महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-101, verse-59
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा क्षत्रधर्मा व्यवस्थितः ।
अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद द्रोणस्य सशरं धनुः ॥५९॥
अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद द्रोणस्य सशरं धनुः ॥५९॥
59. teṣāṁ tadvacanaṁ śrutvā kṣatradharmā vyavasthitaḥ ,
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda droṇasya saśaraṁ dhanuḥ.
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda droṇasya saśaraṁ dhanuḥ.
59.
teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā kṣatradharmā vyavasthitaḥ
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda droṇasya saśaram dhanuḥ
ardhacandreṇa ciccheda droṇasya saśaram dhanuḥ
59.
kṣatradharmā vyavasthitaḥ teṣām tat vacanam śrutvā
ardhacandreṇa droṇasya saśaram dhanuḥ ciccheda
ardhacandreṇa droṇasya saśaram dhanuḥ ciccheda
59.
Upon hearing their words, the one who was resolute in his duty as a warrior (kṣatradharma) cut Drona's bow, which was equipped with an arrow, using a crescent-shaped arrow.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- तत् (tat) - that, those
- वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance
- श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
- क्षत्रधर्मा (kṣatradharmā) - one whose duty is that of a warrior, one established in warrior ethics
- व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - firm, established, resolved, standing firm
- अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - Referring to a type of arrow shaped like a half-moon or crescent. (with a crescent-shaped (arrow))
- चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, split, pierced
- द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona
- सशरम् (saśaram) - describing the bow as being equipped with an arrow (with an arrow, having an arrow)
- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
तत् (tat) - that, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, utterance, saying
Root: vac (class 2)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive form of the root śru
Root: śru (class 5)
क्षत्रधर्मा (kṣatradharmā) - one whose duty is that of a warrior, one established in warrior ethics
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma
kṣatradharma - the duty or intrinsic nature (dharma) of a warrior (kṣatriya), warrior's ethics
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣatra+dharma)
- kṣatra – warrior, nobility, ruling class, rule, power
noun (neuter) - dharma – duty, righteousness, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - firm, established, resolved, standing firm
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, arranged, settled, firm, resolved
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle from root sthā with prefixes vi and ava
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - Referring to a type of arrow shaped like a half-moon or crescent. (with a crescent-shaped (arrow))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ardhacandra
ardhacandra - half-moon, crescent moon
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ardha+candra)
- ardha – half, part
noun (masculine) - candra – moon
noun (masculine)
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, split, pierced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid
Root: chid (class 7)
द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona (name of a character, the teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas)
सशरम् (saśaram) - describing the bow as being equipped with an arrow (with an arrow, having an arrow)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saśara
saśara - with an arrow, furnished with arrows
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śara)
- sa – with, together with, possessing
indeclinable - śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'dhanuḥ'
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow