महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-27, verse-11
तं वासवमिवायान्तं भूरिवर्षशरौघिणम् ।
राजंस्तावकसैन्यानां नोग्रं कश्चिदवारयत् ॥११॥
राजंस्तावकसैन्यानां नोग्रं कश्चिदवारयत् ॥११॥
11. taṁ vāsavamivāyāntaṁ bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam ,
rājaṁstāvakasainyānāṁ nograṁ kaścidavārayat.
rājaṁstāvakasainyānāṁ nograṁ kaścidavārayat.
11.
tam vāsavam iva āyāntam bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam |
rājan tāvaka sainyānām na ugram kaścid avārayat
rājan tāvaka sainyānām na ugram kaścid avārayat
11.
rājan,
vāsavam iva āyāntam bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam ugram tam tāvakasainyānām kaścid na avārayat
vāsavam iva āyāntam bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam ugram tam tāvakasainyānām kaścid na avārayat
11.
O King, no one among your armies could stop him, who was coming like Indra (Vāsava) and pouring down numerous showers of arrows, fiercely.
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
- वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra, as a comparison for Arjuna's power (Indra, lord of the Vasus)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching
- भूरिवर्षशरौघिणम् (bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam) - having many showers of arrows, pouring forth many streams of arrows
- राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied speaker is Sañjaya) (O King)
- तावक (tāvaka) - belonging to you (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, belonging to you)
- सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, among the armies
- न (na) - not, no
- उग्रम् (ugram) - fiercely (as an adverb modifying the action of stopping) (fierce, terrible, mighty)
- कश्चिद् (kaścid) - anyone (among your armies) (someone, anyone)
- अवारयत् (avārayat) - no one could stop him (he stopped, he prevented)
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra, as a comparison for Arjuna's power (Indra, lord of the Vasus)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsava
vāsava - belonging to the Vasus; a name of Indra
From Vasu + aṇ suffix
Root: vas
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt
yā - to go, move
Present Active Participle
From root yā with prefix ā + śatṛ suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with tam.
भूरिवर्षशरौघिणम् (bhūrivarṣaśaraughiṇam) - having many showers of arrows, pouring forth many streams of arrows
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūrivarṣaśaraughin
bhūrivarṣaśaraughin - having many showers of arrows
From bhūri (many) + varṣa (rain/shower) + śara (arrow) + ogha (flood/stream) + ini (suffix indicating possession)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūri+varṣa+śara+ogha+in)
- bhūri – much, many, abundant
adjective - varṣa – rain, shower, year
noun (masculine/neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1) - śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Root: śṝ (class 9) - ogha – flood, stream, multitude, mass
noun (masculine)
Root: uh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with tam.
राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied speaker is Sañjaya) (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
Root: rāj (class 1)
तावक (tāvaka) - belonging to you (O Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (your, belonging to you)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, plural of tāvaka
tāvaka - your, thine
From 'tava' (your) + 'ka' suffix
Note: Agrees with sainyānām.
सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, among the armies
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya
sainya - army, host, military
From senā (army) + ya (suffix)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
उग्रम् (ugram) - fiercely (as an adverb modifying the action of stopping) (fierce, terrible, mighty)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, severe
Note: Agrees with tam, but contextually functions as an adverb.
कश्चिद् (kaścid) - anyone (among your armies) (someone, anyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kimcid - someone, anyone, something, anything
From pronoun kim + cid (indeclinable particle)
अवारयत् (avārayat) - no one could stop him (he stopped, he prevented)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ
Imperfect Active (causative)
From causative root vāri (vṛ + ṇic) + augment a- + termination -at
Root: vṛ (class 1)