महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-45, verse-13
धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् ।
कृपस्य निशिताग्रेण तांश्च तीक्ष्णमुखैः शरैः ॥१३॥
कृपस्य निशिताग्रेण तांश्च तीक्ष्णमुखैः शरैः ॥१३॥
13. dhanuściccheda bhallena kārtasvaravibhūṣitam ,
kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tāṁśca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ.
kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tāṁśca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ.
13.
dhanuḥ ciccheda bhallena kārtasvaravibhūṣitam
kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tān ca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ
kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tān ca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ
13.
niśitāgreṇa bhallena kārtasvaravibhūṣitam kṛpasya
dhanuḥ ciccheda ca tān tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ
dhanuḥ ciccheda ca tān tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ
13.
He cut Kṛpa's bow, which was adorned with gold, with a sharp-pointed broad-headed arrow, and he [struck] them with sharp-pointed arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Kṛpa's bow (bow)
- चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (the bow) (he cut, he severed)
- भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow (by a broad-headed arrow, with an arrow)
- कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtasvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold (referring to the bow) (adorned with gold)
- कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kṛpa (a renowned warrior and teacher) (of Kṛpa)
- निशिताग्रेण (niśitāgreṇa) - with a sharp-pointed (arrow) (by a sharp-pointed, with a keen edge)
- तान् (tān) - them (referring to other targets or arrows) (them, those)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- तीक्ष्णमुखैः (tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ) - with sharp-pointed (arrows) (by sharp-mouthed, with sharp-pointed)
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)
Words meanings and morphology
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - Kṛpa's bow (bow)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arch, weapon
Note: Direct object of 'ciccheda'.
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut (the bow) (he cut, he severed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of chid
Perfect 3rd singular
Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, active voice (from root chid). Reduplicated perfect form.
Root: chid (class 7)
भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow (by a broad-headed arrow, with an arrow)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla
bhalla - broad-headed arrow, dart, spear
कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtasvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold (referring to the bow) (adorned with gold)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārtasvaravibhūṣita
kārtasvaravibhūṣita - adorned with gold, decorated with gold
Past Passive Participle
Compound of 'kārtasvara' (gold) and 'vibhūṣita' (adorned).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kārtasvara+vibhūṣita)
- kārtasvara – gold
noun (neuter) - vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root bhūṣ with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kṛpa (a renowned warrior and teacher) (of Kṛpa)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - Kṛpa (proper name), sword
निशिताग्रेण (niśitāgreṇa) - with a sharp-pointed (arrow) (by a sharp-pointed, with a keen edge)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of niśitāgra
niśitāgra - sharp-pointed, keen-edged
Compound of 'niśita' (sharpened, whetted) and 'agra' (point, tip).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśita+agra)
- niśita – sharpened, whetted, keen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root śi with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: śi (class 2) - agra – point, tip, front, top
noun (neuter)
तान् (tān) - them (referring to other targets or arrows) (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, them
Note: Direct object of an implied verb (e.g., 'ciccheda' or 'vivyādha').
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
तीक्ष्णमुखैः (tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ) - with sharp-pointed (arrows) (by sharp-mouthed, with sharp-pointed)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇamukha
tīkṣṇamukha - sharp-pointed, sharp-mouthed, keen-edged
Compound of 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp, keen) and 'mukha' (mouth, point, edge).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+mukha)
- tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent, fierce
adjective
Root: tij (class 6) - mukha – mouth, face, point, edge
noun (neuter)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Root: śṛ (class 9)