महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-37

अथ वा फल्गुनस्यैष भारः परिमितो रणे ।
निहनिष्यति संग्रामे भीष्मं परपुरंजयम् ॥३७॥

37. atha vā phalgunasyaiṣa bhāraḥ parimito raṇe ,
nihaniṣyati saṁgrāme bhīṣmaṁ parapuraṁjayam.

37. atha vā phalgunasya eṣa bhāraḥ parimitaḥ raṇe
nihaniṣyati saṃgrāme bhīṣmam parapurajayam

37. atha vā eṣaḥ parimitaḥ bhāraḥ phalgunasya raṇe
saḥ saṃgrāme parapurajayam bhīṣmam nihaniṣyati

37. Or rather, this task in battle is assigned to Phalguna (Arjuna); he will slay Bhishma, the conqueror of enemy cities, in the conflict.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• वा (vā) - or, either

• फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna, of Arjuna

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, responsibility, task

• परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - appointed (task) (measured, limited, appointed, determined)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

• निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - he will kill, he will slay

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• परपुरजयम् (parapurajayam) - conqueror of enemy cities

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna, of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Phalguna

Phalguna - name of Arjuna

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden, load, responsibility, task

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, responsibility

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

परिमितः (parimitaḥ) - appointed (task) (measured, limited, appointed, determined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimita

parimita - measured, limited, appointed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix pari (around)

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - he will kill, he will slay

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of nihan

Root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni (down, into)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - name of a celebrated hero in the Mahabharata

परपुरजयम् (parapurajayam) - conqueror of enemy cities

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parapurajaya

parapurajaya - conqueror of enemy cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parapura+jaya)

• parapura – enemy city
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

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