महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-13

भगदत्तस्ततः पश्चाद्गजानीकेन संवृतः ।
कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च भगदत्तमनुव्रतौ ॥१३॥

13. bhagadattastataḥ paścādgajānīkena saṁvṛtaḥ ,
kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca bhagadattamanuvratau.

13. bhagadattaḥ tataḥ paścāt gajānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ
kṛpaḥ ca kṛtavarmā ca bhagadattam anuvratau

13. tataḥ bhagadattaḥ gajānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ [āsīt],
ca kṛpaḥ ca kṛtavarmā bhagadattam anuvratau [āstām]

13. Then, Bhagadatta was present, surrounded by an elephant corps; and Kripa and Kritavarma were his followers.

Words meanings summery:

• भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta (Bhagadatta (name of a king))

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, after that)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - (locational, implies 'in that position') (behind, afterwards, to the west)

• गजानीकेन (gajānīkena) - by an elephant corps (by an army of elephants, by the elephant corps)

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, accompanied)

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa (Kripa (name of a preceptor))

• च (ca) - and

• कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma (Kritavarma (name of a warrior))

• च (ca) - and

• भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta

• अनुव्रतौ (anuvratau) - followers (of Bhagadatta) (following, devoted to, obedient)

Words meanings and morphology

भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta (Bhagadatta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagadatta

bhagadatta - Bhagadatta (king of Pragjyotisha, ally of Kauravas)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, after that)

(indeclinable)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - (locational, implies 'in that position') (behind, afterwards, to the west)

(indeclinable)

गजानीकेन (gajānīkena) - by an elephant corps (by an army of elephants, by the elephant corps)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of gajānīka

gajānīka - elephant army, elephant corps

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+anīka)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, corps
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of saṃvṛtaḥ

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - surrounded, covered, accompanied

past passive participle

from root vṛ (to cover, choose) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies Bhagadattaḥ

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa (Kripa (name of a preceptor))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (a character in Mahabharata, preceptor)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma (Kritavarma (name of a warrior))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavarman

kṛtavarman - Kritavarma (a Yadu warrior, ally of Kauravas)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagadatta

bhagadatta - Bhagadatta

Note: Object of anuvratau (implied 'following')

अनुव्रतौ (anuvratau) - followers (of Bhagadatta) (following, devoted to, obedient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anuvrata

anuvrata - following, devoted to, obedient, loyal

from anu (after) + vrata (vow, observance)

Note: Refers to Kripa and Kritavarma

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