महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-99, verse-21
रथिनश्च रथैर्हीना वर्मिणस्तेजसा युताः ।
कुण्डलोष्णीषिणः सर्वे निष्काङ्गदविभूषिताः ॥२१॥
कुण्डलोष्णीषिणः सर्वे निष्काङ्गदविभूषिताः ॥२१॥
21. rathinaśca rathairhīnā varmiṇastejasā yutāḥ ,
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ sarve niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ.
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ sarve niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ.
21.
rathinaḥ ca rathaiḥ hīnāḥ varmiṇaḥ tejasā yutāḥ
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ sarve niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ sarve niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ
21.
ca sarve rathinaḥ rathaiḥ hīnāḥ varmiṇaḥ tejasā
yutāḥ kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ
yutāḥ kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ
21.
And the charioteers, though deprived of their chariots, were armored and endowed with brilliance; all of them wore earrings and turbans and were adorned with necklaces and armlets.
Words meanings summery:
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- रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers (charioteers, warriors in chariots)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- रथैः (rathaiḥ) - of their chariots (by chariots, with chariots)
- हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived of (chariots) (devoid of, abandoned, deprived, inferior)
- वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - armored (armored, wearing armor)
- तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance (by brilliance, with splendor, by energy)
- युताः (yutāḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, joined with, possessed of)
- कुण्डलोष्णीषिणः (kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - with earrings and turbans (wearing earrings and turbans)
- सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)
- निष्काङ्गदविभूषिताः (niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with necklaces and armlets
Words meanings and morphology
रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers (charioteers, warriors in chariots)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot
From ratha + suffix -in
Note: Subject of the implied verb (were).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
रथैः (rathaiḥ) - of their chariots (by chariots, with chariots)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Used with hīnāḥ (devoid of).
हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived of (chariots) (devoid of, abandoned, deprived, inferior)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hīna
hīna - deprived, devoid of, abandoned, inferior
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root hā (to abandon, to give up)
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - armored (armored, wearing armor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varmin
varmin - wearing armor, armored
From varman (armor) + suffix -in
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance (by brilliance, with splendor, by energy)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, splendor, energy, spiritual power
Note: Used with yutāḥ (endowed with).
युताः (yutāḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, joined with, possessed of)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yuta
yuta - joined, united, endowed with, possessed of
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root yu (to join, to unite)
Root: yu (class 2)
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
कुण्डलोष्णीषिणः (kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - with earrings and turbans (wearing earrings and turbans)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣin
kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣin - wearing earrings and a turban
Bahuvrihi compound: kuṇḍala (earring) + uṣṇīṣa (turban) + -in (possessive suffix)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kuṇḍala+uṣṇīṣa+-in)
- kuṇḍala – earring, ring
noun (neuter) - uṣṇīṣa – turban, diadem
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with rathinaḥ.
सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Emphasizes that all charioteers.
निष्काङ्गदविभूषिताः (niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with necklaces and armlets
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣita
niṣkāṅgadavibhūṣita - adorned with necklaces and armlets
Compound type : bahuvrihi (niṣka+aṅgada+vibhūṣita)
- niṣka – necklace, golden ornament, coin
noun (masculine) - aṅgada – armlet, bracelet
noun (neuter) - vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agreeing with rathinaḥ.