महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-137, verse-14
संप्रदीपितसर्वाङ्गौ सायकैस्तौ महारथौ ।
अदृश्येतां रणे क्रुद्धावुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरौ ॥१४॥
अदृश्येतां रणे क्रुद्धावुल्काभिरिव कुञ्जरौ ॥१४॥
14. saṁpradīpitasarvāṅgau sāyakaistau mahārathau ,
adṛśyetāṁ raṇe kruddhāvulkābhiriva kuñjarau.
adṛśyetāṁ raṇe kruddhāvulkābhiriva kuñjarau.
14.
sampradīpitasarvāṅgau sāyakaiḥ tau mahārathau
adṛśyetām raṇe kruddhau ulkābhiḥ iva kuñjarau
adṛśyetām raṇe kruddhau ulkābhiḥ iva kuñjarau
14.
raṇe kruddhau sāyakaiḥ sampradīpitasarvāṅgau
tau mahārathau adṛśyetām ulkābhiḥ kuñjarau iva
tau mahārathau adṛśyetām ulkābhiḥ kuñjarau iva
14.
Those two great warriors (mahārathau), enraged in battle and with all their bodies appearing ablaze from the arrows that struck them, were seen like two elephants (kuñjarau) amidst flaming torches (ulkābhiḥ).
Words meanings summery:
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- सम्प्रदीपितसर्वाङ्गौ (sampradīpitasarvāṅgau) - with all their bodies appearing ablaze (from arrow impacts) (with all limbs greatly inflamed/illuminated (dual))
- सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows (instrumental plural)
- तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)
- महारथौ (mahārathau) - two great warriors, two great charioteers (dual)
- अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - they were seen, they appeared (dual)
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat (locative singular)
- क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - enraged, furious, angry (dual)
- उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by flaming torches (as a simile) (by flaming torches, by meteors (instrumental plural))
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - two elephants (dual)
Words meanings and morphology
सम्प्रदीपितसर्वाङ्गौ (sampradīpitasarvāṅgau) - with all their bodies appearing ablaze (from arrow impacts) (with all limbs greatly inflamed/illuminated (dual))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sampradīpitasarvāṅga
sampradīpitasarvāṅga - having all limbs greatly inflamed/illuminated
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose all limbs are greatly illuminated/inflamed.'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sampradīpita+sarvāṅga)
- sampradīpita – greatly illuminated, intensely inflamed, kindled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From prefixes sam- + pra- + root √dīp (to shine, to inflame) + suffix -ita.
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dīp (class 4) - sarvāṅga – all limbs, entire body
noun (neuter)
Compound of sarva (all) and aṅga (limb).
Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'mahārathau'.
सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows (instrumental plural)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow, missile
From √si (to bind) or √sā (to sharpen) + -aka suffix.
Root: si (class 4)
Note: Causal agent for 'sampradīpita'.
तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the two main combatants.
महारथौ (mahārathau) - two great warriors, two great charioteers (dual)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāratha
mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting 10,000 archers
Compound of mahā (great) and ratha (chariot/warrior).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective (masculine)
Stem of mahat (great). - ratha – chariot, car, warrior (often one who fights from a chariot)
noun (masculine)
From √ram (to delight) with -tha suffix, or √ṛ (to go) + -tha.
Note: Appositive to 'tau'.
अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - they were seen, they appeared (dual)
(verb)
3rd person , dual, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect, 3rd person dual, passive voice.
Root √dṛś, passive stem formed by -ya-, Imperfect (laṅ) ending -etām.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat (locative singular)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, combat, war, fight
From √raṇ (to rejoice, to sound, to fight).
Root: raṇ (class 1)
Note: Locative of place.
क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - enraged, furious, angry (dual)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kruddha
kruddha - angry, furious, enraged
Past Passive Participle
From root √krudh (to be angry) + suffix -ta.
Root: krudh (class 4)
उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by flaming torches (as a simile) (by flaming torches, by meteors (instrumental plural))
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of ulkā
ulkā - flaming torch, firebrand, meteor, spark
From √ul (to burn).
Note: Used in comparison.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison.
कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - two elephants (dual)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kuñjara
kuñjara - elephant (literally 'roaming in thickets or caves')
Compound of kuñja (thicket, cave) and ra (roaming, going).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuñja+ra)
- kuñja – thicket, grove, bower, cave, arbour
noun (masculine) - ra – going, moving, roaming
adjective / noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From √rā (to give) or √ṛ (to go) + -a suffix. Often used as a suffix for 'going/dwelling in'.
Root: ṛ (class 1)