महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-77, verse-14
नागे नागे रथाः सप्त सप्त चाश्वा रथे रथे ।
अन्वश्वं दश धानुष्का धानुष्के सप्त चर्मिणः ॥१४॥
अन्वश्वं दश धानुष्का धानुष्के सप्त चर्मिणः ॥१४॥
14. nāge nāge rathāḥ sapta sapta cāśvā rathe rathe ,
anvaśvaṁ daśa dhānuṣkā dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ.
anvaśvaṁ daśa dhānuṣkā dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ.
14.
nāge nāge rathāḥ sapta sapta ca aśvā rathe rathe
anvaśvam daśa dhānuṣkāḥ dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ
anvaśvam daśa dhānuṣkāḥ dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ
14.
nāge nāge sapta rathāḥ; rathe rathe ca sapta aśvāḥ;
anvaśvam daśa dhānuṣkāḥ; dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ
anvaśvam daśa dhānuṣkāḥ; dhānuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ
14.
On each elephant, there were seven chariots, and on each chariot, there were seven horses. Behind each horse, ten archers were stationed, and for each archer, there were seven shield-bearers.
Words meanings summery:
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- नागे (nāge) - on each elephant (on the elephant)
- नागे (nāge) - on each elephant (on the elephant)
- रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- च (ca) - and
- अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses
- रथे (rathe) - on each chariot (on the chariot)
- रथे (rathe) - on each chariot (on the chariot)
- अन्वश्वम् (anvaśvam) - behind each horse (behind each horse, according to each horse)
- दश (daśa) - ten
- धानुष्काः (dhānuṣkāḥ) - archers
- धानुष्के (dhānuṣke) - for each archer (for the archer, to the archer)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- चर्मिणः (carmiṇaḥ) - shield-bearers
Words meanings and morphology
नागे (nāge) - on each elephant (on the elephant)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nāga
nāga - elephant, snake, mountain
Note: Used distributively.
नागे (nāge) - on each elephant (on the elephant)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nāga
nāga - elephant, snake, mountain
Note: Used distributively.
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
Root: ram
Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for rathāḥ.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for aśvāḥ.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.
रथे (rathe) - on each chariot (on the chariot)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
Root: ram
Note: Used distributively.
रथे (rathe) - on each chariot (on the chariot)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
Root: ram
Note: Used distributively.
अन्वश्वम् (anvaśvam) - behind each horse (behind each horse, according to each horse)
(indeclinable)
adverbial compound, formed with anu + aśva
Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+aśva)
- anu – after, along, according to
indeclinable
prefix/preposition - aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for dhānuṣkāḥ.
धानुष्काः (dhānuṣkāḥ) - archers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhānuṣka
dhānuṣka - archer, bowman
derived from dhanus (bow)
Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.
धानुष्के (dhānuṣke) - for each archer (for the archer, to the archer)
(noun)
masculine, singular of dhānuṣka
dhānuṣka - archer, bowman
derived from dhanus (bow)
Note: Used distributively.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Adjective for carmiṇaḥ.
चर्मिणः (carmiṇaḥ) - shield-bearers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of carmin
carmin - one who bears a shield, shield-bearer, armed with a shield
Agent Noun suffix -in
Derived from carman (shield) + -in.
Note: Subject of an implied verb 'are'.