महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-49, verse-21
भल्लान्सुनिशितान्पीतान्स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान् ।
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ॥२१॥
ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ॥२१॥
21. bhallānsuniśitānpītānsvarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān ,
te tasya kavacaṁ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave.
te tasya kavacaṁ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave.
21.
bhallān suniśitān pītān svarṇapuṅkhān śilāśitān
te tasya kavacam bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitam āhave
te tasya kavacam bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitam āhave
21.
te suniśitān pītān svarṇapuṅkhān śilāśitān
bhallān tasya kavacam bhittvā āhave śoṇitam papuḥ
bhallān tasya kavacam bhittvā āhave śoṇitam papuḥ
21.
He released very sharp, yellow-tinged, gold-fletched arrows, sharpened on stone. Those arrows, having pierced his (Droṇa's) armor, drank his blood in battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- भल्लान् (bhallān) - arrows
- सुनिशितान् (suniśitān) - very sharp (very sharp, well-sharpened)
- पीतान् (pītān) - yellow-tinged (referring to the color of the arrows or fletching) (yellow, golden, drunk)
- स्वर्णपुङ्खान् (svarṇapuṅkhān) - gold-fletched (having golden fletching/feathers)
- शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone
- ते (te) - those (arrows) (they, those)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (Droṇa's) (his, its)
- कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
- भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken, having split)
- पपुः (papuḥ) - drank (they drank)
- शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood
- आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
Words meanings and morphology
भल्लान् (bhallān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhalla
bhalla - arrow, dart
सुनिशितान् (suniśitān) - very sharp (very sharp, well-sharpened)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of suniśita
suniśita - very sharp, well-sharpened
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niśita)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - niśita – sharpened, keen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'śi' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni-'.
Prefix: ni
Root: śi (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'bhallān'.
पीतान् (pītān) - yellow-tinged (referring to the color of the arrows or fletching) (yellow, golden, drunk)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pīta
pīta - yellow, golden, pale; (also Past Passive Participle of 'pā' - drunk)
Note: Modifies 'bhallān'.
स्वर्णपुङ्खान् (svarṇapuṅkhān) - gold-fletched (having golden fletching/feathers)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of svarṇapuṅkha
svarṇapuṅkha - having golden fletching/feathers, gold-winged
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarṇa+puṅkha)
- svarṇa – gold
noun (neuter) - puṅkha – fletching, feathered end of an arrow
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'bhallān'.
शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - sharpened on stone
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śilāśita
śilāśita - sharpened on stone, whetted on a rock
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+āśita)
- śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - āśita – sharpened, whetted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'śi' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ā-'.
Prefix: ā
Root: śi (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'bhallān'.
ते (te) - those (arrows) (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned earlier.
तस्य (tasya) - his (Droṇa's) (his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Droṇa.
कवचम् (kavacam) - armor, coat of mail
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kavaca
kavaca - armor, coat of mail, cuirass
भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken, having split)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'bhid' with absolutive suffix '-tvā'.
Root: bhid (class 7)
पपुः (papuḥ) - drank (they drank)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of papuḥ
Perfect 3rd person plural of root 'pā'.
Root: pā (class 1)
शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śoṇita
śoṇita - blood, red, crimson
आहवे (āhave) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āhava
āhava - battle, combat, war
From 'ā-' + root 'hu' (to call, to offer).
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3)