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6,51

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-39

न निवर्तयितुं चापि शक्येयं महती चमूः ।
अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया पश्य द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी ॥३९॥
39. na nivartayituṁ cāpi śakyeyaṁ mahatī camūḥ ,
anyonyaprekṣayā paśya dravatīyaṁ varūthinī.
39. na nivartayitum ca api śakyā iyam mahatī camūḥ
anyonyaprekṣayā paśya dravati iyam varūthinī
39. ca api iyam mahatī camūḥ nivartayitum na śakyā
paśya iyam varūthinī anyonyaprekṣayā dravati
39. Furthermore, this great army cannot be turned back. Look, this host of warriors is fleeing merely by looking at one another.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to turn back (to turn back, to cause to retreat)
  • (ca) - furthermore (and, also, moreover)
  • अपि (api) - either (in conjunction with 'na') (also, even, too)
  • शक्या (śakyā) - able (to be turned back) (capable of, possible, able (feminine))
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))
  • महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, mighty (feminine))
  • चमूः (camūḥ) - army (army, host)
  • अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया (anyonyaprekṣayā) - by merely looking at each other (by looking at each other)
  • पश्य (paśya) - look! (see! behold! look!)
  • द्रवति (dravati) - is fleeing (flees, runs, flows)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))
  • वरूथिनी (varūthinī) - host of warriors (army, host, troops)

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
निवर्तयितुम् (nivartayitum) - to turn back (to turn back, to cause to retreat)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive of the causative form of root √vṛt with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
(ca) - furthermore (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - either (in conjunction with 'na') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often combined with 'ca' as 'cāpi' to mean 'and also'.
शक्या (śakyā) - able (to be turned back) (capable of, possible, able (feminine))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya
śakya - capable, possible, practicable
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
Derived from root √śak (to be able) with suffix -ya
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'camūḥ'.
इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with 'camūḥ'.
महती (mahatī) - great (great, large, mighty (feminine))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty
Note: Agrees with 'camūḥ'.
चमूः (camūḥ) - army (army, host)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of camū
camū - army, host
अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया (anyonyaprekṣayā) - by merely looking at each other (by looking at each other)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyonyaprekṣā
anyonyaprekṣā - mutual looking, looking at each other
Derived from 'anyonyaprekṣaṇa', 'anyonyam' (mutually) + 'prekṣā' (looking)
Compound type : tatpurusha (anyonya+prekṣā)
  • anyonya – mutual, each other
    pronoun
  • prekṣā – looking, sight
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from √īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-
    Prefix: pra
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)
पश्य (paśya) - look! (see! behold! look!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √dṛś
Imperative
Loṭ (Imperative) form of root √dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Used as an exclamation to draw attention.
द्रवति (dravati) - is fleeing (flees, runs, flows)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dru
Present indicative
Lat (Present) form of root √dru
Root: dru (class 1)
इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with 'varūthinī'.
वरूथिनी (varūthinī) - host of warriors (army, host, troops)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varūthinī
varūthinī - army, host, troops