महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-29, verse-12
तौ रथात्सिंहसंकाशौ लोहिताक्षौ महाभुजौ ।
गतासू पेततुर्वीरौ सोदर्यावेकलक्षणौ ॥१२॥
गतासू पेततुर्वीरौ सोदर्यावेकलक्षणौ ॥१२॥
12. tau rathātsiṁhasaṁkāśau lohitākṣau mahābhujau ,
gatāsū petaturvīrau sodaryāvekalakṣaṇau.
gatāsū petaturvīrau sodaryāvekalakṣaṇau.
12.
tau rathāt siṃhasaṃkāśau lohitākṣau mahābhujau
gatāsū petatuḥ vīrau sodaryau ekalakṣaṇau
gatāsū petatuḥ vīrau sodaryau ekalakṣaṇau
12.
tau vīrau siṃhasaṃkāśau lohitākṣau mahābhujau
sodaryau ekalakṣaṇau gatāsū rathāt petatuḥ
sodaryau ekalakṣaṇau gatāsū rathāt petatuḥ
12.
Those two mighty-armed heroes, lion-like and red-eyed, uterine brothers of similar appearance, fell lifeless from the chariot.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two
- रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot
- सिंहसंकाशौ (siṁhasaṁkāśau) - lion-like, resembling a lion
- लोहिताक्षौ (lohitākṣau) - red-eyed
- महाभुजौ (mahābhujau) - mighty-armed, having great arms
- गतासू (gatāsū) - lifeless, whose breath/life has departed
- पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell
- वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men
- सोदर्यौ (sodaryau) - uterine brothers, born of the same womb
- एकलक्षणौ (ekalakṣaṇau) - of similar appearance, having one mark/characteristic
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
सिंहसंकाशौ (siṁhasaṁkāśau) - lion-like, resembling a lion
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of siṃhasaṃkāśa
siṁhasaṁkāśa - lion-like, resembling a lion
Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+saṃkāśa)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - saṃkāśa – similar to, resembling, like
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kāś (class 1)
लोहिताक्षौ (lohitākṣau) - red-eyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of lohitākṣa
lohitākṣa - red-eyed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (lohita+akṣi)
- lohita – red, reddish
adjective (masculine) - akṣi – eye
noun (neuter)
महाभुजौ (mahābhujau) - mighty-armed, having great arms
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābhuja
mahābhuja - mighty-armed, having great arms
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhuja)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - bhuja – arm
noun (masculine)
गतासू (gatāsū) - lifeless, whose breath/life has departed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gatāsu
gatāsu - lifeless, dead, whose breath has departed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+asu)
- gata – gone, departed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verb root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - asu – breath, life
noun (masculine)
पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pat
perfect tense
perfect 3rd person dual
Root: pat (class 1)
वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
सोदर्यौ (sodaryau) - uterine brothers, born of the same womb
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sodarya
sodarya - uterine brother, born of the same womb
Compound type : tatpurusha (sa+udara)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - udara – womb, belly
noun (neuter)
एकलक्षणौ (ekalakṣaṇau) - of similar appearance, having one mark/characteristic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ekalakṣaṇa
ekalakṣaṇa - having one characteristic, similar in appearance
Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+lakṣaṇa)
- eka – one, single, similar
numeral (masculine) - lakṣaṇa – mark, characteristic, sign, appearance
noun (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)