महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-44, verse-4
रथानीकं नरव्याघ्राः केचिदभ्यपतन्रथैः ।
अभज्यन्त युगैरेव युगानि भरतर्षभ ॥४॥
अभज्यन्त युगैरेव युगानि भरतर्षभ ॥४॥
4. rathānīkaṁ naravyāghrāḥ kecidabhyapatanrathaiḥ ,
abhajyanta yugaireva yugāni bharatarṣabha.
abhajyanta yugaireva yugāni bharatarṣabha.
4.
rathānīkam naravyāghrāḥ kecit abhyapatan rathaiḥ
| abhajyanta yugaiḥ eva yugāni bharatarṣabha
| abhajyanta yugaiḥ eva yugāni bharatarṣabha
4.
kecit naravyāghrāḥ rathaiḥ rathānīkam abhyapatan.
bharatarṣabha,
yugāni yugaiḥ eva abhajyanta.
bharatarṣabha,
yugāni yugaiḥ eva abhajyanta.
4.
Some tiger-like men (heroes) attacked the chariot divisions with their chariots. O best among the Bhāratas, yokes were shattered by yokes themselves.
Words meanings summery:
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- रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot division, chariot army
- नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men, best of men, heroes
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
- अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - attacked, fell upon
- रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots
- अभज्यन्त (abhajyanta) - were broken, were shattered
- युगैः (yugaiḥ) - by yokes
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- युगानि (yugāni) - yokes
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata)
Words meanings and morphology
रथानीकम् (rathānīkam) - chariot division, chariot army
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rathānīka
rathānīka - chariot division, chariot army
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+anīka)
- ratha – chariot
noun (masculine) - anīka – army, host, division
noun (neuter)
नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men, best of men, heroes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - man-tiger, tiger among men, best of men, hero
Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, person
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - some, someone, a certain (one)
अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - attacked, fell upon
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat
imperfect
3rd person plural active voice imperfect tense of √pat (1st class)
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
अभज्यन्त (abhajyanta) - were broken, were shattered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of bhañj
imperfect
3rd person plural passive voice imperfect tense of √bhañj (7th class)
Root: bhañj (class 7)
युगैः (yugaiḥ) - by yokes
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of yuga
yuga - yoke, pair, age, era
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
युगानि (yugāni) - yokes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yuga
yuga - yoke, pair, age, era
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bhāratas (descendants of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharata, best of Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, an ancient king
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
noun (masculine)