महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-65, verse-21
यन्त्रबद्धा विकवचा व्रणार्ता रुधिरोक्षिताः ।
भ्रमत्सु युधि नागेषु मनुष्या विललम्बिरे ॥२१॥
भ्रमत्सु युधि नागेषु मनुष्या विललम्बिरे ॥२१॥
21. yantrabaddhā vikavacā vraṇārtā rudhirokṣitāḥ ,
bhramatsu yudhi nāgeṣu manuṣyā vilalambire.
bhramatsu yudhi nāgeṣu manuṣyā vilalambire.
21.
yantrabaddhāḥ vikavacāḥ vraṇārtāḥ rudhirokṣitāḥ
bhramatsu yudhi nāgeṣu manuṣyāḥ vilalambire
bhramatsu yudhi nāgeṣu manuṣyāḥ vilalambire
21.
yudhi bhramatsu nāgeṣu yantrabaddhāḥ vikavacāḥ
vraṇārtāḥ rudhirokṣitāḥ manuṣyāḥ vilalambire
vraṇārtāḥ rudhirokṣitāḥ manuṣyāḥ vilalambire
21.
Bound by elephant-trappings, stripped of their armor, wounded, and drenched in blood, men dangled from the elephants as these (nāgāḥ) wandered about in battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- यन्त्रबद्धाः (yantrabaddhāḥ) - bound by elephant-trappings (e.g., howdah straps) (bound by machines/trappings)
- विकवचाः (vikavacāḥ) - without armor, stripped of armor
- व्रणार्ताः (vraṇārtāḥ) - wounded, afflicted by wounds
- रुधिरोक्षिताः (rudhirokṣitāḥ) - drenched in blood, sprinkled with blood
- भ्रमत्सु (bhramatsu) - when wandering, on the wandering ones
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight
- नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - on/among the elephants (on/among the elephants, serpents)
- मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men, human beings
- विललम्बिरे (vilalambire) - they dangled, they hung down
Words meanings and morphology
यन्त्रबद्धाः (yantrabaddhāḥ) - bound by elephant-trappings (e.g., howdah straps) (bound by machines/trappings)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yantrabaddha
yantrabaddha - bound by ropes or straps, fettered by an instrument
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra+baddha)
- yantra – machine, instrument, trap, restraint, strap
noun (neuter) - baddha – bound, tied, fettered, caught
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'bandh' (to bind).
Root: bandh (class 9)
विकवचाः (vikavacāḥ) - without armor, stripped of armor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vikavaca
vikavaca - armorless, deprived of armor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+kavaca)
- vi – without, apart, away
indeclinable - kavaca – armor, breastplate
noun (masculine)
व्रणार्ताः (vraṇārtāḥ) - wounded, afflicted by wounds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vraṇārta
vraṇārta - wounded, hurt by a wound, suffering from a sore
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vraṇa+ārta)
- vraṇa – wound, cut, sore
noun (masculine) - ārta – afflicted, pained, distressed, suffering
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'ṛ' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.
Prefix: ā
Root: ṛ (class 3)
रुधिरोक्षिताः (rudhirokṣitāḥ) - drenched in blood, sprinkled with blood
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhirokṣita
rudhirokṣita - sprinkled with blood, bathed in blood
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ukṣita)
- rudhira – blood, red
noun (neuter) - ukṣita – sprinkled, moistened, bedewed, drenched
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle).
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
भ्रमत्सु (bhramatsu) - when wandering, on the wandering ones
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of bhramat
bhramat - wandering, roaming, moving, revolving
Present Active Participle
Present Active Participle of root 'bhram' (to wander, roam).
Root: bhram (class 1)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - on/among the elephants (on/among the elephants, serpents)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, elephant, a mountain, a noble person
मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - men, human beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya
manuṣya - man, human being, mankind
विललम्बिरे (vilalambire) - they dangled, they hung down
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of lamb
Prefix: vi
Root: lamb (class 1)