महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-23

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न चाददानो न च संदधानो न चेषुधी स्पृशमानः कराग्रैः ।
अदृश्यद्वै लाघवात्सूतपुत्रः सर्वं बाणैश्छादयानोऽन्तरिक्षम् ॥२३॥

23. na cādadāno na ca saṁdadhāno; na ceṣudhī spṛśamānaḥ karāgraiḥ ,
adṛśyadvai lāghavātsūtaputraḥ; sarvaṁ bāṇaiśchādayāno'ntarikṣam.

23. na ca ādadhānaḥ na ca sandadhānaḥ
na ca iṣudhī spṛśamānaḥ karāgraiḥ
adṛśyat vai lāghavāt sūtaputraḥ
sarvam bāṇaiḥ chādayānaḥ antarikṣam

23. ca na ādadhānaḥ,
ca na sandadhānaḥ,
ca na karāgraiḥ iṣudhī spṛśamānaḥ,
sūtaputraḥ lāghavāt adṛśyat vai sarvam antarikṣam bāṇaiḥ chādayānaḥ (āsīt)

23. Neither seen taking, nor notching arrows, nor even touching his quivers with his fingertips, the son of the charioteer (Karṇa) indeed appeared (manifested his presence) through his swiftness, covering the entire sky with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

आदधानः (ādadhānaḥ) - seen taking arrows (implied by 'na') (taking up, holding, placing (an arrow on the bow))

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

सन्दधानः (sandadhānaḥ) - seen notching arrows (implied by 'na') (notching, fitting (an arrow to the bowstring), aiming)

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

इषुधी (iṣudhī) - quivers (dual)

स्पृशमानः (spṛśamānaḥ) - seen touching (implied by 'na') (touching)

कराग्रैः (karāgraiḥ) - with fingertips, with the tips of his hands

अदृश्यत् (adṛśyat) - appeared (manifested his presence) through his actions, rather than being visible as a distinct form (was seen, appeared, manifested)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - due to swiftness, from lightness

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karṇa (as the foster son of a charioteer) (son of a charioteer (Karṇa))

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

छादयानः (chādayānaḥ) - covering, obscuring

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky, atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आदधानः (ādadhānaḥ) - seen taking arrows (implied by 'na') (taking up, holding, placing (an arrow on the bow))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādadhāna

ādadhāna - taking, receiving, placing, presenting (present middle participle of ā-dhā)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root dhā ('to place, hold') with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtaputraḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सन्दधानः (sandadhānaḥ) - seen notching arrows (implied by 'na') (notching, fitting (an arrow to the bowstring), aiming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandadhāna

sandadhāna - joining, uniting, fitting, aiming (present middle participle of sam-dhā)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root dhā ('to place, hold') with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtaputraḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इषुधी (iṣudhī) - quivers (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of iṣudhi

iṣudhi - quiver, arrow-case

स्पृशमानः (spṛśamānaḥ) - seen touching (implied by 'na') (touching)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛśamāna

spṛśamāna - touching, feeling (present middle participle of spṛś)

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root spṛś ('to touch')

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'sūtaputraḥ'.

कराग्रैः (karāgraiḥ) - with fingertips, with the tips of his hands

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karāgra

karāgra - fingertip, tip of the hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+agra)

kara – hand, ray, tax
noun (masculine)
agra – tip, front, foremost part, point
noun (neuter)

अदृश्यत् (adṛśyat) - appeared (manifested his presence) through his actions, rather than being visible as a distinct form (was seen, appeared, manifested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Here used with an active sense of 'appeared' or 'manifested', often interpreted as 'was seen' through his actions rather than as a discrete body.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - due to swiftness, from lightness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of lāghava

lāghava - lightness, agility, swiftness, quickness, dexterity

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karṇa (as the foster son of a charioteer) (son of a charioteer (Karṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer; Karṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)