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7,44

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-6

क्षत्रियाणामनीकानि प्रद्रुतान्यभिधावताम् ।
जग्रास तिमिरासाद्य क्षुद्रमत्स्यानिवार्णवे ॥६॥
6. kṣatriyāṇāmanīkāni pradrutānyabhidhāvatām ,
jagrāsa timirāsādya kṣudramatsyānivārṇave.
6. kṣatriyāṇām anīkāni pradrutāni abhidhāvatām
timiḥ āsādya kṣudramatsyān iva arṇave jagrāsa
6. timiḥ āsādya arṇave kṣudramatsyān iva pradrutāni
abhidhāvatām kṣatriyāṇām anīkāni jagrāsa
6. A great fish, having approached, swallowed the armies of the warriors—both those who were fleeing and those who were advancing—just as it would small fish in the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

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  • क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors, of the Kshatriyas
  • अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, hosts
  • प्रद्रुतानि (pradrutāni) - fleeing, running away, having run away
  • अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those rushing forward, of those attacking
  • तिमिः (timiḥ) - a large fish, a whale, a sea-monster
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained
  • क्षुद्रमत्स्यान् (kṣudramatsyān) - small fish
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea
  • जग्रास (jagrāsa) - swallowed, devoured

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors, of the Kshatriyas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class; a warrior, a Kshatriya
अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, hosts
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka
anīka - an army, a host, troops
Note: Object of 'jagrāsa'.
प्रद्रुतानि (pradrutāni) - fleeing, running away, having run away
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pradruta
pradruta - fled, run away, hurried off
Past Passive Participle
From pra-√dru (to run).
Prefix: pra
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'anīkāni'.
अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those rushing forward, of those attacking
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat
abhidhāvat - rushing towards, attacking, running after
Present Active Participle
From abhi-√dhāv (to run towards).
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhāv (class 1)
Note: Refers to the warriors, or the implied agents within the armies.
तिमिः (timiḥ) - a large fish, a whale, a sea-monster
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of timi
timi - a large fish, a whale, a sea-monster (often a mythical creature)
Note: Subject of 'jagrāsa'.
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From ā-√sad (to sit down, approach).
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
क्षुद्रमत्स्यान् (kṣudramatsyān) - small fish
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣudramatsya
kṣudramatsya - small fish
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+matsya)
  • kṣudra – small, tiny, insignificant, mean
    adjective (masculine)
  • matsya – fish
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean, in the sea
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava
arṇava - ocean, sea, flood
जग्रास (jagrāsa) - swallowed, devoured
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gras
Root: gras (class 1)