महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-16

एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुस्तथा चक्रे धनंजयः ।
व्यूह्य तानि बलान्याशु प्रययौ फल्गुनस्तदा ॥१६॥

16. evamuktvā mahābāhustathā cakre dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
vyūhya tāni balānyāśu prayayau phalgunastadā.

16. evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ tathā cakre dhanaṃjayaḥ |
vyūhya tāni balāni āśu prāyayau phalgunaḥ tadā

16. evam uktvā mahābāhuḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ tathā cakre
tadā phalgunaḥ tāni balāni āśu vyūhya prāyayau

16. Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) acted accordingly. Having quickly arranged those forces, Phalguna (Arjuna) then advanced.

16. אחרי שאמר כך, עשה דְהַנַמְג׳ַיַה בעל הזרועות העצומות כפי שאמר. הוא ערך במהירות את הכוחות ההם, ואז יצא פְּהַלְגוּנַה לדרך.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed, strong-armed

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

• चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made, he performed

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

• व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having arranged, having arrayed (forces)

• तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

• बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies, strengths

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• प्राययौ (prāyayau) - he went forward, he proceeded, he advanced

• फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive form from the root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms; mighty-armed (an epithet of strong warriors like Arjuna)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'bāhu' (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, accordingly

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth; a name of Arjuna

Upapada Tatpurusha compound: 'dhana' (wealth) + 'jaya' (conquering).

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
  noun (masculine)

व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having arranged, having arrayed (forces)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive form from the root ūh (to arrange) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those; he, she, it, they

बलानि (balāni) - forces, armies, strengths

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, troops

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

प्राययौ (prāyayau) - he went forward, he proceeded, he advanced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense (liṭ) form of root yā with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (born under the constellation Phalgunī)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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