महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-48, verse-10
तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौ ।
भ्रातृव्यौ संप्रजह्राते पुरेव त्र्यम्बकान्तकौ ॥१०॥
भ्रातृव्यौ संप्रजह्राते पुरेव त्र्यम्बकान्तकौ ॥१०॥
10. tāvudyatagadau vīrāvanyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau ,
bhrātṛvyau saṁprajahrāte pureva tryambakāntakau.
bhrātṛvyau saṁprajahrāte pureva tryambakāntakau.
10.
tau udyatagadau vīrau anyonya-vadha-kāṅkṣiṇau
bhrātṛvyau samprajahrāte purā iva tryambaka-antakau
bhrātṛvyau samprajahrāte purā iva tryambaka-antakau
10.
udyatagadau anyonya-vadha-kāṅkṣiṇau tau vīrau
bhrātṛvyau purā tryambaka-antakau iva samprajahrāte
bhrātṛvyau purā tryambaka-antakau iva samprajahrāte
10.
Those two heroes, with raised maces, desiring each other's death, the two cousins, attacked each other, just as Shiva (Tryambaka) and Yama (Antaka) did in the past.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two (Bhima and Duryodhana, implied) (those two)
- उद्यतगदौ (udyatagadau) - having raised maces, with maces lifted
- वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
- अन्योन्य-वध-काङ्क्षिणौ (anyonya-vadha-kāṅkṣiṇau) - desiring each other's death, eager to kill each other
- भ्रातृव्यौ (bhrātṛvyau) - two cousins, two enemies (especially from the same family)
- सम्प्रजह्राते (samprajahrāte) - they attacked, they fought, they struck
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, anciently
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- त्र्यम्बक-अन्तकौ (tryambaka-antakau) - Shiva and Yama, known for their fierce nature (Tryambaka (Shiva) and Antaka (Yama))
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two (Bhima and Duryodhana, implied) (those two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that
उद्यतगदौ (udyatagadau) - having raised maces, with maces lifted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of udyatagada
udyatagada - having a raised mace
Compound type : bahuvrihi (udyata+gada)
- udyata – raised, lifted
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from ud-yam (to raise)
Prefix: ud
Root: yam (class 1) - gada – mace, club
noun (masculine)
वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra
vīra - hero, warrior
अन्योन्य-वध-काङ्क्षिणौ (anyonya-vadha-kāṅkṣiṇau) - desiring each other's death, eager to kill each other
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyavadha-kāṅkṣin
anyonyavadha-kāṅkṣin - desiring mutual killing
Compound type : bahuvrihi (anyonyavadha+kāṅkṣin)
- anyonya – mutual, each other
pronoun - vadha – killing, slaughter
noun (masculine)
from han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2) - kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing
adjective
agent noun from root kāṅkṣ
suffix -in
Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)
भ्रातृव्यौ (bhrātṛvyau) - two cousins, two enemies (especially from the same family)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛvya
bhrātṛvya - cousin, rival, enemy (esp. paternal cousin)
from bhrātṛ
सम्प्रजह्राते (samprajahrāte) - they attacked, they fought, they struck
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of saṃpra-hṛ
Perfect
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, anciently
(indeclinable)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
त्र्यम्बक-अन्तकौ (tryambaka-antakau) - Shiva and Yama, known for their fierce nature (Tryambaka (Shiva) and Antaka (Yama))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tryambakāntaka
tryambakāntaka - Tryambaka and Antaka
Compound type : dvandva (tryambaka+antaka)
- tryambaka – having three eyes, an epithet of Shiva
proper noun (masculine) - antaka – the ender, destroyer, an epithet of Yama
proper noun (masculine)
from ant (to end)
Root: ant (class 1)