महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-31, verse-54
अर्जुनास्त्रं तु राधेयः संवार्य शरवृष्टिभिः ।
तेषां त्रयाणां चापानि चिच्छेद विशिखैस्त्रिभिः ॥५४॥
तेषां त्रयाणां चापानि चिच्छेद विशिखैस्त्रिभिः ॥५४॥
54. arjunāstraṁ tu rādheyaḥ saṁvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ ,
teṣāṁ trayāṇāṁ cāpāni ciccheda viśikhaistribhiḥ.
teṣāṁ trayāṇāṁ cāpāni ciccheda viśikhaistribhiḥ.
54.
arjunāstram tu rādheyaḥ saṃvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ
teṣām trayāṇām cāpāni ciccheda viśikhaiḥ tribhiḥ
teṣām trayāṇām cāpāni ciccheda viśikhaiḥ tribhiḥ
54.
rādheyaḥ tu śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ arjunāstram saṃvārya
teṣām trayāṇām cāpāni tribhiḥ viśikhaiḥ ciccheda
teṣām trayāṇām cāpāni tribhiḥ viśikhaiḥ ciccheda
54.
But Karna, the son of Radha, warding off Arjuna's weapon with a volley of arrows, then cut the bows of those three (warriors) with three sharp arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्जुनास्त्रम् (arjunāstram) - Arjuna's weapon, Arjuna's missile
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna (son of Radha)
- संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having warded off, having restrained, having countered
- शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those three warriors (of them, their)
- त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three (warriors) (of three)
- चापानि (cāpāni) - bows
- चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, severed
- विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows, with sharp arrows
- त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three
Words meanings and morphology
अर्जुनास्त्रम् (arjunāstram) - Arjuna's weapon, Arjuna's missile
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of arjunāstra
arjunāstra - Arjuna's weapon, Arjuna's missile
Compound type : tatpurusha (arjuna+astra)
- arjuna – Arjuna (proper name of a Pandava prince)
proper noun (masculine) - astra – weapon, missile, projectile
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna (son of Radha)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rādheya
rādheya - son of Radha
Derived from 'Radha' (Karna's foster mother) with a patronymic suffix.
संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having warded off, having restrained, having countered
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed from prefix 'sam-' + root 'vṛ' (to cover, ward off) + suffix '-ya'.
Prefix: sam
Root: vṛ (class 5)
शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaravṛṣṭi
śaravṛṣṭi - shower of arrows, volley of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vṛṣṭi)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Root: śṛ (class 1) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those three warriors (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, them
त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three (warriors) (of three)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three
चापानि (cāpāni) - bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa
cāpa - bow
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut, broke, severed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chid
Perfect Active
Reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular.
Root: chid (class 7)
विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows, with sharp arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha
viśikha - arrow (literally 'without a tuft/crest', implying a sharp, plain arrow)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+śikha)
- vi – without, apart, opposing (prefix)
indeclinable - śikha – tuft, crest, point, flame
noun (masculine)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three