महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-149, verse-28
परिघैश्च गदाभिश्च प्रासमुद्गरपट्टिशैः ।
मुसलैः पर्वताग्रैश्च तावन्योन्यं निजघ्नतुः ॥२८॥
मुसलैः पर्वताग्रैश्च तावन्योन्यं निजघ्नतुः ॥२८॥
28. parighaiśca gadābhiśca prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśaiḥ ,
musalaiḥ parvatāgraiśca tāvanyonyaṁ nijaghnatuḥ.
musalaiḥ parvatāgraiśca tāvanyonyaṁ nijaghnatuḥ.
28.
parighaiḥ ca gadābhiḥ ca prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśaiḥ
musalaiḥ parvatāgraiḥ ca tau anyonyam nijaghṇatuḥ
musalaiḥ parvatāgraiḥ ca tau anyonyam nijaghṇatuḥ
28.
tau parighaiḥ ca gadābhiḥ ca prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśaiḥ
musalaiḥ ca parvatāgraiḥ anyonyam nijaghṇatuḥ
musalaiḥ ca parvatāgraiḥ anyonyam nijaghṇatuḥ
28.
Using iron clubs, maces, spears, hammers, broadswords, pestles, and even mountain peaks, those two warriors fiercely struck each other.
Words meanings summery:
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- परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron bars, with clubs
- च (ca) - and, also
- गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्रासमुद्गरपट्टिशैः (prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśaiḥ) - with spears, hammers, and broadswords
- मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles, with clubs
- पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks
- च (ca) - and, also
- तौ (tau) - referring to the two warriors (Ghaṭotkaca and Alambala) mentioned in the broader narrative (those two)
- अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
- निजघ्णतुः (nijaghṇatuḥ) - they struck, they killed
Words meanings and morphology
परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with iron bars, with clubs
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of parigha
parigha - an iron club, mace, bolt for a door
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā
gadā - mace, club
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्रासमुद्गरपट्टिशैः (prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśaiḥ) - with spears, hammers, and broadswords
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśa
prāsamudgarapaṭṭiśa - a collective term for spears, hammers, and broadswords
Compound type : dvandva (prāsa+mudgara+paṭṭiśa)
- prāsa – spear, javelin, dart
noun (masculine) - mudgara – hammer, mallet, club
noun (masculine) - paṭṭiśa – broadsword, battle-axe, spear
noun (masculine)
मुसलैः (musalaiḥ) - with pestles, with clubs
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of musala
musala - a pestle, club, mace
पर्वताग्रैः (parvatāgraiḥ) - with mountain peaks
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of parvatāgra
parvatāgra - mountain peak, summit of a mountain
Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+agra)
- parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - agra – tip, peak, summit, front
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तौ (tau) - referring to the two warriors (Ghaṭotkaca and Alambala) mentioned in the broader narrative (those two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, this
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here, hence indeclinable type with null gender/number/case.
निजघ्णतुः (nijaghṇatuḥ) - they struck, they killed
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of ni-han
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)