महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-25, verse-16
तस्य कायं विनिर्भिद्य ममज्ज धरणीतले ।
ततः पपात द्विरदो वज्राहत इवाचलः ॥१६॥
ततः पपात द्विरदो वज्राहत इवाचलः ॥१६॥
16. tasya kāyaṁ vinirbhidya mamajja dharaṇītale ,
tataḥ papāta dvirado vajrāhata ivācalaḥ.
tataḥ papāta dvirado vajrāhata ivācalaḥ.
16.
tasya kāyam vinirbhidya mamajja dharaṇītale
tataḥ papāta dviradaḥ vajrāhataḥ iva acalaḥ
tataḥ papāta dviradaḥ vajrāhataḥ iva acalaḥ
16.
vinirbhidya tasya kāyam (nārācaḥ) dharaṇītale mamajja.
tataḥ dviradaḥ vajrāhataḥ acalaḥ iva papāta.
tataḥ dviradaḥ vajrāhataḥ acalaḥ iva papāta.
16.
Having pierced its body (kāya), (the arrow) sank into the ground (dharaṇī-tala). Then the elephant (dvirada) fell, like a mountain (acala) struck by a thunderbolt (vajra).
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of that elephant (its, of him)
- कायम् (kāyam) - body
- विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced through, having completely penetrated
- ममज्ज (mamajja) - sank, plunged
- धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
- पपात (papāta) - fell
- द्विरदः (dviradaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-tusked')
- वज्राहतः (vajrāhataḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt
- इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
- अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain (lit. 'immovable')
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of that elephant (its, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
कायम् (kāyam) - body
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya
kāya - body, collection, aggregate
विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - having pierced through, having completely penetrated
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund) with prefixes
Derived from root bhid (to break, pierce) with prefixes vi and nir, and suffix -ya (labya)
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: bhid (class 7)
ममज्ज (mamajja) - sank, plunged
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of majj
Root: majj (class 6)
धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala
dharaṇītala - the surface of the earth, the ground
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)
- dharaṇī – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - tala – surface, plane, ground, base
noun (neuter)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
(indeclinable)
पपात (papāta) - fell
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat
Root: pat (class 1)
द्विरदः (dviradaḥ) - elephant (lit. 'two-tusked')
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvirada
dvirada - elephant (one having two tusks/teeth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)
- dvi – two
numeral - rada – tooth, tusk
noun (masculine)
Root: rad (class 1)
वज्राहतः (vajrāhataḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrāhata
vajrāhata - struck by a thunderbolt
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+āhata)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - āhata – struck, hit, wounded
participle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ā and suffix -ta
Prefix: ā
Root: han (class 2)
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain (lit. 'immovable')
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, mountain
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable - cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
adjective
Root: cal (class 1)