महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-65, verse-17
आरावं परमं कृत्वा वध्यमानाः किरीटिना ।
निपेतुरनिशं भूमौ छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥१७॥
निपेतुरनिशं भूमौ छिन्नपक्षा इवाद्रयः ॥१७॥
17. ārāvaṁ paramaṁ kṛtvā vadhyamānāḥ kirīṭinā ,
nipeturaniśaṁ bhūmau chinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ.
nipeturaniśaṁ bhūmau chinnapakṣā ivādrayaḥ.
17.
ārāvam paramam kṛtvā vadhyamānāḥ kirīṭinā
nipetuḥ aniśam bhūmau chinnapakṣāḥ iva adrayaḥ
nipetuḥ aniśam bhūmau chinnapakṣāḥ iva adrayaḥ
17.
kirīṭinā vadhyamānāḥ paramam ārāvam kṛtvā
chinnapakṣāḥ adrayaḥ iva aniśam bhūmau nipetuḥ
chinnapakṣāḥ adrayaḥ iva aniśam bhūmau nipetuḥ
17.
As they were being slain by Arjuna (Kirīṭin), those elephants let out a mighty roar, and then continuously fell to the ground, like mountains whose wings had been clipped.
Words meanings summery:
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- आरावम् (ārāvam) - a roar, cry, sound
- परमम् (paramam) - a mighty (roar) (great, supreme, highest)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
- वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain
- किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna (Kirīṭin) (by the crowned one)
- निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down
- अनिशम् (aniśam) - continuously, constantly
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
- छिन्नपक्षाः (chinnapakṣāḥ) - those whose wings are clipped
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains
Words meanings and morphology
आरावम् (ārāvam) - a roar, cry, sound
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ārāva
ārāva - roar, cry, shout, sound
Prefix: ā
Root: ru (class 2)
परमम् (paramam) - a mighty (roar) (great, supreme, highest)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, great
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Indeclinable participle (absolutive)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain
Present Passive Participle
From √vadh (to strike, kill)
Root: vadh (class 1)
किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna (Kirīṭin) (by the crowned one)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - crowned, wearing a diadem; epithet of Arjuna
निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ni-pat
Perfect
3rd person plural Perfect Active, with prefix ni-
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
अनिशम् (aniśam) - continuously, constantly
(indeclinable)
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
छिन्नपक्षाः (chinnapakṣāḥ) - those whose wings are clipped
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of chinnapakṣa
chinnapakṣa - having clipped wings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+pakṣa)
- chinna – cut, clipped, divided, broken
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √chid (to cut, cleave)
Root: chid (class 7) - pakṣa – wing, flank, side
noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adri
adri - mountain, rock, cloud