महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-69, verse-39
मुक्तकेशा विकवचा विरथाश्छिन्नकार्मुकाः ।
बाहुभिः समयुध्यन्त सृञ्जयाः कुरुभिः सह ॥३९॥
बाहुभिः समयुध्यन्त सृञ्जयाः कुरुभिः सह ॥३९॥
39. muktakeśā vikavacā virathāśchinnakārmukāḥ ,
bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha.
bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha.
39.
muktakeśāḥ vikavacāḥ virathāḥ chinnakārmukāḥ
bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha
bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha
39.
muktakeśāḥ vikavacāḥ virathāḥ chinnakārmukāḥ
sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta
sṛñjayāḥ kurubhiḥ saha bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta
39.
The Sṛñjayas, with loosened hair, stripped of armor, without chariots, and with broken bows, fought with their arms against the Kurus.
Words meanings summery:
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- मुक्तकेशाः (muktakeśāḥ) - Their hair disheveled from the intensity of battle. (with loosened hair, dishevelled hair)
- विकवचाः (vikavacāḥ) - Having lost or discarded their protective armor. (without armor, armor-less)
- विरथाः (virathāḥ) - Having lost or abandoned their chariots. (without chariots)
- छिन्नकार्मुकाः (chinnakārmukāḥ) - Their bows having been cut or broken. (with broken bows)
- बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - Fighting hand-to-hand using their bare arms. (with arms, by means of arms)
- समयुध्यन्त (samayudhyanta) - they fought, they battled
- सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Specific warriors fighting in the Mahābhārata war. (the Sṛñjayas (a warrior tribe allied with the Pandavas))
- कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - The opponents, the Kauravas and their allies. (with the Kurus)
- सह (saha) - with, together with
Words meanings and morphology
मुक्तकेशाः (muktakeśāḥ) - Their hair disheveled from the intensity of battle. (with loosened hair, dishevelled hair)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muktakeśa
muktakeśa - having loosened hair
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukta+keśa)
- mukta – loosened, released, free
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'muc' (to release, loosen) + 'kta' (ta) suffix.
Root: muc (class 6) - keśa – hair
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'sṛñjayāḥ'.
विकवचाः (vikavacāḥ) - Having lost or discarded their protective armor. (without armor, armor-less)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vikavaca
vikavaca - without armor, deprived of armor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+kavaca)
- vi – without, apart, dis-
indeclinable
Prefix indicating separation or negation. - kavaca – armor, breastplate
noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: Modifies 'sṛñjayāḥ'.
विरथाः (virathāḥ) - Having lost or abandoned their chariots. (without chariots)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viratha
viratha - without a chariot, dismounted from a chariot
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+ratha)
- vi – without, apart, dis-
indeclinable
Prefix indicating separation or negation. - ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine)
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'sṛñjayāḥ'.
छिन्नकार्मुकाः (chinnakārmukāḥ) - Their bows having been cut or broken. (with broken bows)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of chinnakārmuka
chinnakārmuka - having a broken bow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+kārmuka)
- chinna – cut, broken, divided
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'chid' (to cut, cleave) + 'kta' (ta) suffix.
Root: chid (class 7) - kārmuka – bow, made of wood (karmukavṛkṣa)
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'sṛñjayāḥ'.
बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - Fighting hand-to-hand using their bare arms. (with arms, by means of arms)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu
bāhu - arm, fore-arm
Note: Indicates the means of fighting.
समयुध्यन्त (samayudhyanta) - they fought, they battled
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of samayudh
imperfect tense, 3rd person plural
From root 'yudh' (to fight) with prefix 'sam', middle voice.
Prefix: sam
Root: yudh (class 4)
सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Specific warriors fighting in the Mahābhārata war. (the Sṛñjayas (a warrior tribe allied with the Pandavas))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya
sṛñjaya - a specific tribe or lineage, often mentioned as allies of the Pāṇḍavas
Note: Subject of the sentence.
कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - The opponents, the Kauravas and their allies. (with the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty, often referring to the Kauravas
Note: Accompanied by 'saha'.
सह (saha) - with, together with
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs the instrumental case ('kurubhiḥ').