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6,102

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-44

स च्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्यः पुनरन्यन्महद्धनुः ।
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण सज्यं चक्रे पिता तव ॥४४॥
44. sa cchinnadhanvā kauravyaḥ punaranyanmahaddhanuḥ ,
nimeṣāntaramātreṇa sajyaṁ cakre pitā tava.
44. saḥ chinnadhanvā Kauravyaḥ punaḥ anyat mahat
dhanuḥ nimeṣāntaramātreṇa sajyam cakre pitā tava
44. O tava pitā,
chinnadhanvā saḥ Kauravyaḥ punaḥ nimeṣāntaramātreṇa anyat mahat sajyam dhanuḥ cakre
44. That Kuru warrior, Bhīṣma, whose bow had been severed, then strung another great bow in the mere blink of an eye, O your father.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सः (saḥ) - Bhīṣma (that, he)
  • छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with his bow cut, having a broken bow
  • कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - Bhīṣma (a prominent Kuru warrior) (a Kuru, descendant of Kuru)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
  • अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
  • महत् (mahat) - great, large
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in the mere blink of an eye (in the brief space of an eye-blink, in an instant)
  • सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (with a bowstring)
  • चक्रे (cakre) - he strung (he made, he did)
  • पिता (pitā) - O father (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
  • तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Bhīṣma (that, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.
छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with his bow cut, having a broken bow
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnadhanvan
chinnadhanvan - having a broken or cut bow, whose bow is broken
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanus)
  • chinna – cut, severed, broken
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'chid' (to cut, cleave) + 'kta' suffix.
    Root: chid (class 7)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
    Root: dhan (class 1)
Note: Agrees with saḥ (Bhīṣma).
कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - Bhīṣma (a prominent Kuru warrior) (a Kuru, descendant of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Kauravya
Kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kuru warrior
Patronymic from 'Kuru'.
Note: Agrees with saḥ.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
महत् (mahat) - great, large
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, extensive, abundant
Note: Agrees with dhanuḥ.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
Root: dhan (class 1)
Note: Object of cakre.
निमेषान्तरमात्रेण (nimeṣāntaramātreṇa) - in the mere blink of an eye (in the brief space of an eye-blink, in an instant)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣāntaramātra
nimeṣāntaramātra - the mere interval of a wink, in an instant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimeṣa+antara+mātra)
  • nimeṣa – blink of an eye, wink
    noun (masculine)
    From 'ni' (prefix) + 'miṣ' (to wink).
    Prefix: ni
    Root: miṣ (class 4)
  • antara – interval, space, difference
    noun (neuter)
  • mātra – mere, only, measure
    adjective (neuter)
    Root: mā (class 2)
सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung (with a bowstring)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sajya
sajya - strung (a bow), with a string
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jyā)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • jyā – bowstring
    noun (feminine)
Note: Complement to dhanuḥ, describing its state after cakre.
चक्रे (cakre) - he strung (he made, he did)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of kṛ
Perfect Tense
3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, Perfect tense of root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पिता (pitā) - O father (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Genitive singular form of 'you'.
Note: Relates to pitā.