महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-159, verse-16
शस्त्राण्यन्ये समुत्सृज्य निद्रान्धाः शेरते जनाः ।
गजेष्वन्ये रथेष्वन्ये हयेष्वन्ये च भारत ॥१६॥
गजेष्वन्ये रथेष्वन्ये हयेष्वन्ये च भारत ॥१६॥
16. śastrāṇyanye samutsṛjya nidrāndhāḥ śerate janāḥ ,
gajeṣvanye ratheṣvanye hayeṣvanye ca bhārata.
gajeṣvanye ratheṣvanye hayeṣvanye ca bhārata.
16.
śastrāṇi anye samutsṛjya nidrāndhāḥ śerate janāḥ
| gajeṣu anye ratheṣu anye hayeṣu anye ca bhārata
| gajeṣu anye ratheṣu anye hayeṣu anye ca bhārata
16.
bhārata,
anye janāḥ nidrāndhāḥ śastrāṇi samutsṛjya śerate anye gajeṣu,
anye ratheṣu,
anye ca hayeṣu
anye janāḥ nidrāndhāḥ śastrāṇi samutsṛjya śerate anye gajeṣu,
anye ratheṣu,
anye ca hayeṣu
16.
O Bhārata, some people, blinded by sleep, have cast aside their weapons and are sleeping. Others are sleeping on elephants, others on chariots, and still others on horses.
Words meanings summery:
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- शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons
- अन्ये (anye) - others, some
- समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having thrown away their weapons (having abandoned, having cast aside)
- निद्रान्धाः (nidrāndhāḥ) - referring to people (soldiers) who were overcome by sleep (blinded by sleep; sleepy)
- शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they sleep
- जनाः (janāḥ) - referring to the soldiers or warriors on the battlefield (people, men)
- गजेषु (gajeṣu) - on elephants
- अन्ये (anye) - others, some
- रथेषु (ratheṣu) - on chariots
- अन्ये (anye) - others, some
- हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on horses
- अन्ये (anye) - others, some
- च (ca) - and
- भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, likely to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or sometimes Arjuna) in the Mahābhārata context. (O Bhārata; descendant of Bharata)
Words meanings and morphology
शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, instrument, tool
अन्ये (anye) - others, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having thrown away their weapons (having abandoned, having cast aside)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Gerund form of root sṛj with prefixes sam and ut
Prefixes: sam+ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
निद्रान्धाः (nidrāndhāḥ) - referring to people (soldiers) who were overcome by sleep (blinded by sleep; sleepy)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nidrāndha
nidrāndha - blinded by sleep, overcome by sleep
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+andha)
- nidrā – sleep, slumber
noun (feminine) - andha – blind
adjective (masculine)
शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they sleep
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śī
Root: śī (class 2)
जनाः (janāḥ) - referring to the soldiers or warriors on the battlefield (people, men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, man, people, creature
गजेषु (gajeṣu) - on elephants
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
अन्ये (anye) - others, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
रथेषु (ratheṣu) - on chariots
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
अन्ये (anye) - others, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on horses
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
अन्ये (anye) - others, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, likely to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or sometimes Arjuna) in the Mahābhārata context. (O Bhārata; descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian