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6,113

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-8

अतीव तव सैन्यस्य पार्थेन च महात्मना ।
नगमेघप्रतीकाशाः पातिता बहुधा गजाः ॥८॥
8. atīva tava sainyasya pārthena ca mahātmanā ,
nagameghapratīkāśāḥ pātitā bahudhā gajāḥ.
8. atīva tava sainyasya pārthena ca mahātmanā
nagameghapratīkāśāḥ pātitāḥ bahudhā gajāḥ
8. ca atīva mahātmanā pārthena tava sainyasya
nagameghapratīkāśāḥ gajāḥ bahudhā pātitāḥ
8. And by the great-souled (mahātman) Pārtha (Arjuna), the elephants of your army, resembling mountains and clouds, were extensively felled in many ways.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अतीव (atīva) - excessively, greatly, very much
  • तव (tava) - your, of you
  • सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army
  • पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (by Pārtha)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Arjuna (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)
  • नगमेघप्रतीकाशाः (nagameghapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds
  • पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - felled, made to fall, thrown down
  • बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifold, repeatedly
  • गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

Words meanings and morphology

अतीव (atīva) - excessively, greatly, very much
(indeclinable)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you, your
सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, military force
पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (by Pārtha)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Arjuna (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous
From mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with Pārtha.
नगमेघप्रतीकाशाः (nagameghapratīkāśāḥ) - resembling mountains and clouds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nagameghapratīkāśa
nagameghapratīkāśa - resembling mountains and clouds
Compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (naga+megha+pratīkāśa)
  • naga – mountain
    noun (masculine)
  • megha – cloud
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mih (class 1)
  • pratīkāśa – appearance, resemblance
    noun (masculine)
    From prati + kāś
    Prefix: prati
    Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with gajāḥ.
पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - felled, made to fall, thrown down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pātita
pātita - caused to fall, felled, thrown down
Past Passive Participle (causative)
Derived from the causative of root pat (to fall) - pātayati
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here, implying "were felled".
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifold, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
From bahu (many) + dhā suffix
गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
Note: Subject of the implied verb "were felled".