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7,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-34

सप्तसप्ततिभिर्भोजस्तं विद्ध्वा निशितैः शरैः ।
नाकम्पयत शैनेयं शीघ्रो वायुरिवाचलम् ॥३४॥
34. saptasaptatibhirbhojastaṁ viddhvā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
nākampayata śaineyaṁ śīghro vāyurivācalam.
34. saptasaptatibhiḥ bhojaḥ taṃ viddhvā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
na akampayat śaineyaṃ śīghraḥ vāyuḥ iva acalaṃ
34. bhojaḥ taṃ saptasaptatibhiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ viddhvā
śaineyaṃ na akampayat śīghraḥ vāyuḥ acalaṃ iva
34. Bhoja (Kritavarma), having pierced him (Satyaki) with seventy-seven sharp arrows, was unable to make Shainya (Satyaki) waver, just as a swift wind cannot shake a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सप्तसप्ततिभिः (saptasaptatibhiḥ) - with seventy-seven
  • भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Refers to Kritavarma, who was a chief of the Bhoja clan. (Bhoja)
  • तं (taṁ) - Refers to Satyaki. (him)
  • विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced
  • निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows)
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • (na) - not
  • अकम्पयत् (akampayat) - did not shake, did not cause to tremble
  • शैनेयं (śaineyaṁ) - Refers to Satyaki, who was a descendant of Shini. (Shainya (son of Shini))
  • शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) - swift, quick
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, as
  • अचलं (acalaṁ) - a mountain, unmoving

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तसप्ततिभिः (saptasaptatibhiḥ) - with seventy-seven
(numeral)
Compound type : dvandva (sapta+saptati)
  • sapta – seven
    numeral (feminine)
  • saptati – seventy
    numeral (feminine)
Note: Implied 'seventy-seven arrows'.
भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Refers to Kritavarma, who was a chief of the Bhoja clan. (Bhoja)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoja
bhoja - a chief, lord; name of a clan; Kritavarma (as a member of this clan)
Note: An epithet for Kritavarma.
तं (taṁ) - Refers to Satyaki. (him)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced
(indeclinable)
absolutive
from root √vyadh (to pierce)
Root: vyadh (class 4)
निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharpened, keen, swift
Past Passive Participle
from root √śo (to sharpen) with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: śo (class 4)
Note: Declined to agree with śaraiḥ.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अकम्पयत् (akampayat) - did not shake, did not cause to tremble
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kamp
causative stem
causative from root √kamp
Root: kamp (class 1)
Note: When combined with 'na', means 'was unable to shake'.
शैनेयं (śaineyaṁ) - Refers to Satyaki, who was a descendant of Shini. (Shainya (son of Shini))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaineya
śaineya - descendant of Shini; Satyaki
patronymic from Śini
Note: An epithet for Satyaki.
शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) - swift, quick
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śīghra
śīghra - swift, quick, fast
Note: Agrees with vāyuḥ.
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, god of wind
इव (iva) - as if, like, as
(indeclinable)
अचलं (acalaṁ) - a mountain, unmoving
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, mountain
from a- (not) + cala (moving)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negating prefix
  • cala – moving, trembling
    adjective (masculine)
    from root √cal (to move)
    Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Serves as the object of implied 'shakes' in the simile.