महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-170, verse-2
ध्वजद्रुमं शस्त्रशृङ्गं हतनागमहाशिलम् ।
अश्वकिंपुरुषाकीर्णं शरासनलतावृतम् ॥२॥
अश्वकिंपुरुषाकीर्णं शरासनलतावृतम् ॥२॥
2. dhvajadrumaṁ śastraśṛṅgaṁ hatanāgamahāśilam ,
aśvakiṁpuruṣākīrṇaṁ śarāsanalatāvṛtam.
aśvakiṁpuruṣākīrṇaṁ śarāsanalatāvṛtam.
2.
dhvajadrumam śastraśṛṅgam hatanāgamahāśilam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
2.
dhvajadrumam śastraśṛṅgam hatanāgamahāśilam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
2.
(The battlefield was) like a forest with flagpoles as trees, with weapons as mountain peaks, with dead elephants as great rocks, filled with horses and Kimpuruṣas, and covered with bow-creepers.
Words meanings summery:
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- ध्वजद्रुमम् (dhvajadrumam) - having flag-poles as trees; a forest of flags
- शस्त्रशृङ्गम् (śastraśṛṅgam) - having weapons as peaks/horns; a mountain of weapons
- हतनागमहाशिलम् (hatanāgamahāśilam) - having dead elephants as great rocks
- अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णम् (aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam) - filled/strewn with horses and Kimpuruṣas
- शरासनलतावृतम् (śarāsanalatāvṛtam) - covered/entwined with bow-creepers (bows like creepers)
Words meanings and morphology
ध्वजद्रुमम् (dhvajadrumam) - having flag-poles as trees; a forest of flags
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhvajadrūma
dhvajadrūma - flag-tree (flagpole serving as a tree in a metaphoric battle description)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhvaja+druma)
- dhvaja – flag, banner, standard
noun (masculine) - druma – tree
noun (masculine)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
शस्त्रशृङ्गम् (śastraśṛṅgam) - having weapons as peaks/horns; a mountain of weapons
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śastraśṛṅga
śastraśṛṅga - weapons as peaks (of a mountain) or horns (of an animal)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śastra+śṛṅga)
- śastra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter)
Root: śas (class 2) - śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
noun (neuter)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
हतनागमहाशिलम् (hatanāgamahāśilam) - having dead elephants as great rocks
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hatanāgamahāśila
hatanāgamahāśila - having dead elephants as great rocks
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+nāga+mahāśila)
- hata – killed, slain, destroyed
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2) - nāga – elephant, serpent
noun (masculine) - mahāśila – great rock, large stone
noun (masculine)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णम् (aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam) - filled/strewn with horses and Kimpuruṣas
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇa
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇa - filled with horses and Kinnaras/Kimpurushas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+kimpuraṣa+ākīrṇa)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - kimpuraṣa – Kimpurusha (a mythical being, sometimes horse-headed; a type of fierce warrior)
noun (masculine) - ākīrṇa – strewn, filled, covered
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
prefix ā + root kīr (to scatter)
Prefix: ā
Root: kīr (class 6)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
शरासनलतावृतम् (śarāsanalatāvṛtam) - covered/entwined with bow-creepers (bows like creepers)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śarāsanalatāvṛta
śarāsanalatāvṛta - covered with bow-creepers (bows are compared to tangled creepers)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarāsana+latā+āvṛta)
- śarāsana – bow (literally 'arrow-seat')
noun (neuter) - latā – creeper, vine
noun (feminine) - āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
prefix ā + root vṛ (to cover)
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.