महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-20, verse-20
अनन्तरूपा ध्वजिनी त्वदीया नरेन्द्र भीमा न तु पाण्डवानाम् ।
तां त्वेव मन्ये बृहतीं दुष्प्रधृष्यां यस्या नेतारौ केशवश्चार्जुनश्च ॥२०॥
तां त्वेव मन्ये बृहतीं दुष्प्रधृष्यां यस्या नेतारौ केशवश्चार्जुनश्च ॥२०॥
20. anantarūpā dhvajinī tvadīyā; narendra bhīmā na tu pāṇḍavānām ,
tāṁ tveva manye bṛhatīṁ duṣpradhṛṣyāṁ; yasyā netārau keśavaścārjunaśca.
tāṁ tveva manye bṛhatīṁ duṣpradhṛṣyāṁ; yasyā netārau keśavaścārjunaśca.
20.
anantarūpā dhvajinī tvadīyā narendra
bhīmā na tu pāṇḍavānām tām tu
eva manye bṛhatīm duṣpradhṛṣyām
yasyāḥ netārau keśavaḥ ca arjunaḥ ca
bhīmā na tu pāṇḍavānām tām tu
eva manye bṛhatīm duṣpradhṛṣyām
yasyāḥ netārau keśavaḥ ca arjunaḥ ca
20.
narendra tvadīyā dhvajinī anantarūpā bhīmā tu pāṇḍavānām na.
yasyāḥ netārau keśavaḥ ca arjunaḥ ca,
tām eva bṛhatīm duṣpradhṛṣyām tu manye.
yasyāḥ netārau keśavaḥ ca arjunaḥ ca,
tām eva bṛhatīm duṣpradhṛṣyām tu manye.
20.
O King (narendra), your army is formidable and boasts diverse formations, but this is not true of the Pandavas' army. However, that (the Pandava army) I consider to be truly vast and unconquerable, because its two leaders are Krishna (keśava) and Arjuna.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनन्तरूपा (anantarūpā) - having endless forms, infinitely varied
- ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army, host
- त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your, belonging to you
- नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king
- भीमा (bhīmā) - formidable, terrible
- न (na) - not, no
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas
- ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular)
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, very
- मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think
- बृहतीम् (bṛhatīm) - vast, great, large
- दुष्प्रधृष्याम् (duṣpradhṛṣyām) - hard to overcome, unconquerable, inviolable
- यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which, of whom
- नेतारौ (netārau) - the two leaders
- केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna
- च (ca) - and
- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
अनन्तरूपा (anantarūpā) - having endless forms, infinitely varied
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anantarūpa
anantarūpa - having endless forms, of infinite varieties
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+rūpa)
- ananta – endless, infinite
adjective (masculine)
'a' (not) + 'anta' (end)
Prefix: a
Root: ant - rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
Root: rūp
Note: Modifies 'dhvajinī'.
ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhvajinī
dhvajinī - army, host, banner-bearing
From 'dhvaja' (banner) with suffix -inī.
Root: dhvaj (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your, belonging to you
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tvadīya
tvadīya - your, yours
From 'tvad' (you) with suffix -īya.
नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra
narendra - king, lord of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)
- nara – man, human
noun (masculine)
Root: nṛ - indra – chief, lord, Indra (name of a deity)
noun (masculine)
Root: id
Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.
भीमा (bhīmā) - formidable, terrible
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - terrible, formidable, fearful
From root 'bhī' (to fear).
Root: bhī (class 3)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas
patronymic formation
Note: Refers to the army of the Pandavas (implied 'dhvajinī').
ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Object of 'manye'.
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, indeed, very
(indeclinable)
मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present Middle Parasmaipada
1st person singular
Root: man (class 4)
Note: The speaker is Sanjaya.
बृहतीम् (bṛhatīm) - vast, great, large
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bṛhat
bṛhat - vast, large, great
Root: bṛh (class 1)
दुष्प्रधृष्याम् (duṣpradhṛṣyām) - hard to overcome, unconquerable, inviolable
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of duṣpradhṛṣya
duṣpradhṛṣya - hard to attack, unconquerable, inviolable
Gerundive (kṛtya)
From root 'dhṛṣ' with prefixes 'pra' and 'dus'.
Prefixes: dus+pra
Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
नेतारौ (netārau) - the two leaders
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of netṛ
netṛ - leader, guide
From root 'nī' (to lead) with suffix -tṛ.
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Refers to Krishna and Arjuna.
केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava
keśava - Krishna, Vishnu, having beautiful hair
Derived from 'keśa' (hair) + 'va' (possessive suffix), literally 'having hair' or 'having beautiful hair'. A name for Vishnu/Krishna.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (keśa)
- keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince), white, silver
Root: ṛj
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)