महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-69, verse-25
तं प्रत्यविद्यद्दशभिश्चित्रसेनः शिलीमुखैः ।
सत्यव्रतश्च नवभिः पुरुमित्रश्च सप्तभिः ॥२५॥
सत्यव्रतश्च नवभिः पुरुमित्रश्च सप्तभिः ॥२५॥
25. taṁ pratyavidyaddaśabhiścitrasenaḥ śilīmukhaiḥ ,
satyavrataśca navabhiḥ purumitraśca saptabhiḥ.
satyavrataśca navabhiḥ purumitraśca saptabhiḥ.
25.
tam pratyavidhyat daśabhiḥ citrasenaḥ śilīmukhaiḥ
satyavrataḥ ca navabhiḥ purumitraḥ ca saptabhiḥ
satyavrataḥ ca navabhiḥ purumitraḥ ca saptabhiḥ
25.
citrasenaḥ tam śilīmukhaiḥ daśabhiḥ pratyavidhyat
ca satyavrataḥ navabhiḥ ca purumitraḥ saptabhiḥ
ca satyavrataḥ navabhiḥ ca purumitraḥ saptabhiḥ
25.
In return, Citrasena struck him with ten arrows (śilīmukhas), and Satyavrata with nine, and Purumitra with seven.
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - Refers to Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) from the previous verse. (him, that)
- प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck back, pierced in return
- दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
- चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena
- शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows
- सत्यव्रतः (satyavrataḥ) - Satyavrata
- च (ca) - and, also
- नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine
- पुरुमित्रः (purumitraḥ) - Purumitra
- च (ca) - and, also
- सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - Refers to Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) from the previous verse. (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck back, pierced in return
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vidh
Imperfect
Root vyadh (class 4) with augment a- and prefix prati-
Prefix: prati
Root: vyadh (class 4)
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten
(numeral)
चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of citrasena
citrasena - Citrasena (proper name)
शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilīmukha
śilīmukha - arrow; bee
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śilī+mukha)
- śilī – sharp point, dart
noun (feminine) - mukha – mouth, face, point, edge
noun (neuter)
Note: In this context, it clearly means 'arrows'.
सत्यव्रतः (satyavrataḥ) - Satyavrata
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavrata
satyavrata - Satyavrata (proper name), one whose vow is truth
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine
(numeral)
पुरुमित्रः (purumitraḥ) - Purumitra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of purumitra
purumitra - Purumitra (proper name)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven
(numeral)