महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-19, verse-9
भूरिश्रवाः शलः शल्यः सोमदत्तश्च बाह्लिकः ।
अक्षौहिण्या वृता वीरा दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रिताः ॥९॥
अक्षौहिण्या वृता वीरा दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रिताः ॥९॥
9. bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyaḥ somadattaśca bāhlikaḥ ,
akṣauhiṇyā vṛtā vīrā dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣamāśritāḥ.
akṣauhiṇyā vṛtā vīrā dakṣiṇaṁ pakṣamāśritāḥ.
9.
bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyaḥ somadattaḥ ca bāhlikaḥ
akṣauhiṇyā vṛtāḥ vīrāḥ dakṣiṇam pakṣam āśritāḥ
akṣauhiṇyā vṛtāḥ vīrāḥ dakṣiṇam pakṣam āśritāḥ
9.
bhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ śalyaḥ somadattaḥ ca bāhlikaḥ
vīrāḥ akṣauhiṇyā vṛtāḥ dakṣiṇam pakṣam āśritāḥ
vīrāḥ akṣauhiṇyā vṛtāḥ dakṣiṇam pakṣam āśritāḥ
9.
Bhūriśravas, Śala, Śalya, Somadatta, and Bāhlika—these heroes, surrounded by an akṣauhiṇī (army division), took their position on the right flank.
Words meanings summery:
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- भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravas (a proper name)
- शलः (śalaḥ) - Śala (a proper name)
- शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (a proper name)
- सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta (a proper name)
- च (ca) - and
- बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bāhlika (a proper name)
- अक्षौहिण्या (akṣauhiṇyā) - by an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of an army)
- वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed
- वीराः (vīrāḥ) - (these) heroes (heroes, brave men)
- दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (flank) (right, southern)
- पक्षम् (pakṣam) - flank (of the army) (side, flank, party, wing)
- आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - took their position, occupied (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, occupying)
Words meanings and morphology
भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravas (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūriśravas
bhūriśravas - 'having much fame'; name of a Kuru warrior
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūri+śravas)
- bhūri – much, abundant, numerous
adjective (neuter) - śravas – fame, glory, renown
noun (neuter)
Root: śru (class 1)
शलः (śalaḥ) - Śala (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śala
śala - name of various persons, particularly a warrior from the Bhūriśravas lineage.
शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - name of a king of the Madras, brother of Mādrī
सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of somadatta
somadatta - 'given by Soma'; name of a king, father of Bhūriśravas
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bāhlika (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhlika
bāhlika - a person from Bāhlika (Balkh); name of a Kuru elder
अक्षौहिण्या (akṣauhiṇyā) - by an akṣauhiṇī (a large division of an army)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - a specific, very large division of an army (21,870 chariots, as many elephants, 65,610 horses, and 109,350 foot soldiers)
वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta
vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, appointed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √vṛ (to cover, encompass).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
वीराः (vīrāḥ) - (these) heroes (heroes, brave men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, warrior, brave man
दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (flank) (right, southern)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern; clever, able
पक्षम् (pakṣam) - flank (of the army) (side, flank, party, wing)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣa
pakṣa - side, wing, flank, party, aspect
आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - took their position, occupied (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, occupying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita
āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dwelling in, occupying
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ā-√śri (to resort to, lean on).
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Used here in an active sense, 'having taken position'.