महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-160, verse-24
को हि गाण्डीवधन्वानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा ।
अक्षयं क्षपयेत्कश्चित्क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियर्षभम् ॥२४॥
अक्षयं क्षपयेत्कश्चित्क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियर्षभम् ॥२४॥
24. ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṁ jvalantamiva tejasā ,
akṣayaṁ kṣapayetkaścitkṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabham.
akṣayaṁ kṣapayetkaścitkṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabham.
24.
kaḥ hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānam jvalantam iva tejasā
akṣayam kṣapayet kaścit kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabham
akṣayam kṣapayet kaścit kṣatriyaḥ kṣatriyarṣabham
24.
hi kaḥ kaścit kṣatriyaḥ tejasā jvalantam iva
akṣayam kṣatriyarṣabham gāṇḍīvadhanvānam kṣapayet
akṣayam kṣatriyarṣabham gāṇḍīvadhanvānam kṣapayet
24.
Indeed, what warrior (kṣatriya) could destroy Arjuna (gāṇḍīvadhanvān), who is like a blazing fire in his radiance (tejas), that unconquerable best among warriors?
Words meanings summery:
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- कः (kaḥ) - who?
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- गाण्डीवधन्वानम् (gāṇḍīvadhanvānam) - Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow (the one with the Gāṇḍīva bow, an epithet of Arjuna)
- ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by power
- अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, unconquerable
- क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - may destroy, should destroy, can destroy
- कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya class
- क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - Arjuna, who is the best among warriors (the best among warriors)
Words meanings and morphology
कः (kaḥ) - who?
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
गाण्डीवधन्वानम् (gāṇḍīvadhanvānam) - Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow (the one with the Gāṇḍīva bow, an epithet of Arjuna)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvadhanvan
gāṇḍīvadhanvan - having the Gāṇḍīva bow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gāṇḍīva+dhanvan)
- gāṇḍīva – name of Arjuna's bow
proper noun (neuter) - dhanvan – bow, weapon
noun (neuter)
ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalat
jvalat - blazing, shining
Present Active Participle
Root: jval (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by radiance, by power
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - splendor, radiance, energy, power
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, unconquerable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, indestructible
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss
noun (masculine)
क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - may destroy, should destroy, can destroy
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṣap
Root: kṣap (class 10)
कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - anyone, someone
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior, a member of the kṣatriya class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - Arjuna, who is the best among warriors (the best among warriors)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha
kṣatriyarṣabha - best of warriors, foremost kṣatriya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)
- kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)