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7,118

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-43

यदा बालः सुभद्रायाः सुतः शस्त्रविनाकृतः ।
युष्माभिर्निहतो युद्धे तदा धर्मः क्व वो गतः ॥४३॥
43. yadā bālaḥ subhadrāyāḥ sutaḥ śastravinākṛtaḥ ,
yuṣmābhirnihato yuddhe tadā dharmaḥ kva vo gataḥ.
43. yadā bālaḥ Subhadrāyāḥ sutaḥ śastra-vinākṛtaḥ
yuṣmābhiḥ nihataḥ yuddhe tadā dharmaḥ kva vaḥ gataḥ
43. yadā Subhadrāyāḥ bālaḥ sutaḥ śastra-vinākṛtaḥ yuṣmābhiḥ yuddhe nihataḥ,
tadā vaḥ dharmaḥ kva gataḥ?
43. When Subhadrā's young son was killed by you in battle, deprived of his weapons, where then had your (dharma) gone?

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
  • बालः (bālaḥ) - Qualifies 'sutaḥ'. Refers to Abhimanyu. (young, child, boy)
  • सुभद्रायाः (subhadrāyāḥ) - of Subhadrā
  • सुतः (sutaḥ) - Refers to Abhimanyu. (son)
  • शस्त्र-विनाकृतः (śastra-vinākṛtaḥ) - deprived of weapons, rendered weaponless
  • युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (plural)
  • निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed
  • युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in a fight
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Refers to the moral or ethical principles governing conduct. (righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue)
  • क्व (kva) - where, in what place
  • वः (vaḥ) - your, to you (plural)
  • गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at what time
(indeclinable)
बालः (bālaḥ) - Qualifies 'sutaḥ'. Refers to Abhimanyu. (young, child, boy)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, boy, young, innocent
सुभद्रायाः (subhadrāyāḥ) - of Subhadrā
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of Subhadrā
Subhadrā - Name of the sister of Kṛṣṇa and wife of Arjuna, mother of Abhimanyu.
Note: Possessive, 'Subhadrā's'.
सुतः (sutaḥ) - Refers to Abhimanyu. (son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suta
suta - son, born, produced
Past Passive Participle (from √sū)
From root sū (to give birth).
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
शस्त्र-विनाकृतः (śastra-vinākṛtaḥ) - deprived of weapons, rendered weaponless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śastra-vinākṛta
śastra-vinākṛta - deprived of weapons, rendered weaponless
Past Passive Participle
From 'vinākṛta' (made without) with 'śastra' (weapon).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+vinākṛta)
  • śastra – weapon, instrument, sword
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śas (class 2)
  • vinākṛta – made without, separated from, deprived of
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make) with 'vinā' (without).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'sutaḥ'.
युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you (plural)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Agent of 'nihataḥ'.
निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down, destroyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni-.
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'sutaḥ'.
युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in a fight
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, war, fight
From root yudh (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Denotes the location of the action.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Correlative to 'yadā'.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Refers to the moral or ethical principles governing conduct. (righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
From root dhṛ (to hold, support).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the question.
क्व (kva) - where, in what place
(indeclinable)
Interrogative adverb.
वः (vaḥ) - your, to you (plural)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Enclitic form for genitive/dative plural.
Note: Possessive for 'dharmaḥ'.
गतः (gataḥ) - gone, departed, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'dharmaḥ'.