महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-101, verse-20
तेऽपि प्रासैः सुनिशितैः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
न्यकृन्तन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि विचरन्तो दिशो दश ॥२०॥
न्यकृन्तन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि विचरन्तो दिशो दश ॥२०॥
20. te'pi prāsaiḥ suniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
nyakṛntannuttamāṅgāni vicaranto diśo daśa.
nyakṛntannuttamāṅgāni vicaranto diśo daśa.
20.
te api prāsaiḥ suniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ
nyakṛntan uttamāṅgāni vicarantāḥ diśaḥ daśa
nyakṛntan uttamāṅgāni vicarantāḥ diśaḥ daśa
20.
te api daśa diśaḥ vicarantāḥ suniśitaiḥ prāsaiḥ
sannataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ uttamāṅgāni nyakṛntan
sannataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ uttamāṅgāni nyakṛntan
20.
And they too, moving about in all ten directions, severed heads with very sharp spears and well-jointed arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they, those
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with lances
- सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - with very sharp, with well-sharpened
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows
- सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with bent-nocked (arrows), with well-jointed (arrows)
- न्यकृन्तन् (nyakṛntan) - they cut off, they severed
- उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads (lit. best limbs)
- विचरन्ताः (vicarantāḥ) - moving about, roaming, wandering
- दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters
- दश (daśa) - ten
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with lances
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa
prāsa - spear, javelin, dart
सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - with very sharp, with well-sharpened
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of suniśita
suniśita - very sharp, well-sharpened
Compound type : karmadharaya (su+niśita)
- su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable - niśita – sharpened, keen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'.
Prefix: ni
Root: śo (class 4)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - with bent-nocked (arrows), with well-jointed (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan
sannataparvan - having bent joints/knots (referring to arrows with well-made nocks)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sannata+parvan)
- sannata – bent, bowed, humble
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From verb root 'nam' with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: nam (class 1) - parvan – joint, knot (of a reed or arrow), section
noun (neuter)
न्यकृन्तन् (nyakṛntan) - they cut off, they severed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nyakṛnt
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛnt (class 6)
उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads (lit. best limbs)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of uttamāṅga
uttamāṅga - best limb, head
Compound type : karmadharaya (uttama+aṅga)
- uttama – best, highest, supreme
adjective (neuter) - aṅga – limb, body part
noun (neuter)
विचरन्ताः (vicarantāḥ) - moving about, roaming, wandering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vicarat
vicarat - moving about, roaming, behaving
Present Active Participle
From verb root 'car' with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)