महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-115, verse-41
फल्गुनस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा व्यवसायपुरोजवः ।
प्रगृह्यामन्त्र्य गाण्डीवं शरांश्च नतपर्वणः ॥४१॥
प्रगृह्यामन्त्र्य गाण्डीवं शरांश्च नतपर्वणः ॥४१॥
41. phalgunastu tathetyuktvā vyavasāyapurojavaḥ ,
pragṛhyāmantrya gāṇḍīvaṁ śarāṁśca nataparvaṇaḥ.
pragṛhyāmantrya gāṇḍīvaṁ śarāṁśca nataparvaṇaḥ.
41.
phalgunaḥ tu tathā iti uktvā vyavasāyapurōjavaḥ
pragṛhya āmantrya gāṇḍīvam śarān ca nataparvaṇaḥ
pragṛhya āmantrya gāṇḍīvam śarān ca nataparvaṇaḥ
41.
phalgunaḥ tu tathā iti uktvā vyavasāyapurōjavaḥ pragṛhya
āmantrya gāṇḍīvam ca nataparvaṇaḥ śarān (jagṛhe)
āmantrya gāṇḍīvam ca nataparvaṇaḥ śarān (jagṛhe)
41.
But Arjuna, having said, 'So be it,' and driven by his resolve, took and invoked his Gāṇḍīva bow, as well as arrows with bent nodes.
Words meanings summery:
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- फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna
- तु (tu) - But (But, on the other hand, indeed)
- तथा (tathā) - So be it (an affirmation) (So, thus, in that manner)
- इति (iti) - Marks the end of the quoted speech ('So be it') (Thus, so (marks quotation))
- उक्त्वा (uktvā) - Having spoken (the words 'So be it') (Having said, having spoken)
- व्यवसायपुर्ओजवः (vyavasāyapurōjavaḥ) - Driven by his resolve (One whose swiftness is preceded by resolve, driven by determination)
- प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - Having taken (the bow and arrows) (Having taken, having seized)
- आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - Having invoked (Gāṇḍīva) (Having invoked, having addressed)
- गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (the divine bow) (Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))
- शरान् (śarān) - Arrows
- च (ca) - And (And, also)
- नतपर्वणः (nataparvaṇaḥ) - Arrows with bent nodes (implying well-made, swift arrows) (Having bent nodes, bent at the joints)
Words meanings and morphology
फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of phalguna
phalguna - Name of Arjuna; a month (Phālguna)
तु (tu) - But (But, on the other hand, indeed)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - So be it (an affirmation) (So, thus, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
इति (iti) - Marks the end of the quoted speech ('So be it') (Thus, so (marks quotation))
(indeclinable)
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - Having spoken (the words 'So be it') (Having said, having spoken)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Derived from root vac (which becomes uc/ukt in some forms) with suffix tvā
Root: vac (class 2)
व्यवसायपुर्ओजवः (vyavasāyapurōjavaḥ) - Driven by his resolve (One whose swiftness is preceded by resolve, driven by determination)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasāyapurōjava
vyavasāyapurōjava - Whose swiftness or speed is preceded by resolve or determination; driven by determination
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyavasāya+puras+java)
- vyavasāya – Effort, perseverance, determination, resolve, occupation
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: so (class 4) - puras – Before, in front, eastward
indeclinable - java – Speed, swiftness, velocity
noun (masculine)
Root: ju (class 1)
प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - Having taken (the bow and arrows) (Having taken, having seized)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund (prefixal)
Derived from root grah with prefix pra and suffix ya
Prefix: pra
Root: grah (class 9)
आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - Having invoked (Gāṇḍīva) (Having invoked, having addressed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund (prefixal)
Derived from root mantr with prefix ā and suffix ya
Prefix: ā
Root: mantr (class 10)
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (the divine bow) (Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow))
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - Name of Arjuna's bow
शरान् (śarān) - Arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - Arrow, reed
Root: śṛ (class 6)
च (ca) - And (And, also)
(indeclinable)
नतपर्वणः (nataparvaṇaḥ) - Arrows with bent nodes (implying well-made, swift arrows) (Having bent nodes, bent at the joints)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nataparvan
nataparvan - Having bent nodes or joints
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)
- nata – Bent, bowed, inclined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root nam (to bend, bow)
Root: nam (class 1) - parvan – Knot, joint, section, node (of a reed or arrow)
noun (neuter)