महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-55, verse-8
योऽस्तूयत पुरा हृष्टैः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः ।
सोऽद्य क्रव्याद्गणैर्घोरैर्विनदद्भिरुपास्यते ॥८॥
सोऽद्य क्रव्याद्गणैर्घोरैर्विनदद्भिरुपास्यते ॥८॥
8. yo'stūyata purā hṛṣṭaiḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ ,
so'dya kravyādgaṇairghorairvinadadbhirupāsyate.
so'dya kravyādgaṇairghorairvinadadbhirupāsyate.
8.
yaḥ astūyata purā hṛṣṭaiḥ sūta-māgadha-bandibhiḥ
saḥ adya kravyād-gaṇaiḥ ghoraiḥ vinadadbhiḥ upāsyate
saḥ adya kravyād-gaṇaiḥ ghoraiḥ vinadadbhiḥ upāsyate
8.
purā hṛṣṭaiḥ sūta-māgadha-bandibhiḥ yaḥ astūyata
saḥ adya ghoraiḥ vinadadbhiḥ kravyād-gaṇaiḥ upāsyate
saḥ adya ghoraiḥ vinadadbhiḥ kravyād-gaṇaiḥ upāsyate
8.
He who was formerly eulogized by joyous bards, panegyrists, and eulogists, is today surrounded by dreadful, howling hosts of flesh-eaters.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- अस्तूयत (astūyata) - was praised, was eulogized
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, anciently
- हृष्टैः (hṛṣṭaiḥ) - by joyous ones, by delighted ones
- सूत-मागध-बन्दिभिः (sūta-māgadha-bandibhiḥ) - by charioteers, panegyrists, and eulogists
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- अद्य (adya) - today, now
- क्रव्याद्-गणैः (kravyād-gaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of flesh-eaters, by groups of carnivores
- घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful ones, by terrible ones
- विनदद्भिः (vinadadbhiḥ) - by roaring ones, by howling ones
- उपास्यते (upāsyate) - is preyed upon (is attended upon, is served; is preyed upon (contextual))
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who
Note: Relative pronoun
अस्तूयत (astūyata) - was praised, was eulogized
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of √stu
Imperfect
√stu (2U), Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: stu (class 2)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, anciently
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time
हृष्टैः (hṛṣṭaiḥ) - by joyous ones, by delighted ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa
hṛṣṭa - joyous, delighted, excited
Past Passive Participle
From √hṛṣ (4P) 'to rejoice'
Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'sūta-māgadha-bandibhiḥ'
सूत-मागध-बन्दिभिः (sūta-māgadha-bandibhiḥ) - by charioteers, panegyrists, and eulogists
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sūta-māgadha-bandin
sūta-māgadha-bandin - bards, panegyrists, eulogists (collective)
Compound type : dvandva (sūta+māgadha+bandin)
- sūta – charioteer, bard
noun (masculine) - māgadha – panegyrist (from Magadha country)
noun (masculine) - bandin – eulogist, bard, praiser
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of various types of courtly praisers.
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time
क्रव्याद्-गणैः (kravyād-gaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of flesh-eaters, by groups of carnivores
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kravyād-gaṇa
kravyād-gaṇa - host of flesh-eaters, group of carnivores
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kravyād+gaṇa)
- kravyād – flesh-eater, carnivore
noun (masculine)
Derived from kravya (flesh) + √ad (to eat)
Root: ad - gaṇa – host, group, multitude
noun (masculine)
घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful ones, by terrible ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora
ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce
Note: Qualifies 'kravyād-gaṇaiḥ'
विनदद्भिः (vinadadbhiḥ) - by roaring ones, by howling ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vinadat
vinadat - roaring, howling, screaming
Present Active Participle
From √nad (1P) 'to roar' with vi
Prefix: vi
Root: nad (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kravyād-gaṇaiḥ'
उपास्यते (upāsyate) - is preyed upon (is attended upon, is served; is preyed upon (contextual))
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upās
Present Tense
√ās (2P) with upa, Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Here used ironically to mean being scavenged upon.