महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-91, verse-67
भीममेकेन विव्याध राक्षसं नवभिः शरैः ।
अभिमन्युं त्रिभिश्चैव केकयान्पञ्चभिस्तथा ॥६७॥
अभिमन्युं त्रिभिश्चैव केकयान्पञ्चभिस्तथा ॥६७॥
67. bhīmamekena vivyādha rākṣasaṁ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
abhimanyuṁ tribhiścaiva kekayānpañcabhistathā.
abhimanyuṁ tribhiścaiva kekayānpañcabhistathā.
67.
bhīmam ekena vivyādha rākṣasam navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
abhimanyum tribhiḥ ca eva kekayān pañcabhiḥ tathā
abhimanyum tribhiḥ ca eva kekayān pañcabhiḥ tathā
67.
ekena bhīmam vivyādha,
navabhiḥ śaraiḥ rākṣasam (vivyādha); tribhiḥ ca eva abhimanyum (vivyādha),
tathā pañcabhiḥ kekayān (vivyādha)
navabhiḥ śaraiḥ rākṣasam (vivyādha); tribhiḥ ca eva abhimanyum (vivyādha),
tathā pañcabhiḥ kekayān (vivyādha)
67.
With one arrow he pierced Bhima, and with nine arrows he struck the Rākṣasa (demon); he hit Abhimanyu with three, and likewise the Kekayas with five.
Words meanings summery:
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- भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (accusative)
- एकेन (ekena) - (with one arrow) (with one)
- विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
- राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a rākṣasa (demon)
- नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - (with nine arrows) (with nine)
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
- अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu (accusative)
- त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - (with three arrows) (with three)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - (used for emphasis) (certainly, indeed, only)
- केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekayas (plural accusative)
- पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - (with five arrows) (with five)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
Words meanings and morphology
भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (accusative)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - Bhima (name of a Pandava prince); terrible, dreadful
Root: bhī (class 3)
एकेन (ekena) - (with one arrow) (with one)
(numeral)
Note: Implies 'arrow' (śareṇa).
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vyadh
Perfect
Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vyadh (to pierce).
Root: vyadh (class 4)
राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a rākṣasa (demon)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a rākṣasa, demon; belonging to rākṣasas
Note: Likely referring to Ghatotkacha or some other demon ally of Pandavas.
नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - (with nine arrows) (with nine)
(numeral)
Note: Implies 'arrows' (śaraiḥ).
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
Root: śṛ (class 1)
अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu (accusative)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu
abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna and Subhadra)
Prefix: abhi
Root: man (class 4)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - (with three arrows) (with three)
(numeral)
Note: Implies 'arrows' (śaraiḥ).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - (used for emphasis) (certainly, indeed, only)
(indeclinable)
केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekayas (plural accusative)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kekaya
kekaya - a member of the Kekaya tribe/kingdom
Note: Refers to the Kekaya princes fighting for the Pandavas.
पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - (with five arrows) (with five)
(numeral)
Note: Implies 'arrows' (śaraiḥ).
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)