महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-48, verse-53
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च ।
अदर्शयेतां बहुधा सूतसामर्थ्यलाघवात् ॥५३॥
अदर्शयेतां बहुधा सूतसामर्थ्यलाघवात् ॥५३॥
53. maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gatapratyāgatāni ca ,
adarśayetāṁ bahudhā sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt.
adarśayetāṁ bahudhā sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt.
53.
maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gata-pratyāgatāni ca
adarśayetām bahudhā sūta-sāmarthya-lāghavāt
adarśayetām bahudhā sūta-sāmarthya-lāghavāt
53.
sūta-sāmarthya-lāghavāt vicitrāṇi
gata-pratyāgatāni ca maṇḍalāni bahudhā adarśayetām
gata-pratyāgatāni ca maṇḍalāni bahudhā adarśayetām
53.
They (the two chariots/warriors) displayed various intricate circular maneuvers, going back and forth, in many ways, due to the skill and agility of their charioteers.
Words meanings summery:
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- मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular maneuvers (circles, spheres, territories, disks)
- विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - intricate, various (variegated, diverse, intricate, wonderful, extraordinary)
- गत-प्रत्यागतानि (gata-pratyāgatāni) - movements involving going and returning, back-and-forth maneuvers (gone and returned, back and forth)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अदर्शयेताम् (adarśayetām) - they (two) displayed (they (two) showed, displayed, caused to be seen)
- बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways (in many ways, manifoldly, in various parts)
- सूत-सामर्थ्य-लाघवात् (sūta-sāmarthya-lāghavāt) - due to the skill and agility of the charioteer (from the skill and lightness of the charioteer)
Words meanings and morphology
मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular maneuvers (circles, spheres, territories, disks)
(noun)
neuter, plural of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, disk, territory, sphere, orb, zone
Note: Used as a direct object here, hence accusative plural.
विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - intricate, various (variegated, diverse, intricate, wonderful, extraordinary)
(adjective)
neuter, plural of vicitra
vicitra - variegated, diverse, intricate, wonderful, extraordinary, peculiar
Note: Agrees with 'maṇḍalāni'.
गत-प्रत्यागतानि (gata-pratyāgatāni) - movements involving going and returning, back-and-forth maneuvers (gone and returned, back and forth)
(adjective)
neuter, plural of gata-pratyāgata
gata-pratyāgata - gone and returned, come and gone, moving back and forth
Compound type : Dvandva (gata+pratyāgata)
- gata – gone, past, reached, obtained
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - pratyāgata – returned, come back
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'gam' with prefixes 'prati' and 'ā'
Prefixes: prati+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'maṇḍalāni'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अदर्शयेताम् (adarśayetām) - they (two) displayed (they (two) showed, displayed, caused to be seen)
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of darśay
Causative stem of dṛś
Formed by adding -aya to the root dṛś, meaning 'to cause to see' or 'to show'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: ātmanepada form of the causative verb.
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways (in many ways, manifoldly, in various parts)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -dhā indicating 'in how many ways'
सूत-सामर्थ्य-लाघवात् (sūta-sāmarthya-lāghavāt) - due to the skill and agility of the charioteer (from the skill and lightness of the charioteer)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of sūta-sāmarthya-lāghava
sūta-sāmarthya-lāghava - the skill and lightness/agility of the charioteer
Compound type : Tatpurusha (sūta+sāmarthya+lāghava)
- sūta – charioteer, bard, carpenter
noun (masculine) - sāmarthya – power, ability, skill, capacity
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'samartha' (able, capable) - lāghava – lightness, agility, dexterity, quickness, swiftness
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'laghu' (light, quick)
Note: Indicates cause or reason.