महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-114, verse-86
ततः कर्णं समुद्दिश्य त्वरमाणो धनंजयः ।
नाराचं क्रोधताम्राक्षः प्रैषीन्मृत्युमिवान्तकः ॥८६॥
नाराचं क्रोधताम्राक्षः प्रैषीन्मृत्युमिवान्तकः ॥८६॥
86. tataḥ karṇaṁ samuddiśya tvaramāṇo dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
nārācaṁ krodhatāmrākṣaḥ praiṣīnmṛtyumivāntakaḥ.
nārācaṁ krodhatāmrākṣaḥ praiṣīnmṛtyumivāntakaḥ.
86.
tataḥ karṇam sam-uddiśya tvaramāṇaḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ
nārācam krodhatāmrākṣaḥ praiṣīt mṛtyum iva antakaḥ
nārācam krodhatāmrākṣaḥ praiṣīt mṛtyum iva antakaḥ
86.
tataḥ tvaramāṇaḥ krodhatāmrākṣaḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ karṇam
sam-uddiśya antakaḥ mṛtyum iva nārācam praiṣīt
sam-uddiśya antakaḥ mṛtyum iva nārācam praiṣīt
86.
Then Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), swift and with eyes red from anger, aiming at Karṇa, shot an arrow (nārāca) as if Yama (antaka) himself were dispatching death.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore
- कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
- सम्-उद्दिश्य (sam-uddiśya) - having aimed at, having targeted
- त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying, swift
- धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna, who conquers wealth (Dhanaṃjaya)
- नाराचम् (nārācam) - a specific type of iron arrow (nārāca) (an arrow)
- क्रोधताम्राक्षः (krodhatāmrākṣaḥ) - with eyes red with anger
- प्रैषीत् (praiṣīt) - he sent, dispatched
- मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama, the god of death (antaka) (the terminator, bringer of end)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore
(indeclinable)
कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata
सम्-उद्दिश्य (sam-uddiśya) - having aimed at, having targeted
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
indeclinable past participle (absolutive)
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: diś (class 6)
त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying, swift
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa
tvaramāṇa - hurrying, swift, quick
present active participle
Present active participle (ātmanepada) of √tvar
Root: tvar (class 1)
धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna, who conquers wealth (Dhanaṃjaya)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth; an epithet of Arjuna
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)
- dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter) - jaya – conqueror, victory
noun (masculine)
Root: ji (class 1)
नाराचम् (nārācam) - a specific type of iron arrow (nārāca) (an arrow)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāca
nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow
क्रोधताम्राक्षः (krodhatāmrākṣaḥ) - with eyes red with anger
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhatāmrākṣa
krodhatāmrākṣa - having eyes red with anger
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krodha+tāmra+akṣa)
- krodha – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
Root: krudh (class 4) - tāmra – copper-colored, reddish-brown, red
adjective - akṣa – eye
noun (masculine)
प्रैषीत् (praiṣīt) - he sent, dispatched
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pra-iṣ
Prefix: pra
Root: iṣ (class 4)
मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death (Yama)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama, the god of death (antaka) (the terminator, bringer of end)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka
antaka - finishing, destructive, causing death; the god of death (Yama)
From anta (end) + -ka (suffix)
Root: ant