महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-54, verse-37
गदया निहतो ह्याजौ मम पार्थो वृकोदरः ।
विशीर्णगात्रः पृथिवीं परासुः प्रपतिष्यति ॥३७॥
विशीर्णगात्रः पृथिवीं परासुः प्रपतिष्यति ॥३७॥
37. gadayā nihato hyājau mama pārtho vṛkodaraḥ ,
viśīrṇagātraḥ pṛthivīṁ parāsuḥ prapatiṣyati.
viśīrṇagātraḥ pṛthivīṁ parāsuḥ prapatiṣyati.
37.
gadayā nihataḥ hi ājau mama pārthaḥ vṛkodaraḥ
viśīrṇagātraḥ pṛthivīm parāsuḥ prapatisyati
viśīrṇagātraḥ pṛthivīm parāsuḥ prapatisyati
37.
Indeed, my Pārtha (Bhīma) Vṛkodara, struck down by my mace in battle, will fall to the earth, lifeless and with shattered limbs.
Words meanings summery:
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- गदया (gadayā) - by my mace (implied) (by the mace, with the mace)
- निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down (struck down, killed, destroyed)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
- आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
- मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
- पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Bhīma) (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)
- वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
- विशीर्णगात्रः (viśīrṇagātraḥ) - with shattered limbs (with shattered limbs, with a broken body, dismembered)
- पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - to the earth (to the earth, the earth)
- परासुः (parāsuḥ) - lifeless (lifeless, dead, breathless)
- प्रपतिस्यति (prapatisyati) - will fall down (will fall down, will fall forth)
Words meanings and morphology
गदया (gadayā) - by my mace (implied) (by the mace, with the mace)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gadā
gadā - mace, club
निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down (struck down, killed, destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed, defeated
Past Passive Participle
From ni-han root (to strike down, to kill).
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis or cause.
आजौ (ājau) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of āji
āji - battle, fight, conflict, race, contest
From ā-aj (to drive, to push).
Root: aj (class 1)
मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me (pronoun)
Genitive singular of aham.
Note: Possessive, referring to the speaker.
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Bhīma) (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), specifically Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, or Bhīma
Patronymic from Pṛthā (another name for Kuntī).
Note: Agrees with vṛkodaraḥ.
वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - Vṛkodara (name of Bhīma), wolf-bellied, voracious
Compound. Named for his immense appetite or prowess.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)
- vṛka – wolf
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, stomach
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of prapatisyati.
विशीर्णगात्रः (viśīrṇagātraḥ) - with shattered limbs (with shattered limbs, with a broken body, dismembered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśīrṇagātra
viśīrṇagātra - having shattered limbs, with a broken body
Compound: viśīrṇa (shattered) + gātra (limb/body).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśīrṇa+gātra)
- viśīrṇa – shattered, broken, torn, fallen apart
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From vi-śṝ root (to shatter, to break).
Prefix: vi
Root: śṝ (class 9) - gātra – limb, body, member
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with vṛkodaraḥ.
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - to the earth (to the earth, the earth)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world
From root pṛth (to spread).
Root: pṛth (class 6)
Note: Object of motion (will fall to).
परासुः (parāsuḥ) - lifeless (lifeless, dead, breathless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parāsu
parāsu - lifeless, dead, breathless, having lost life
Compound: para (gone) + asu (breath, life).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (para+asu)
- para – gone, departed, other, distant
adjective (masculine) - asu – breath, life, vital air
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with vṛkodaraḥ.
प्रपतिस्यति (prapatisyati) - will fall down (will fall down, will fall forth)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat
Future tense from root pat with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: pat (class 1)