महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-57, verse-23
अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षिप्रमेव समर्पयत् ।
अश्वांश्चास्यावधीद्राजन्नुभौ तौ पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥२३॥
अश्वांश्चास्यावधीद्राजन्नुभौ तौ पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥२३॥
23. athainaṁ pañcaviṁśatyā kṣiprameva samarpayat ,
aśvāṁścāsyāvadhīdrājannubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī.
aśvāṁścāsyāvadhīdrājannubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī.
23.
atha enam pañcaviṃśatyā kṣipram eva samarpayat
aśvān ca asya avadhīt rājan ubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī
aśvān ca asya avadhīt rājan ubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī
23.
atha rājan enam kṣipram eva pañcaviṃśatyā (bāṇaiḥ)
samarpayat ca asya aśvān ubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī avadhīt
samarpayat ca asya aśvān ubhau tau pārṣṇisārathī avadhīt
23.
Then, O king, he swiftly struck him (Aśvatthāman) with twenty-five (arrows), and killed his horses, as well as both his charioteer and the rear-guard (pārṣṇisārathī).
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - then, indicating a sequence (then, now, thereupon)
- एनम् (enam) - him (Aśvatthāman) (him)
- पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (with twenty-five)
- क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)
- एव (eva) - indeed (adds emphasis) (indeed, only, just)
- समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - struck (with arrows) (struck, presented, delivered)
- अश्वान् (aśvān) - (his) horses (horses)
- च (ca) - and
- अस्य (asya) - his (Aśvatthāman's) (his, of him)
- अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed
- राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative address, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)
- उभौ (ubhau) - both (the charioteer and rear-guard) (both)
- तौ (tau) - those two
- पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - both his charioteer and the rear-guard (charioteer and rear-guard; two charioteers/assistants)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then, indicating a sequence (then, now, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - him (Aśvatthāman) (him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of enad
enad - him, this (pronoun)
Accusative singular masculine of enad
Note: Refers to Aśvatthāman.
पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five (arrows) (with twenty-five)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (pañca+viṃśati)
- pañca – five
numeral - viṃśati – twenty
numeral (feminine)
Note: Used as an adjective for implied 'arrows'.
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly (quickly, swiftly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
एव (eva) - indeed (adds emphasis) (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - struck (with arrows) (struck, presented, delivered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samarpaya
Imperfect
Causative of root ṛ (to go), with prefix sam, 3rd person singular imperfect active; here 'to strike'
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛ (class 3)
अश्वान् (aśvān) - (his) horses (horses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अस्य (asya) - his (Aśvatthāman's) (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Genitive singular of idam (masculine/neuter)
Note: Refers to Aśvatthāman.
अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of han
Aorist
Root han (to strike/kill), Aorist, 3rd person singular active
Root: han (class 2)
Note: From √han, aorist form.
राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative address, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king
उभौ (ubhau) - both (the charioteer and rear-guard) (both)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
Nominative/Accusative dual masculine/feminine
Note: Qualifies `pārṣṇisārathī`.
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Nominative/Accusative dual masculine of tad
Note: Qualifies `pārṣṇisārathī`.
पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - both his charioteer and the rear-guard (charioteer and rear-guard; two charioteers/assistants)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of pārṣṇisārathi
pārṣṇisārathi - charioteer and his assistant/rear-guard, or two charioteers
Compound type : dvandva (pārṣṇi+sārathi)
- pārṣṇi – heel, rear, rear-guard
noun (masculine) - sārathi – charioteer
noun (masculine)
Note: Dual form indicates two people.