to conquer) with prefix VI (apart, away) and suffix -kta (past passive participle)
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Describes the state of the kings.
सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all kings, all rulers of the earth
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvapārthiva
sarvapārthiva - all kings, all rulers of the earth
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pārthiva)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun (masculine) - pārthiva – king, ruler, prince (lit. 'earthly')
noun (masculine)
Derived from pṛthivī (earth)
Note: Subject of the passive construction.
मृते (mṛte) - when dead, upon the death
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root MṚ (to die) with suffix -kta
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'mṛte pitari' (when the father died).
पितरि (pitari) - in the father, when the father
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'mṛte pitari' (when the father died).
अभिक्रुद्धः (abhikruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, very angry
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhikruddha
abhikruddha - enraged, greatly angered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root KRUDH (to be angry) with prefix ABHI (towards, greatly) and suffix -kta
Prefix: abhi
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Describes the state of Bhishma.
रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot, with a chariot
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot
एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
(numeral)
Note: Emphasizes 'only one chariot'.
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bharata
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata