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6,102

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-37

चोदयाश्वान्यतो भीष्मः करिष्ये वचनं तव ।
पातयिष्यामि दुर्धर्षं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम् ॥३७॥
37. codayāśvānyato bhīṣmaḥ kariṣye vacanaṁ tava ,
pātayiṣyāmi durdharṣaṁ vṛddhaṁ kurupitāmaham.
37. codayā aśvān anyataḥ bhīṣmaḥ kariṣye vacanam tava
pātayiṣyāmi durdharṣam vṛddham kurupitāmaham
37. aśvān anyataḥ (yatra) bhīṣmaḥ (asti tatra) codayā.
tava vacanam kariṣye.
durdharṣam vṛddham kurupitāmaham pātayiṣyāmi.
37. Drive the horses towards Bhishma on the other side. I will carry out your command. I will fell the unassailable, old patriarch of the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चोदया (codayā) - drive (the horses) (drive, urge, impel)
  • अश्वान् (aśvān) - the horses (of Arjuna's chariot) (horses)
  • अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - to the (enemy's) side, towards the other side (to another side, elsewhere, from another place, towards the other (party))
  • भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the Kaurava commander (Bhishma)
  • करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will carry out (your command) (I will do, I will make, I will carry out)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - command, instruction (word, speech, command)
  • तव (tava) - your (Krishna's) (your, of you)
  • पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will strike down, I will defeat (I will cause to fall, I will fell, I will strike down)
  • दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - invincible (referring to Bhishma) (difficult to overcome, invincible, unassailable)
  • वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old (referring to Bhishma) (old, aged, grown)
  • कुरुपितामहम् (kurupitāmaham) - Bhishma, the patriarch of the Kuru clan (grandfather of the Kurus, patriarch of the Kuru dynasty)

Words meanings and morphology

चोदया (codayā) - drive (the horses) (drive, urge, impel)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of cud
Present Imperative
2nd singular active imperative of root cud, Class 10 (codayati)
Prefix: ā
Root: cud (class 10)
अश्वान् (aśvān) - the horses (of Arjuna's chariot) (horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - to the (enemy's) side, towards the other side (to another side, elsewhere, from another place, towards the other (party))
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas denoting direction/source
भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the Kaurava commander (Bhishma)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)
Note: Implied 'where Bhishma is'
करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will carry out (your command) (I will do, I will make, I will carry out)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ
Future Tense
1st singular middle future of root kṛ, Class 8 (karoti)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वचनम् (vacanam) - command, instruction (word, speech, command)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speaking, word, command
derivation from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
तव (tava) - your (Krishna's) (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will strike down, I will defeat (I will cause to fall, I will fell, I will strike down)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat
Future Tense, Causative
1st singular active future of causative root pātay (from pat, Class 1)
Root: pat (class 1)
दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - invincible (referring to Bhishma) (difficult to overcome, invincible, unassailable)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa
durdharṣa - difficult to overcome, invincible
compound of dur (difficult) and dharṣa (to attack)
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+dharṣa)
  • dur – difficult, bad, ill
    indeclinable
  • dharṣa – attack, assault, daring
    noun (masculine)
    from root dhṛṣ
    Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
Note: Refers to kurupitāmaham.
वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old (referring to Bhishma) (old, aged, grown)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Refers to kurupitāmaham.
कुरुपितामहम् (kurupitāmaham) - Bhishma, the patriarch of the Kuru clan (grandfather of the Kurus, patriarch of the Kuru dynasty)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kurupitāmaha
kurupitāmaha - grandfather of the Kurus
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuru+pitāmaha)
  • kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, patriarch
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to Bhishma.