महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-109, verse-6
सायकानां ततः पार्थस्त्रिषष्ट्या प्रत्यविध्यत ।
तोत्त्रैरिव महानागं कशाभिरिव वाजिनम् ॥६॥
तोत्त्रैरिव महानागं कशाभिरिव वाजिनम् ॥६॥
6. sāyakānāṁ tataḥ pārthastriṣaṣṭyā pratyavidhyata ,
tottrairiva mahānāgaṁ kaśābhiriva vājinam.
tottrairiva mahānāgaṁ kaśābhiriva vājinam.
6.
sāyakānām tataḥ pārthaḥ triṣaṣṭyā pratyavidhyata
tottraiḥ iva mahānāgam kaśābhiḥ iva vājinam
tottraiḥ iva mahānāgam kaśābhiḥ iva vājinam
6.
tataḥ pārthaḥ tam triṣaṣṭyā sāyakānām pratyavidhyata,
mahānāgam tottraiḥ iva vājinam kaśābhiḥ iva
mahānāgam tottraiḥ iva vājinam kaśābhiḥ iva
6.
Then Partha (Arjuna) retaliated, piercing him with sixty-three arrows, just as one would pierce a great elephant with goads or a horse with whips.
Words meanings summery:
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- सायकानाम् (sāyakānām) - of arrows
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom
- पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pritha (Kunti) (Partha (Arjuna or any son of Pritha/Kunti))
- त्रिषष्ट्या (triṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-three
- प्रत्यविध्यत (pratyavidhyata) - pierced in return (for himself), retaliated
- तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - with goads
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- महानागम् (mahānāgam) - a great elephant (often used for powerful adversaries in battle metaphors) (a great elephant / serpent)
- कशाभिः (kaśābhiḥ) - with whips
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- वाजिनम् (vājinam) - a horse
Words meanings and morphology
सायकानाम् (sāyakānām) - of arrows
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom
(indeclinable)
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna, son of Pritha (Kunti) (Partha (Arjuna or any son of Pritha/Kunti))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna
त्रिषष्ट्या (triṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-three
(numeral)
प्रत्यविध्यत (pratyavidhyata) - pierced in return (for himself), retaliated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of vidh
Root: vidh (class 4)
Note: With prefixes prati and vi, middle voice indicates action for oneself
तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - with goads
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of tottra
tottra - goad, ankus
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
महानागम् (mahānāgam) - a great elephant (often used for powerful adversaries in battle metaphors) (a great elephant / serpent)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānāga
mahānāga - great serpent, great elephant
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+nāga)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - nāga – serpent, elephant
noun (masculine)
कशाभिः (kaśābhiḥ) - with whips
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of kaśā
kaśā - whip, horsewhip
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
वाजिनम् (vājinam) - a horse
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vājin
vājin - a horse, swift