महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-84, verse-7
नित्यप्रभिन्नान्मातङ्गानीषादन्तान्प्रहारिणः ।
अष्टानुचरमेकैकमष्टौ दास्यामि केशवे ॥७॥
अष्टानुचरमेकैकमष्टौ दास्यामि केशवे ॥७॥
7. nityaprabhinnānmātaṅgānīṣādantānprahāriṇaḥ ,
aṣṭānucaramekaikamaṣṭau dāsyāmi keśave.
aṣṭānucaramekaikamaṣṭau dāsyāmi keśave.
7.
nityaprabhinnān mātaṅgān īṣādantān prahāriṇaḥ
aṣṭa anucaram ekaikam aṣṭau dāsyāmi keśave
aṣṭa anucaram ekaikam aṣṭau dāsyāmi keśave
7.
I will give eight elephants to Keśava (Krishna). Each of these elephants will be constantly in musth, possess tusks like ploughshares, be fierce in attack, and be accompanied by eight attendants.
Words meanings summery:
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- नित्यप्रभिन्नान् (nityaprabhinnān) - always in musth, constantly agitated/in rut
- मातङ्गान् (mātaṅgān) - elephants
- ईषादन्तान् (īṣādantān) - having tusks like ploughshares
- प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, attacking, fierce
- अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight
- अनुचरम् (anucaram) - attendant, follower
- एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one, individually
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant
- केशवे (keśave) - to Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)
Words meanings and morphology
नित्यप्रभिन्नान् (nityaprabhinnān) - always in musth, constantly agitated/in rut
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nityaprabhinna
nityaprabhinna - constantly in rut (of elephants), always agitated/broken out
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+prabhinna)
- nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, regular
adjective - prabhinna – broken, split, distinct, in musth (of elephants)
participle
past passive participle
derived from root bhid with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: bhid (class 7)
मातङ्गान् (mātaṅgān) - elephants
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mātaṅga
mātaṅga - elephant, a man of the lowest caste
ईषादन्तान् (īṣādantān) - having tusks like ploughshares
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of īṣādanta
īṣādanta - having tusks like a ploughshare
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (īṣā+danta)
- īṣā – ploughshare, pole of a carriage
noun (feminine) - danta – tooth, tusk
noun (masculine)
प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, attacking, fierce
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prahārin
prahārin - striking, smiting, an assailant, fighter
agent noun
derived from root hṛ with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight
(adjective)
Accusative, plural of aṣṭan
aṣṭan - eight
Note: Used as an adjective to 'anucaram' (attendants).
अनुचरम् (anucaram) - attendant, follower
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anucara
anucara - follower, attendant, accompanying
एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one, individually
(indeclinable)
reduplicated form of eka
Compound type : dvirukta (eka+eka)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral - eka – one, single, unique
numeral
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(adjective)
Accusative, plural of aṣṭan
aṣṭan - eight
Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'mātaṅgān' (elephants).
दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
केशवे (keśave) - to Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - having beautiful hair; an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu