महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-27, verse-25
स चापि शरवर्षं तच्छरवर्षेण वासविः ।
अप्राप्तमेव चिच्छेद भगदत्तस्य वीर्यवान् ॥२५॥
अप्राप्तमेव चिच्छेद भगदत्तस्य वीर्यवान् ॥२५॥
25. sa cāpi śaravarṣaṁ taccharavarṣeṇa vāsaviḥ ,
aprāptameva ciccheda bhagadattasya vīryavān.
aprāptameva ciccheda bhagadattasya vīryavān.
25.
saḥ ca api śaravarṣam tat śaravarṣeṇa vāsaviḥ
aprāptam eva ciccheda bhagadattasya vīryavān
aprāptam eva ciccheda bhagadattasya vīryavān
25.
ca api saḥ vīryavān vāsaviḥ bhagadattasya tat
śaravarṣam aprāptam eva śaravarṣeṇa ciccheda
śaravarṣam aprāptam eva śaravarṣeṇa ciccheda
25.
And that valiant son of Vasu (Arjuna) indeed cut off that shower of Bhagadatta's arrows with his own shower of arrows, before it even reached its target.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - indeed, even (even, also, too)
- शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - Bhagadatta's volley of arrows (rain of arrows, shower of arrows)
- तत् (tat) - that specific shower of arrows from Bhagadatta (that)
- शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by Arjuna's own shower of arrows (by a rain of arrows)
- वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - Arjuna (son of Indra) (son of Vasu, son of Indra)
- अप्राप्तम् (aprāptam) - before it reached (its target, i.e., Arjuna) (unreached, not having arrived)
- एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the swiftness (only, merely, indeed)
- चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - intercepted and destroyed (the arrows) (cut off, split, broke)
- भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya) - belonging to Bhagadatta (of Bhagadatta)
- वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant (Arjuna) (powerful, valiant, heroic)
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
अपि (api) - indeed, even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - Bhagadatta's volley of arrows (rain of arrows, shower of arrows)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - rain of arrows, shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, showering
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
तत् (tat) - that specific shower of arrows from Bhagadatta (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'śaravarṣam'.
शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by Arjuna's own shower of arrows (by a rain of arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - rain of arrows, shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, showering
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Means by which Bhagadatta's arrows were cut off.
वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - Arjuna (son of Indra) (son of Vasu, son of Indra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsavi
vāsavi - son of Vasu or Indra
derived from Vasu (another name for Indra) with the -i suffix indicating offspring
Note: Another name for Arjuna.
अप्राप्तम् (aprāptam) - before it reached (its target, i.e., Arjuna) (unreached, not having arrived)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aprāpta
aprāpta - not obtained, not reached, unreached
Past Passive Participle
negative particle 'a-' + derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prāpta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - prāpta – reached, obtained, arrived
adjective
Past Passive Participle
derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'śaravarṣam'.
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the swiftness (only, merely, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - intercepted and destroyed (the arrows) (cut off, split, broke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of chid
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya) - belonging to Bhagadatta (of Bhagadatta)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhagadatta
bhagadatta - Name of a king
Note: Indicates possession ('Bhagadatta's shower of arrows').
वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant (Arjuna) (powerful, valiant, heroic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, valiant, heroic, energetic
suffix -mat/vat indicating possession ('having valor')
Note: Qualifies 'vāsaviḥ'.