महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-89, verse-27
विशिरस्कैर्मनुष्यैश्च छिन्नगात्रैश्च वारणैः ।
अश्वैः संभिन्नदेहैश्च संकीर्णाभूद्वसुंधरा ॥२७॥
अश्वैः संभिन्नदेहैश्च संकीर्णाभूद्वसुंधरा ॥२७॥
27. viśiraskairmanuṣyaiśca chinnagātraiśca vāraṇaiḥ ,
aśvaiḥ saṁbhinnadehaiśca saṁkīrṇābhūdvasuṁdharā.
aśvaiḥ saṁbhinnadehaiśca saṁkīrṇābhūdvasuṁdharā.
27.
viśiraskaiḥ manuṣyaiḥ ca chinnagātraiḥ ca vāraṇaiḥ
aśvaiḥ saṃbhinnadehaiḥ ca saṃkīrṇā abhūt vasundharā
aśvaiḥ saṃbhinnadehaiḥ ca saṃkīrṇā abhūt vasundharā
27.
vasundharā viśiraskaiḥ manuṣyaiḥ ca chinnagātraiḥ
vāraṇaiḥ ca saṃbhinnadehaiḥ aśvaiḥ ca saṃkīrṇā abhūt
vāraṇaiḥ ca saṃbhinnadehaiḥ aśvaiḥ ca saṃkīrṇā abhūt
27.
The earth became covered with headless men, dismembered elephants, and horses with shattered bodies.
Words meanings summery:
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- विशिरस्कैः (viśiraskaiḥ) - by headless men (by headless (ones))
- मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men
- च (ca) - and
- छिन्नगात्रैः (chinnagātraiḥ) - by elephants with dismembered bodies (by dismembered-bodied (ones))
- च (ca) - and
- वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants
- अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses
- संभिन्नदेहैः (saṁbhinnadehaiḥ) - by horses with shattered bodies (by shattered-bodied (ones))
- च (ca) - and
- संकीर्णा (saṁkīrṇā) - covered, filled, strewn
- अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened
- वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth
Words meanings and morphology
विशिरस्कैः (viśiraskaiḥ) - by headless men (by headless (ones))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśiraska
viśiraska - headless
Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'without a head'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śiras)
- vi – without, apart, away
indeclinable - śiras – head
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'manuṣyaiḥ'.
मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - man, human being
Root: man
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
छिन्नगात्रैः (chinnagātraiḥ) - by elephants with dismembered bodies (by dismembered-bodied (ones))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of chinnagātra
chinnagātra - having cut-off limbs, dismembered
Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'whose limbs are cut'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+gātra)
- chinna – cut, severed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'chid' (7th class) + kta suffix.
Root: chid (class 7) - gātra – limb, body
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'vāraṇaiḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāraṇa
vāraṇa - elephant, defender
Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, restrain).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
Root: aś (class 5)
संभिन्नदेहैः (saṁbhinnadehaiḥ) - by horses with shattered bodies (by shattered-bodied (ones))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃbhinnadeha
saṁbhinnadeha - having a shattered or broken body
Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'whose body is shattered'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃbhinna+deha)
- saṃbhinna – shattered, broken, pierced
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'bhid' (7th class) with prefix 'sam' + kta suffix.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhid (class 7) - deha – body
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'aśvaiḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
संकीर्णा (saṁkīrṇā) - covered, filled, strewn
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkīrṇa
saṁkīrṇa - covered, filled, mixed, strewn
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to scatter) with prefix 'sam' + kta suffix. Feminine form.
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 6)
अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū
aorist
Root bhū (1st class), aorist 3rd singular.
Root: bhū (class 1)
वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - earth (lit. 'treasure-bearer')
Compound of 'vasu' (wealth) and 'dhara' (bearing).
Compound type : aluk-samāsa (vasu+dhara)
- vasu – wealth, treasure
noun (neuter) - dhara – bearing, holding
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verb 'abhūt' and qualified by 'saṃkīrṇā'.