महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-131, verse-116
प्रगाढमञ्जोगतिभिर्नाराचैरभिताडिताः ।
निपेतुर्द्विरदा भूमौ द्विशृङ्गा इव पर्वताः ॥११६॥
निपेतुर्द्विरदा भूमौ द्विशृङ्गा इव पर्वताः ॥११६॥
116. pragāḍhamañjogatibhirnārācairabhitāḍitāḥ ,
nipeturdviradā bhūmau dviśṛṅgā iva parvatāḥ.
nipeturdviradā bhūmau dviśṛṅgā iva parvatāḥ.
116.
pragāḍhamañjugatibhiḥ nārācaiḥ abhitāḍitāḥ
nipetuḥ dviradāḥ bhūmau dviśṛṅgāḥ iva parvatāḥ
nipetuḥ dviradāḥ bhūmau dviśṛṅgāḥ iva parvatāḥ
116.
pragāḍhamañjugatibhiḥ nārācaiḥ abhitāḍitāḥ
dviśṛṅgāḥ parvatāḥ iva dviradāḥ bhūmau nipetuḥ
dviśṛṅgāḥ parvatāḥ iva dviradāḥ bhūmau nipetuḥ
116.
Struck by intensely powerful, swiftly-moving iron arrows, the elephants fell to the ground like mountains with two peaks.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रगाढमञ्जुगतिभिः (pragāḍhamañjugatibhiḥ) - by arrows characterized by intensely swift motion (by those with intensely swift motion)
- नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows
- अभिताडिताः (abhitāḍitāḥ) - struck, assailed, beaten
- निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down, they descended
- द्विरडाः (dviraḍāḥ) - elephants
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
- द्विशृङ्गाः (dviśṛṅgāḥ) - two-peaked, having two peaks
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains
Words meanings and morphology
प्रगाढमञ्जुगतिभिः (pragāḍhamañjugatibhiḥ) - by arrows characterized by intensely swift motion (by those with intensely swift motion)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pragāḍhamañjugati
pragāḍhamañjugati - having intensely swift movement, moving very swiftly
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragāḍha+añju+gati)
- pragāḍha – intense, deep, firm, very
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root gah (to penetrate) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: gah (class 1) - añju – straight, direct, quick
adjective (masculine) - gati – motion, movement, course
noun (feminine)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'nārācaiḥ'.
नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca
nārāca - iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow
अभिताडिताः (abhitāḍitāḥ) - struck, assailed, beaten
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of abhitāḍita
abhitāḍita - struck, smitten, assailed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root taḍ (to strike) with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: taḍ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'dviraḍāḥ'.
निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down, they descended
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of nipet
Perfect (liṭ)
Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
द्विरडाः (dviraḍāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dviraḍa
dviraḍa - elephant (one having two tusks)
Derived from dvi (two) + rada (tusk)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+rada)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - rada – tusk, tooth
noun (masculine)
Root: rad (class 1)
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
द्विशृङ्गाः (dviśṛṅgāḥ) - two-peaked, having two peaks
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dviśṛṅga
dviśṛṅga - two-horned, two-peaked
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+śṛṅga)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'parvatāḥ'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill