महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-3, verse-41
पक्वापक्वेति सुभृशं वावाश्यन्ते वयांसि च ।
निलीयन्ते ध्वजाग्रेषु क्षयाय पृथिवीक्षिताम् ॥४१॥
निलीयन्ते ध्वजाग्रेषु क्षयाय पृथिवीक्षिताम् ॥४१॥
41. pakvāpakveti subhṛśaṁ vāvāśyante vayāṁsi ca ,
nilīyante dhvajāgreṣu kṣayāya pṛthivīkṣitām.
nilīyante dhvajāgreṣu kṣayāya pṛthivīkṣitām.
41.
pakvāpakvā iti subhṛśam vāvāśyante vayāṃsi ca
nilīyante dhvajāgreṣu kṣayāya pṛthivīkṣitām
nilīyante dhvajāgreṣu kṣayāya pṛthivīkṣitām
41.
vayāṃsi ca pakvāpakvā iti subhṛśam vāvāśyante
pṛthivīkṣitām kṣayāya dhvajāgreṣu nilīyante
pṛthivīkṣitām kṣayāya dhvajāgreṣu nilīyante
41.
And birds are loudly screaming "Ripe! Unripe!" (or "cooked! uncooked!") and perching on the tops of flags, portending the destruction of the rulers of the earth (pṛthivīkṣitām).
Words meanings summery:
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- पक्वापक्वा (pakvāpakvā) - "Ripe! Unripe!" (as a cry) (ripe and unripe, cooked and uncooked)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
- सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - very much, vehemently, loudly
- वावाश्यन्ते (vāvāśyante) - they caw loudly, they scream repeatedly
- वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds
- च (ca) - and
- निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - they perch, they hide
- ध्वजाग्रेषु (dhvajāgreṣu) - on the tops of flags
- क्षयाय (kṣayāya) - for the destruction, for the decay
- पृथिवीक्षिताम् (pṛthivīkṣitām) - of the rulers of the earth, of kings
Words meanings and morphology
पक्वापक्वा (pakvāpakvā) - "Ripe! Unripe!" (as a cry) (ripe and unripe, cooked and uncooked)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pakvāpakva
pakvāpakva - ripe and unripe, cooked and uncooked
Compound type : Dvandva (pakva+apakva)
- pakva – ripe, cooked, mature
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'pac' (to cook, ripen)
Root: pac (class 1) - apakva – unripe, uncooked, immature
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (negative)
Derived from root 'pac' with negative prefix 'a-'
Prefix: a
Root: pac (class 1)
Note: Used in an exclamatory phrase
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - very much, vehemently, loudly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially
वावाश्यन्ते (vāvāśyante) - they caw loudly, they scream repeatedly
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of vāvāśya
Intensive verb from root 'vāś'
Reduplicated intensive verb form
Root: vāś (class 2)
वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vayas
vayas - bird, fowl; strength, vigor; food, meal
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - they perch, they hide
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of nilī
Prefix: ni
Root: lī (class 4)
ध्वजाग्रेषु (dhvajāgreṣu) - on the tops of flags
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of dhvajāgra
dhvajāgra - top of a flag
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhvaja+agra)
- dhvaja – flag, banner
noun (masculine) - agra – tip, top, front
noun (neuter)
क्षयाय (kṣayāya) - for the destruction, for the decay
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kṣaya
kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, decline
Root: kṣi (class 5)
पृथिवीक्षिताम् (pṛthivīkṣitām) - of the rulers of the earth, of kings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pṛthivīkṣit
pṛthivīkṣit - ruler of the earth, king
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+kṣit)
- pṛthivī – earth
noun (feminine) - kṣit – ruler, inhabitant
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣi (class 5)