महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-62, verse-21
को हि तान्विषहेद्योद्धुं मर्त्यधर्मा धनुर्धरः ।
अन्यत्र कौरवेयेभ्यो ये वा तेषां पदानुगाः ॥२१॥
अन्यत्र कौरवेयेभ्यो ये वा तेषां पदानुगाः ॥२१॥
21. ko hi tānviṣahedyoddhuṁ martyadharmā dhanurdharaḥ ,
anyatra kauraveyebhyo ye vā teṣāṁ padānugāḥ.
anyatra kauraveyebhyo ye vā teṣāṁ padānugāḥ.
21.
kaḥ hi tān viṣahet yoddhum martyadharmā dhanurdharaḥ
| anyatra kauraveyebhyaḥ ye vā teṣām padānugāḥ
| anyatra kauraveyebhyaḥ ye vā teṣām padānugāḥ
21.
hi kaḥ martyadharmā dhanurdharaḥ tān yoddhum
viṣahet anyatra kauraveyebhyaḥ vā ye teṣām padānugāḥ
viṣahet anyatra kauraveyebhyaḥ vā ye teṣām padānugāḥ
21.
Indeed, what mortal archer could endure fighting against them, other than the Kauravas or their followers?
Words meanings summery:
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- कः (kaḥ) - who, what
- हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly
- तान् (tān) - them
- विषहेत् (viṣahet) - would withstand, could endure
- योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight
- मर्त्यधर्मा (martyadharmā) - having the nature of a mortal, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is mortality
- धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer, bow-bearer
- अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except
- कौरवेयेभ्यः (kauraveyebhyaḥ) - from the Kauravas, except for the Kauravas
- ये (ye) - who (masculine plural nominative)
- वा (vā) - or
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them
- पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants
Words meanings and morphology
कः (kaḥ) - who, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which, whether
हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly
(indeclinable)
तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, it
विषहेत् (viṣahet) - would withstand, could endure
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sah
Prefix: vi
Root: sah (class 1)
योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Formed from the root yudh with the infinitive suffix -tum.
Root: yudh (class 4)
मर्त्यधर्मा (martyadharmā) - having the nature of a mortal, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is mortality
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of martyadharman
martyadharman - mortal by nature, having the characteristic of a mortal
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (martya+dharman)
- martya – mortal, human
adjective (masculine) - dharman – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma), duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer, bow-bearer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurdhara
dhanurdhara - bow-bearer, archer
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+dhara)
- dhanus – bow
noun (neuter) - dhara – holding, bearing, supporting, carrying
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root dhṛ ('to hold').
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere, otherwise, except
(indeclinable)
कौरवेयेभ्यः (kauraveyebhyaḥ) - from the Kauravas, except for the Kauravas
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of kauraveya
kauraveya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
ये (ye) - who (masculine plural nominative)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what, whatever
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, it
पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers, attendants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of padānuga
padānuga - following in the footsteps, a follower, attendant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+anuga)
- pada – foot, step, trace, word, position
noun (neuter) - anuga – following, going after, follower
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root gam ('to go') with prefix anu-.
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)