महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-154, verse-14
तौ कर्णिनाराचशिलीमुखैश्च नालीकदण्डैश्च सवत्सदन्तैः ।
वराहकर्णैः सविषाणशृङ्गैः क्षुरप्रवर्षैश्च विनेदतुः खम् ॥१४॥
वराहकर्णैः सविषाणशृङ्गैः क्षुरप्रवर्षैश्च विनेदतुः खम् ॥१४॥
14. tau karṇinārācaśilīmukhaiśca; nālīkadaṇḍaiśca savatsadantaiḥ ,
varāhakarṇaiḥ saviṣāṇaśṛṅgaiḥ; kṣurapravarṣaiśca vinedatuḥ kham.
varāhakarṇaiḥ saviṣāṇaśṛṅgaiḥ; kṣurapravarṣaiśca vinedatuḥ kham.
14.
tau karṇinārācaśilīmukhāiḥ ca
nālīkadaṇḍāiḥ ca savatsadantāiḥ
| varāhakarṇāiḥ saviṣāṇaśṛṅgāiḥ
kṣurapravarṣāiḥ ca vinedatuḥ kham
nālīkadaṇḍāiḥ ca savatsadantāiḥ
| varāhakarṇāiḥ saviṣāṇaśṛṅgāiḥ
kṣurapravarṣāiḥ ca vinedatuḥ kham
14.
tau karṇinārācaśilīmukhāiḥ ca nālīkadaṇḍāiḥ ca savatsadantāiḥ varāhakarṇāiḥ saviṣāṇaśṛṅgāiḥ kṣurapravarṣāiḥ ca kham vinedatuḥ.
14.
Those two warriors filled the sky with their roars and with various arrows: barbed arrows, iron arrows, broad-headed arrows, tubular arrows, reed-shafted arrows, arrows resembling calves' teeth, boar-ear shaped arrows, horn-tipped arrows, and showers of razor-edged arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two
- कर्णिनाराचशिलीमुखाइः (karṇinārācaśilīmukhāiḥ) - with barbed arrows, iron arrows, and broad-headed arrows
- च (ca) - and
- नालीकदण्डाइः (nālīkadaṇḍāiḥ) - with tubular arrows and reed-shafted arrows
- च (ca) - and
- सवत्सदन्ताइः (savatsadantāiḥ) - with arrows resembling calves' teeth
- वराहकर्णाइः (varāhakarṇāiḥ) - with boar-ear shaped arrows
- सविषाणशृङ्गाइः (saviṣāṇaśṛṅgāiḥ) - with horn-tipped arrows, with pointed horns
- क्षुरप्रवर्षाइः (kṣurapravarṣāiḥ) - with showers of razor-edged arrows
- च (ca) - and
- विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they roared, they made sound
- खम् (kham) - sky, space, atmosphere
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Subject of 'vinedatuḥ'.
कर्णिनाराचशिलीमुखाइः (karṇinārācaśilīmukhāiḥ) - with barbed arrows, iron arrows, and broad-headed arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of karṇinārācaśilīmukha
karṇinārācaśilīmukha - various kinds of arrows (barbed, iron, broad-headed)
Dvandva compound listing types of arrows.
Compound type : dvandva (karṇin+nārāca+śilīmukha)
- karṇin – barbed arrow, having ears/barbs
noun (masculine)
From karṇa (ear) + -in (possessive suffix) - nārāca – iron arrow, metallic arrow
noun (masculine) - śilīmukha – broad-headed arrow, bee (literally 'stone-mouth')
noun (masculine)
Bahuvrīhi compound: śilā + mukha
Note: Means of filling the sky with sound/action.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
नालीकदण्डाइः (nālīkadaṇḍāiḥ) - with tubular arrows and reed-shafted arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nālīkadaṇḍa
nālīkadaṇḍa - tubular arrow, reed-shafted arrow
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nālīka+daṇḍa)
- nālīka – tubular arrow, dart
noun (masculine)
From nāla (stalk/tube) - daṇḍa – shaft, stick, rod, staff
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
सवत्सदन्ताइः (savatsadantāiḥ) - with arrows resembling calves' teeth
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of savatsadanta
savatsadanta - having calves' teeth (like arrows)
Bahuvrīhi compound: sa + vatsa + danta (having calves' teeth with them).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vatsa+danta)
- vatsa – calf
noun (masculine) - danta – tooth
noun (masculine)
Note: Used as an adjective describing the arrows.
वराहकर्णाइः (varāhakarṇāiḥ) - with boar-ear shaped arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of varāhakarṇa
varāhakarṇa - boar's ear; (as arrow-type) having points shaped like a boar's ear
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varāha+karṇa)
- varāha – boar, wild hog
noun (masculine) - karṇa – ear
noun (masculine)
Note: Type of arrow.
सविषाणशृङ्गाइः (saviṣāṇaśṛṅgāiḥ) - with horn-tipped arrows, with pointed horns
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saviṣāṇaśṛṅga
saviṣāṇaśṛṅga - having horns with tips/points; (as arrow-type) with horn-tips
Bahuvrīhi compound: sa + viṣāṇa + śṛṅga (having tips and horns).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viṣāṇa+śṛṅga)
- viṣāṇa – horn, tusk
noun (neuter) - śṛṅga – horn, peak, point
noun (neuter)
Note: Used as an adjective describing the arrows.
क्षुरप्रवर्षाइः (kṣurapravarṣāiḥ) - with showers of razor-edged arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣurapravarṣa
kṣurapravarṣa - shower of razor-edged arrows
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣurapra+varṣa)
- kṣurapra – razor-edged arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they roared, they made sound
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (Lit) of vinad
Reduplicated Perfect (Lit)
Reduplicated Perfect (Lit) of root 'nad' with 'vi' prefix.
Prefix: vi
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'tau'.
खम् (kham) - sky, space, atmosphere
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kha
kha - sky, ether, space, zero
Note: Object of action (implicitly 'filling the sky with sound').