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6,1

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-3

अवतीर्य कुरुक्षेत्रं पाण्डवाः सहसोमकाः ।
कौरवानभ्यवर्तन्त जिगीषन्तो महाबलाः ॥३॥
3. avatīrya kurukṣetraṁ pāṇḍavāḥ sahasomakāḥ ,
kauravānabhyavartanta jigīṣanto mahābalāḥ.
3. avatīrya kurukṣetram pāṇḍavāḥ saha somakāḥ
kauravān abhyavartanta jigīṣantaḥ mahābalāḥ
3. mahābalāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ somakāḥ saha kurukṣetram
avatīrya jigīṣantaḥ kauravān abhyavartanta
3. Having entered Kurukṣetra, the mighty Pāṇḍavas, along with the Somakas, advanced against the Kauravas, desiring victory.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - Having come down into Kurukṣetra. (having descended, having entered, having alighted)
  • कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - The sacred plain where the Mahābhārata war was fought. (Kurukṣetra, the field of the Kurus)
  • पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - The five sons of Pāṇḍu, key protagonists in the Mahābhārata. (the Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu)
  • सह (saha) - with, along with, together with
  • सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - An allied tribe/dynasty fighting alongside the Pāṇḍavas. (the Somakas (a tribe/dynasty))
  • कौरवान् (kauravān) - Specifically the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and their allies, the adversaries of the Pāṇḍavas. (the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru)
  • अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards, they attacked, they marched against
  • जिगीषन्तः (jigīṣantaḥ) - desiring to conquer, wishing for victory
  • महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, very powerful, of great strength

Words meanings and morphology

अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - Having come down into Kurukṣetra. (having descended, having entered, having alighted)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Formed from the root √tṝ (to cross, to descend) with the prefix 'ava' and the suffix '-ya' for absolutive.
Prefix: ava
Root: tṝ (class 1)
कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - The sacred plain where the Mahābhārata war was fought. (Kurukṣetra, the field of the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra
kurukṣetra - field of the Kurus, a holy plain in India, setting of the Mahābhārata war
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣetra)
  • kuru – name of a legendary king or dynasty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • kṣetra – field, ground, place, region
    noun (neuter)
पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - The five sons of Pāṇḍu, key protagonists in the Mahābhārata. (the Pāṇḍavas, descendants of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu
Derived from Pāṇḍu (पण्डु) + aṇ (अण्) suffix indicating 'descendant of'.
सह (saha) - with, along with, together with
(indeclinable)
सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - An allied tribe/dynasty fighting alongside the Pāṇḍavas. (the Somakas (a tribe/dynasty))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of somaka
somaka - a king of the Somaka dynasty, or a member of the Somaka tribe
कौरवान् (kauravān) - Specifically the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and their allies, the adversaries of the Pāṇḍavas. (the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru; a member of the Kuru clan; refers to both Pāṇḍavas and Dhārtarāṣṭras, but often specifically to the latter in the Mahābhārata
Derived from Kuru (कुरु) + aṇ (अण्) suffix indicating 'descendant of'.
अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards, they attacked, they marched against
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt
Imperfect Middle
Imperfect form of √vṛt (to turn) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ava'. 3rd person plural.
Prefixes: abhi+ava
Root: vṛt (class 1)
जिगीषन्तः (jigīṣantaḥ) - desiring to conquer, wishing for victory
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jigīṣant
jigīṣant - desiring to conquer, wishing for victory
Present Active Participle (Desiderative)
Derived from desiderative stem of √ji (to conquer) + śatṛ suffix.
Root: ji (class 1)
महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty, very powerful, of great strength
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala
mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bala – strength, power, force, might
    noun (neuter)