महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-22, verse-16
एतान्यनीकानि महानुभावं गूहन्ति मेघा इव घर्मरश्मिम् ।
एतानि हत्वा पुरुषप्रवीर काङ्क्षस्व युद्धं भरतर्षभेण ॥१६॥
एतानि हत्वा पुरुषप्रवीर काङ्क्षस्व युद्धं भरतर्षभेण ॥१६॥
16. etānyanīkāni mahānubhāvaṁ; gūhanti meghā iva gharmaraśmim ,
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra; kāṅkṣasva yuddhaṁ bharatarṣabheṇa.
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra; kāṅkṣasva yuddhaṁ bharatarṣabheṇa.
16.
etāni anīkāni mahānubhāvam gūhanti meghāḥ iva gharmaraśmim |
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra kāṅkṣasva yuddham bharatarṣabheṇa
etāni hatvā puruṣapravīra kāṅkṣasva yuddham bharatarṣabheṇa
16.
etāni anīkāni meghāḥ iva gharmaraśmim,
mahānubhāvam gūhanti.
puruṣapravīra! etāni hatvā,
bharatarṣabheṇa yuddham kāṅkṣasva.
mahānubhāvam gūhanti.
puruṣapravīra! etāni hatvā,
bharatarṣabheṇa yuddham kāṅkṣasva.
16.
These armies conceal that great-souled warrior (Bhīṣma), just as clouds obscure the sun's rays. O best among men (Arjuna), having defeated these (armies), then seek to engage in battle with the bull of the Bharatas (Bhīṣma).
Words meanings summery:
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- एतानि (etāni) - these
- अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, divisions
- महानुभावम् (mahānubhāvam) - the great-souled Bhīṣma (the greatly illustrious one, the great-souled)
- गूहन्ति (gūhanti) - they hide, conceal
- मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
- इव (iva) - like, as
- घर्मरश्मिम् (gharmaraśmim) - sun's rays, summer sun
- एतानि (etāni) - these
- हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
- पुरुषप्रवीर (puruṣapravīra) - O Arjuna, chief among men (O foremost of men, O chief among men)
- काङ्क्षस्व (kāṅkṣasva) - desire, wish for, seek
- युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
- भरतर्षभेण (bharatarṣabheṇa) - with Bhīṣma, the bull of the Bharatas (with the bull of the Bharatas, with the best of the Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, divisions
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of anīka
anīka - army, host, division
महानुभावम् (mahānubhāvam) - the great-souled Bhīṣma (the greatly illustrious one, the great-souled)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva
mahānubhāva - of great might, great-souled, illustrious
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+anubhāva)
- mahat – great, large
adjective (neuter) - anubhāva – might, power, dignity, nature
noun (masculine)
गूहन्ति (gūhanti) - they hide, conceal
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of guh
Present tense, 3rd plural
From root guh
Root: guh (class 1)
मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of megha
megha - cloud
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
घर्मरश्मिम् (gharmaraśmim) - sun's rays, summer sun
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gharmaraśmi
gharmaraśmi - sun's ray, sun
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gharma+raśmi)
- gharma – heat, warmth, summer
noun (masculine) - raśmi – ray, beam, rope
noun (masculine)
एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having destroyed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
पुरुषप्रवीर (puruṣapravīra) - O Arjuna, chief among men (O foremost of men, O chief among men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣapravīra
puruṣapravīra - foremost of men, chief among men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+pravīra)
- puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - pravīra – hero, chief, excellent
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: pra
काङ्क्षस्व (kāṅkṣasva) - desire, wish for, seek
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kāṅkṣ
Imperative tense, 2nd singular
From desiderative root kāṅkṣ, Ātmanepada
Root: kākṣ (class 1)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
भरतर्षभेण (bharatarṣabheṇa) - with Bhīṣma, the bull of the Bharatas (with the bull of the Bharatas, with the best of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
noun (masculine)