महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-115, verse-13

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तयोरभूद्भारत संप्रहारस्तथागतो नैव बभूव कश्चित् ।
प्रैक्षन्त एवाहवशोभिनौ तौ योधास्त्वदीयाश्च परे च सर्वे ॥१३॥

13. tayorabhūdbhārata saṁprahāra;stathāgato naiva babhūva kaścit ,
praikṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau; yodhāstvadīyāśca pare ca sarve.

13. tayoḥ abhūt bhārata samprahāraḥ
tathāgataḥ na eva babhūva kaścit
praikṣanta eva āhavaśobhinau tau
yodhāḥ tvadīyāḥ ca pare ca sarve

13. bhārata tayoḥ samprahāraḥ abhūt
tathāgataḥ kaścit na eva babhūva
tvadīyāḥ ca pare ca sarve yodhāḥ
āhavaśobhinau tau eva praikṣanta

13. O descendant of Bharata, a battle took place between those two (Alambusa and Sātyaki), and no such combat had ever occurred before. All the warriors, both your own and the enemy's, simply watched those two, who were glorious in battle.

Words meanings summery:

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तयोः (tayoḥ) - between Alambusa and Sātyaki (of those two, between those two)

अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, came into being, was

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

सम्प्रहारः (samprahāraḥ) - fierce battle, great fight, conflict

तथागतः (tathāgataḥ) - such a battle (as described) (such a one, such as that, gone in that manner)

न (na) - not, no

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

बभूव (babhūva) - was, has been, existed

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (such battle) (someone, anyone, a certain one)

प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - they watched, they looked at

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

आहवशोभिनौ (āhavaśobhinau) - splendid in battle, shining in combat

तौ (tau) - Alambusa and Sātyaki (those two)

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (Dhṛtarāṣṭra's) warriors (yours, belonging to you)

च (ca) - and

परे (pare) - others, enemies

च (ca) - and

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - between Alambusa and Sātyaki (of those two, between those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Alambusa and Sātyaki.

अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred, came into being, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

Root bhū, aorist, 3rd person singular, active voice. The 'a' prefix denotes past tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

सम्प्रहारः (samprahāraḥ) - fierce battle, great fight, conflict

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprahāra

samprahāra - fierce battle, great fight, conflict

Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefixes sam and pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `abhūt`.

तथागतः (tathāgataḥ) - such a battle (as described) (such a one, such as that, gone in that manner)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tathāgata

tathāgata - such as that, gone in that manner, thus come/gone

Past Passive Participle (bahuvrīhi compound in sense of 'of such a kind')

Compound of tathā (thus) and gata (gone).

Compound type : avyayībhāva / bahuvrīhi (tathā+gata)

tathā – thus, so, in that manner
indeclinable
gata – gone, arrived, passed
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `samprahāraḥ` implicitly.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `babhūva`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बभूव (babhūva) - was, has been, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Root bhū, perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a completed action in the past, or a general truth/fact.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any (such battle) (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Compound of kim (what, who) and cid (an indefinite particle).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

kim – who, what, which
pronoun
cid – a certain, some (particle of indefiniteness)
indeclinable

Note: Refers to `samprahāraḥ` (implicitly).

प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - they watched, they looked at

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Imperfect Middle

Root īkṣ (1st class, Ātmanepada), with prefix pra, imperfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice. 'a' prefix merged with ī to form 'ai'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, here emphasizing 'tau'.

आहवशोभिनौ (āhavaśobhinau) - splendid in battle, shining in combat

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āhavaśobhin

āhavaśobhin - shining/splendid in battle

Derived from āhava (battle) and śobhin (shining, splendid).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (āhava+śobhin)

āhava – battle, war, combat
noun (masculine)
Derived from root hu (to offer, sacrifice, fight) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: hu (class 3)
śobhin – shining, beautiful, splendid
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful) with -in suffix.
Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

तौ (tau) - Alambusa and Sātyaki (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of `praikṣanta`. Refers to Alambusa and Sātyaki.

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `praikṣanta`.