महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-19, verse-30
वारणा दशसाहस्राः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः ।
शूरा हेममयैर्जालैर्दीप्यमाना इवाचलाः ॥३०॥
शूरा हेममयैर्जालैर्दीप्यमाना इवाचलाः ॥३०॥
30. vāraṇā daśasāhasrāḥ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ ,
śūrā hemamayairjālairdīpyamānā ivācalāḥ.
śūrā hemamayairjālairdīpyamānā ivācalāḥ.
30.
vāraṇāḥ daśa-sāhasrāḥ prabhinna-karaṭa-mukhāḥ
śūrāḥ hemamayaiḥ jālaiḥ dīpyamānāḥ iva acalāḥ
śūrāḥ hemamayaiḥ jālaiḥ dīpyamānāḥ iva acalāḥ
30.
daśa-sāhasrāḥ prabhinna-karaṭa-mukhāḥ hemamayaiḥ
jālaiḥ dīpyamānāḥ śūrāḥ vāraṇāḥ acalāḥ iva
jālaiḥ dīpyamānāḥ śūrāḥ vāraṇāḥ acalāḥ iva
30.
Ten thousand valorous elephants, with musth flowing from their faces and adorned with golden coverings, shone like radiant mountains.
Words meanings summery:
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- वारणाः (vāraṇāḥ) - elephants, restrainers
- दश-साहस्राः (daśa-sāhasrāḥ) - ten thousand
- प्रभिन्न-करट-मुखाः (prabhinna-karaṭa-mukhāḥ) - referring to elephants in rut (with temples streaming with ichor, with musth flowing from their faces)
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valorous, heroic, brave
- हेममयैः (hemamayaiḥ) - golden, made of gold
- जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by decorative or protective coverings (armour) (by nets, by coverings, by armour)
- दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - shining, radiant, resplendent
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immovable ones
Words meanings and morphology
वारणाः (vāraṇāḥ) - elephants, restrainers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāraṇa
vāraṇa - elephant, protector, restrainer
From root vṛ (to cover, restrain) + ana suffix
Root: vṛ (class 5)
दश-साहस्राः (daśa-sāhasrāḥ) - ten thousand
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daśa-sāhasra
daśa-sāhasra - consisting of ten thousand
Compound type : karmadhāraya (daśa+sāhasra)
- daśa – ten
numeral - sāhasra – a thousand, consisting of a thousand
adjective (masculine)
From sahasra + aṇ suffix
प्रभिन्न-करट-मुखाः (prabhinna-karaṭa-mukhāḥ) - referring to elephants in rut (with temples streaming with ichor, with musth flowing from their faces)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhinna-karaṭa-mukha
prabhinna-karaṭa-mukha - having faces with ichor flowing from the temples
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhinna+karaṭa+mukha)
- prabhinna – split, broken, streaming
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From pra- + root bhid (to split, break)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhid (class 7) - karaṭa – temple (of an elephant), temporal ichor
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valorous, heroic, brave
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - valiant, brave, hero
हेममयैः (hemamayaiḥ) - golden, made of gold
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of hemamaya
hemamaya - golden, made of gold
From heman (gold) + mayaṭ suffix (made of)
Note: Agrees with jālaiḥ
जालैः (jālaiḥ) - by decorative or protective coverings (armour) (by nets, by coverings, by armour)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of jāla
jāla - net, web, armour, covering
दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - shining, radiant, resplendent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dīpyamāna
dīpyamāna - shining, burning, illuminating
Present Middle Participle
From root dīp (to shine) + śānac suffix
Root: dīp (class 4)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immovable ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of acala
acala - immovable, mountain
a (not) + cala (moving)
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cala)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - cala – moving, movable
adjective (masculine)
From root cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)