महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-141, verse-23
तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमतुलां वज्राशनिसमस्वनाम् ।
पतन्तीमुपरि क्रुद्धो द्रौणिरव्यथितेन्द्रियः ॥२३॥
पतन्तीमुपरि क्रुद्धो द्रौणिरव्यथितेन्द्रियः ॥२३॥
23. tāṁ śastravṛṣṭimatulāṁ vajrāśanisamasvanām ,
patantīmupari kruddho drauṇiravyathitendriyaḥ.
patantīmupari kruddho drauṇiravyathitendriyaḥ.
23.
tām śastravṛṣṭim atulām vajrāśanisamasvanām
patantīm upari kruddhaḥ drauṇiḥ avyathitendriyaḥ
patantīm upari kruddhaḥ drauṇiḥ avyathitendriyaḥ
23.
kruddhaḥ avyathitendriyaḥ drauṇiḥ upari patantīm
vajrāśanisamasvanām atulām tām śastravṛṣṭim
vajrāśanisamasvanām atulām tām śastravṛṣṭim
23.
Enraged, but with his senses undisturbed, Droṇa's son (Drauṇi) (faced/endured) that incomparable rain of weapons, which fell upon him with a sound like thunderbolts.
Words meanings summery:
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- ताम् (tām) - that
- शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - shower of weapons, rain of weapons
- अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, unequalled
- वज्राशनिसमस्वनाम् (vajrāśanisamasvanām) - having a sound like thunderbolts and lightning
- पतन्तीम् (patantīm) - falling
- उपरि (upari) - above, upon, over
- क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry
- द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāman (son of Droṇa) (Droṇa's son, Aśvatthāman)
- अव्यथितेन्द्रियः (avyathitendriyaḥ) - with unperturbed senses, with undisturbed faculties
Words meanings and morphology
ताम् (tām) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that
शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - shower of weapons, rain of weapons
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śastravṛṣṭi
śastravṛṣṭi - shower of weapons, rain of weapons
Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'rain/shower of weapons.' Accusative singular.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+vṛṣṭi)
- śastra – weapon, implement
noun (neuter)
From root śas (to cut).
Root: śas (class 2) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
noun (feminine)
From root vṛṣ (to rain).
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, unequalled
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of atula
atula - incomparable, unequalled, peerless
Compound of a (negation) and tulā (comparison, balance).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nañ) (a+tula)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix
Negative prefix. - tula – comparison, measure
noun (feminine)
From root tul (to weigh).
Root: tul (class 1)
वज्राशनिसमस्वनाम् (vajrāśanisamasvanām) - having a sound like thunderbolts and lightning
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vajrāśanisamasvana
vajrāśanisamasvana - having a sound equal to thunderbolts and lightning
Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'that whose sound is like thunder and lightning.' Used here to describe the shower of weapons.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajrāśani+sama+svana)
- vajrāśani – thunderbolt and lightning
noun (masculine)
Dvandva compound of vajra (thunderbolt) and aśani (lightning). - sama – like, equal to
adjective (masculine) - svana – sound, noise
noun (masculine)
From root svan (to sound).
Root: svan (class 1)
पतन्तीम् (patantīm) - falling
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of patantī
patantī - falling, dropping
Present Active Participle
Feminine accusative singular of present active participle of root pat (to fall).
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Present participle acting as an adjective.
उपरि (upari) - above, upon, over
(indeclinable)
Preposition/adverb indicating position or direction.
Note: Indicates location of the falling shower.
क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - enraged, angry
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kruddha
kruddha - angry, enraged
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root krudh (to be angry).
Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective.
द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāman (son of Droṇa) (Droṇa's son, Aśvatthāman)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi
drauṇi - son of Droṇa, Aśvatthāman
Patronymic from Droṇa.
अव्यथितेन्द्रियः (avyathitendriyaḥ) - with unperturbed senses, with undisturbed faculties
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avyathitendriya
avyathitendriya - having unperturbed senses, with undisturbed faculties
Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'one whose senses (indriya) are not agitated (avyathita).' Avyathita is from vi-yath (to be agitated) with negation a-.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (avyathita+indriya)
- avyathita – unperturbed, undisturbed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Negation (a-) of Past Passive Participle of root vyath (to be agitated).
Prefix: vi
Root: vyath (class 1) - indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
From Indra, related to power and control. Refers to the organs of perception and action.
Root: ind (class 10)
Note: Predicative adjective.