महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-129, verse-19
तमसा चावृते लोके न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ।
सैन्येन रजसा चैव समन्तादुत्थितेन ह ॥१९॥
सैन्येन रजसा चैव समन्तादुत्थितेन ह ॥१९॥
19. tamasā cāvṛte loke na prājñāyata kiṁcana ,
sainyena rajasā caiva samantādutthitena ha.
sainyena rajasā caiva samantādutthitena ha.
19.
tamasā ca āvṛte loke na prājñāyata kiñcana
sainyena rajasā ca eva samantāt utthitena ha
sainyena rajasā ca eva samantāt utthitena ha
19.
ha tamasā ca sainyena samantāt utthitena
rajasā ca eva loke āvṛte kiñcana na prājñāyata
rajasā ca eva loke āvṛte kiñcana na prājñāyata
19.
Indeed, as the region was enveloped by both darkness and the dust raised by the army from all directions, nothing at all could be discerned.
Words meanings summery:
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- तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness
- च (ca) - and
- आवृते (āvṛte) - covered, enveloped
- लोके (loke) - in the world, in the region
- न (na) - not
- प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was discerned, was perceived
- किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (at all)
- सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army
- रजसा (rajasā) - by dust
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around
- उत्थितेन (utthitena) - by that which was risen/raised
- ह (ha) - indeed
Words meanings and morphology
तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas
tamas - darkness, gloom
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आवृते (āvṛte) - covered, enveloped
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of āvṛta
vṛ - to cover, encompass, surround
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā- and suffix -ta.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
लोके (loke) - in the world, in the region
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, region, space, people
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was discerned, was perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of prajñā
Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything (at all)
(indeclinable)
सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, military force
रजसा (rajasā) - by dust
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, gloom, passion, quality of activity (rajas guṇa)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'samanta' (all-around) with suffix 'āt'.
उत्थितेन (utthitena) - by that which was risen/raised
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of utthita
sthā - to stand, rise, be situated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut- and suffix -ta.
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
ह (ha) - indeed
(indeclinable)