महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-83, verse-17
ततः स पार्षतः शूरो व्यूहं चक्रे सुदारुणम् ।
शृङ्गाटकं महाराज परव्यूहविनाशनम् ॥१७॥
शृङ्गाटकं महाराज परव्यूहविनाशनम् ॥१७॥
17. tataḥ sa pārṣataḥ śūro vyūhaṁ cakre sudāruṇam ,
śṛṅgāṭakaṁ mahārāja paravyūhavināśanam.
śṛṅgāṭakaṁ mahārāja paravyūhavināśanam.
17.
tataḥ sa pārṣataḥ śūraḥ vyūham cakre sudāruṇam
śṛṅgāṭakam mahārāja paravyūhavināśanam
śṛṅgāṭakam mahārāja paravyūhavināśanam
17.
mahārāja tataḥ sa śūraḥ pārṣataḥ sudāruṇam
paravyūhavināśanam śṛṅgāṭakam vyūham cakre
paravyūhavināśanam śṛṅgāṭakam vyūham cakre
17.
Then that valiant Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣatā, O great king, formed a very formidable triangular (śṛṅgāṭaka) battle array, capable of destroying enemy formations.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events (then, thereafter, thence)
- स (sa) - he (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (he, that)
- पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣatā (son of Pṛṣatā)
- शूरः (śūraḥ) - valiant (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (brave, valiant, hero)
- व्यूहम् (vyūham) - a military battle formation (battle formation, array, disposition)
- चक्रे (cakre) - he formed (the battle array) (he made, he did, he formed)
- सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very formidable (formation) (very terrible, formidable, dreadful)
- शृङ्गाटकम् (śṛṅgāṭakam) - a battle formation shaped like a triangle or a horn (triangular formation, crossroads, water caltrop)
- महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)
- परव्यूहविनाशनम् (paravyūhavināśanam) - capable of destroying enemy battle arrays (destroyer of enemy formations)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events (then, thereafter, thence)
(indeclinable)
स (sa) - he (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pṛṣatā (son of Pṛṣatā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārṣata
pārṣata - son of Pṛṣatā (Drupada's son, Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
Derived from Pṛṣatā, a patronymic.
शूरः (śūraḥ) - valiant (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (brave, valiant, hero)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, a hero
Note: Qualifies 'pārṣataḥ'.
व्यूहम् (vyūham) - a military battle formation (battle formation, array, disposition)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vyūha
vyūha - arrangement, disposition, battle array, formation
From vi + ūh (to arrange, push).
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1)
Note: Object of 'cakre'.
चक्रे (cakre) - he formed (the battle array) (he made, he did, he formed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very formidable (formation) (very terrible, formidable, dreadful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa
sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, formidable
Compound of 'su' (good, very) and 'dāruṇa' (terrible).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)
- su – good, well, very, exceedingly
indeclinable - dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, cruel
adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham'.
शृङ्गाटकम् (śṛṅgāṭakam) - a battle formation shaped like a triangle or a horn (triangular formation, crossroads, water caltrop)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅgāṭaka
śṛṅgāṭaka - a triangular space, crossroads, water caltrop, a type of battle formation
Note: In apposition to 'vyūham'.
महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (neuter) - rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Note: An address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
परव्यूहविनाशनम् (paravyūhavināśanam) - capable of destroying enemy battle arrays (destroyer of enemy formations)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of paravyūhavināśana
paravyūhavināśana - destroying enemy formations
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vyūha+vināśana)
- para – other, enemy, superior
adjective (masculine) - vyūha – battle array, formation
noun (masculine)
From vi + ūh (to arrange, push).
Prefix: vi
Root: ūh (class 1) - vināśana – destroying, causing destruction, destroyer
adjective (neuter)
Agent noun/Adjective
From vi + nāś (to destroy).
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'vyūham' and 'śṛṅgāṭakam'.