महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-15

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संशप्तकानामयुतं रथानां मृत्युर्जयो वार्जुनस्येति सृष्टाः ।
येनार्जुनस्तेन राजन्कृतास्त्राः प्रयाता वै ते त्रिगर्ताश्च शूराः ॥१५॥

15. saṁśaptakānāmayutaṁ rathānāṁ; mṛtyurjayo vārjunasyeti sṛṣṭāḥ ,
yenārjunastena rājankṛtāstrāḥ; prayātā vai te trigartāśca śūrāḥ.

15. saṃśaptakānām ayutam rathānām mṛtyuḥ
jayaḥ vā arjunasya iti sṛṣṭāḥ
yena arjunaḥ tena rājan kṛtāstrāḥ
prayātāḥ vai te trigartāḥ ca śūrāḥ

15. rājan saṃśaptakānām rathānām ayutam
mṛtyuḥ vā arjunasya iti sṛṣṭāḥ
yena arjunaḥ tena kṛtāstrāḥ te
śūrāḥ trigartāḥ ca vai prayātāḥ

15. O King (rājan), ten thousand chariots of Saṃśaptakas have been deployed with the oath 'Death or victory against Arjuna'. Indeed, those brave Trigartas, skilled in weaponry, have set out against Arjuna.

Words meanings summery:

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संशप्तकानाम् (saṁśaptakānām) - of the Saṃśaptakas

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (as part of an oath) (death)

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory (as part of an oath) (victory, triumph)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - against Arjuna (of Arjuna, against Arjuna)

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quotation) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - deployed, sworn (having taken an oath) (created, released, sent, sworn)

येन (yena) - by which, by means of which (leading to the target Arjuna) (by whom, by which)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

तेन (tena) - by that (referring to the same action/purpose) (by that, by him)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weaponry, those who have practiced weapons

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - set out (for battle) (gone forth, set out, proceeded)

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely)

ते (te) - those (referring to the Trigartas) (those, they)

त्रिगर्ताः (trigartāḥ) - Trigartas (name of a people/country)

च (ca) - and

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones (heroes, brave ones)

Words meanings and morphology

संशप्तकानाम् (saṁśaptakānām) - of the Saṃśaptakas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has sworn an oath (especially to die in battle or achieve victory); a suicide squad

From sam-śap (to swear) + taka suffix.

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand (a specific numeral)

रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ayutam' (ten thousand of chariots).

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (as part of an oath) (death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death

From root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory (as part of an oath) (victory, triumph)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, conquest, triumph, a victory cry

From root ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'mṛtyuḥ' and 'jayaḥ'.

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - against Arjuna (of Arjuna, against Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava prince); white, silver-colored

Note: Genitive case can imply "against" in certain hostile contexts.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quotation) (thus, so saying, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - deployed, sworn (having taken an oath) (created, released, sent, sworn)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, let loose, discharged, sworn

Past Passive Participle

From root sṛj (to create, emit, release).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'ayutam rathānām' (plural sense of the collection).

येन (yena) - by which, by means of which (leading to the target Arjuna) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Used to indicate the target of the action, "against whom".

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pāṇḍava prince); white, silver-colored

Note: Used in 'yena arjunaḥ tena' construction.

तेन (tena) - by that (referring to the same action/purpose) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun, vocative singular.

Root: rāj (class 1)

कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weaponry, those who have practiced weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - one who has acquired/mastered weapons, skilled in archery/arms

Bahuvrīhi compound: "one by whom weapons (astras) have been made/mastered (kṛta)".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+astra)

kṛta – made, done, performed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
astra – missile, weapon, arrow
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'trigartāḥ' and 'śūrāḥ'.

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - set out (for battle) (gone forth, set out, proceeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, set out, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'te trigartāḥ ca śūrāḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)