महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-72, verse-21

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ईदृशो हि बलौघस्तु युक्तः शस्त्रास्त्रसंपदा ।
वध्यते यत्र संग्रामे किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥२१॥

21. īdṛśo hi balaughastu yuktaḥ śastrāstrasaṁpadā ,
vadhyate yatra saṁgrāme kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ.

21. īdṛśaḥ hi balaughaḥ tu yuktaḥ śastrāstrasaṃpadā
vadhyate yatra saṃgrāme kim anyat bhāgadheyataḥ

21. hi yatra saṃgrāme śastrāstrasaṃpadā yuktaḥ īdṛśaḥ
balaughaḥ tu vadhyate anyat kim bhāgadheyataḥ

21. Indeed, when such an army, fully equipped with a wealth of weapons and missiles, is nevertheless defeated in battle, what else can it be but a matter of destiny?

Words meanings summery:

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ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

बलौघः (balaughaḥ) - mass of forces, army, host

तु (tu) - nevertheless, yet (but, on the other hand, yet)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - equipped (with) (joined, endowed with, equipped, suitable)

शस्त्रास्त्रसंपदा (śastrāstrasaṁpadā) - with a wealth of weapons and missiles (with an abundance of weapons and missiles)

वध्यते (vadhyate) - is defeated (in battle) (is slain, is killed)

यत्र (yatra) - when (in which case) (where, in which (case), if)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

किम् (kim) - what (else)? (what? why? how?)

अन्यत् (anyat) - else (other, another, different)

भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - a matter of destiny (from destiny, by fate)

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशः (īdṛśaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, suchlike

Derived from 'idam' (this) and 'dṛśa' (seeing, like)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'balaughaḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

बलौघः (balaughaḥ) - mass of forces, army, host

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balaugha

balaugha - mass of forces, army, multitude of troops

Compound: bala (strength, army) + ogha (flood, mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

bala – strength, power, army, force
noun (neuter)
ogha – flood, stream, mass, multitude
noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - nevertheless, yet (but, on the other hand, yet)

(indeclinable)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - equipped (with) (joined, endowed with, equipped, suitable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, equipped, endowed with, suitable, absorbed in meditation (yoga)

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'yuj' + suffix 'kta'

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'balaughaḥ', takes instrumental 'śastrāstrasaṃpadā'

शस्त्रास्त्रसंपदा (śastrāstrasaṁpadā) - with a wealth of weapons and missiles (with an abundance of weapons and missiles)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śastrāstrasaṃpad

śastrāstrasaṁpad - abundance of weapons and missiles

Compound: śastra (hand-held weapon) + astra (missile) + sampad (abundance, wealth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+astra+sampad)

śastra – weapon (hand-held)
noun (neuter)
Root: śas (class 2)
astra – missile, projectile weapon
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)
sampad – success, prosperity, abundance, wealth
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates means or accompaniment with 'yuktaḥ'

वध्यते (vadhyate) - is defeated (in battle) (is slain, is killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vadh

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Root 'han' (to strike, kill), passive form 'vadhyate'

Root: han (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - when (in which case) (where, in which (case), if)

(indeclinable)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma