महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-19, verse-7
एष व्यूहामि ते राजन्व्यूहं परमदुर्जयम् ।
अचलं नाम वज्राख्यं विहितं वज्रपाणिना ॥७॥
अचलं नाम वज्राख्यं विहितं वज्रपाणिना ॥७॥
7. eṣa vyūhāmi te rājanvyūhaṁ paramadurjayam ,
acalaṁ nāma vajrākhyaṁ vihitaṁ vajrapāṇinā.
acalaṁ nāma vajrākhyaṁ vihitaṁ vajrapāṇinā.
7.
eṣa vyūhāmi te rājan vyūham parama durjayam
acalam nāma vajra ākhyam vihitam vajrapāṇinā
acalam nāma vajra ākhyam vihitam vajrapāṇinā
7.
rājan eṣa te paramadurjayam acalam nāma
vajrākhyam vyūham vajrapāṇinā vihitam vyūhāmi
vajrākhyam vyūham vajrapāṇinā vihitam vyūhāmi
7.
O King, I shall arrange for you an array that is extremely difficult to conquer, named 'Achala' (Immovable) and also called 'Vajra' (Thunderbolt), which was devised by Vajrapāṇi (Indra).
Words meanings summery:
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- एष (eṣa) - I (emphasizing the speaker, Arjuna) (I, this (masculine nominative singular))
- व्यूहामि (vyūhāmi) - I shall arrange (I arrange, I form, I deploy)
- ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, your)
- राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O King)
- व्यूहम् (vyūham) - battle formation (battle array, formation)
- परम (parama) - extremely (supreme, excellent, highest, extreme)
- दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - difficult to conquer (difficult to conquer, invincible)
- अचलम् (acalam) - Immovable (as a name) (immovable, steady, mountain)
- नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)
- वज्र (vajra) - Vajra (as a name) (thunderbolt, diamond)
- आख्यम् (ākhyam) - called (named, called, designated)
- विहितम् (vihitam) - devised (arranged, devised, made, enjoined)
- वज्रपाणिना (vajrapāṇinā) - by Vajrapāṇi (Indra) (by the one with a thunderbolt in hand, by Indra)
Words meanings and morphology
एष (eṣa) - I (emphasizing the speaker, Arjuna) (I, this (masculine nominative singular))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, I
Used here in the sense of the first person pronoun 'aham' for emphasis, often seen in epic Sanskrit.
Note: Contextually implies "I" (Arjuna).
व्यूहामि (vyūhāmi) - I shall arrange (I arrange, I form, I deploy)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vyūh
Present indicative, first person singular, active voice.
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1)
Note: Expresses future intention.
ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, your)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you, your
Note: Enclitic form of the 2nd person pronoun, here in dative.
राजन् (rājan) - O King (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
व्यूहम् (vyūham) - battle formation (battle array, formation)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vyūha
vyūha - battle array, formation, arrangement
Derived from 'vi' + √ūh.
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1)
Note: Object of 'vyūhāmi'.
परम (parama) - extremely (supreme, excellent, highest, extreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, best, extreme
Note: Qualifies 'durjayam'.
दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - difficult to conquer (difficult to conquer, invincible)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durjaya
durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible
Formed from 'dur' (difficult) + √ji (to conquer) + suffix '-a'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+jaya)
- dur – difficult, bad
indeclinable
Prefix indicating difficulty or badness. - jaya – victory, conquest
noun (masculine)
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.
अचलम् (acalam) - Immovable (as a name) (immovable, steady, mountain)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, steady, mountain
Formed from 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - cala – moving, trembling
adjective
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)
(indeclinable)
Often used as an indeclinable to mean 'by name' or 'namely'.
Note: Used to indicate a name.
वज्र (vajra) - Vajra (as a name) (thunderbolt, diamond)
(noun)
neuter, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt (Indra's weapon), diamond
Root: vaj
Note: Part of the compound 'vajrākhyam'.
आख्यम् (ākhyam) - called (named, called, designated)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ākhya
ākhya - named, called
Gerundive
From 'ā' + √khyā (to tell, to name).
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'. Together with 'vajra' forms 'vajrākhyam'.
विहितम् (vihitam) - devised (arranged, devised, made, enjoined)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vihita
vihita - arranged, devised, made, accomplished
Past Passive Participle
Formed from 'vi' + √dhā (to place, arrange) + suffix '-ta' (PPP).
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.
वज्रपाणिना (vajrapāṇinā) - by Vajrapāṇi (Indra) (by the one with a thunderbolt in hand, by Indra)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajrapāṇi
vajrapāṇi - one who holds a thunderbolt in his hand, Indra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+pāṇi)
- vajra – thunderbolt
noun (neuter)
Root: vaj - pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine)
Note: Agent of 'vihitam'.