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6,21

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-3

धनंजय कथं शक्यमस्माभिर्योद्धुमाहवे ।
धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महाबाहो येषां योद्धा पितामहः ॥३॥
3. dhanaṁjaya kathaṁ śakyamasmābhiryoddhumāhave ,
dhārtarāṣṭrairmahābāho yeṣāṁ yoddhā pitāmahaḥ.
3. dhanaṃjaya katham śakyam asmābhiḥ yoddhum āhave
dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ mahābāho yeṣām yodhā pitāmahaḥ
3. dhanaṃjaya mahābāho,
yeṣām pitāmahaḥ yodhā,
asmābhiḥ āhave dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ katham yoddhum śakyam?
3. O Dhananjaya, O mighty-armed one, how can we possibly fight in this battle against the sons of Dhritarashtra, when their leading warrior is our own revered grandfather?

Words meanings summery:

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  • धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna (O Arjuna, O conqueror of wealth)
  • कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
  • शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done
  • अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us
  • योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight
  • आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat
  • धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - with the sons of Dhritarashtra
  • महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (O mighty-armed one)
  • येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (referring to the Dhritarashtras) (whose, of whom)
  • योधा (yodhā) - the warrior (Bhishma) (warrior, fighter)
  • पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - paternal grandfather (Bhishma) (grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna (O Arjuna, O conqueror of wealth)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna), fire
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)
  • jaya – conquest, victory, a conqueror
    noun (masculine)
    agent noun
    from root 'ji' with suffix '-a'
    Root: ji (class 1)
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner
(indeclinable)
शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able to be done
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done
Gerundive
formed from root 'śak' with suffix '-ya'
Root: śak (class 5)
अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us
(pronoun)
Instrumental, plural of asmad
asmad - we, us
योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
formed from root 'yudh' with suffix '-tum'
Root: yudh (class 4)
आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āhava
āhava - battle, war, combat
धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - with the sons of Dhritarashtra
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra
dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhritarashtra
taddhita derivation from 'dhṛtarāṣṭra'
महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (O mighty-armed one)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm, fore-arm
    noun (masculine)
येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (referring to the Dhritarashtras) (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
योधा (yodhā) - the warrior (Bhishma) (warrior, fighter)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yodhan
yodhan - warrior, combatant
agent noun from root 'yudh'
Root: yudh (class 4)
पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - paternal grandfather (Bhishma) (grandfather)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma