महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-68, verse-24
तौ च फल्गुनबाणौघैर्विबाहुशिरसौ कृतौ ।
वसुधामन्वपद्येतां वातनुन्नाविव द्रुमौ ॥२४॥
वसुधामन्वपद्येतां वातनुन्नाविव द्रुमौ ॥२४॥
24. tau ca phalgunabāṇaughairvibāhuśirasau kṛtau ,
vasudhāmanvapadyetāṁ vātanunnāviva drumau.
vasudhāmanvapadyetāṁ vātanunnāviva drumau.
24.
tau ca phalgunabāṇaughaiḥ vibāhuśirasau kṛtau
vasudhām anvapadyetām vātanunnau iva drumau
vasudhām anvapadyetām vātanunnau iva drumau
24.
tau ca phalgunabāṇaughaiḥ vibāhuśirasau kṛtau
vātanunnau drumau iva vasudhām anvapadyetām
vātanunnau drumau iva vasudhām anvapadyetām
24.
And those two, rendered armless and headless by Arjuna's torrents of arrows, fell upon the earth, just like two trees pushed over by the wind.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two, they two
- च (ca) - and, also
- फल्गुनबाणौघैः (phalgunabāṇaughaiḥ) - by the torrents of arrows of Arjuna
- विबाहुशिरसौ (vibāhuśirasau) - armless and headless, deprived of arms and heads
- कृतौ (kṛtau) - were made, made, done
- वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - to the earth
- अन्वपद्येताम् (anvapadyetām) - they both fell down
- वातनुन्नौ (vātanunnau) - pushed by the wind, wind-driven
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- द्रुमौ (drumau) - two trees
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two, they two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
फल्गुनबाणौघैः (phalgunabāṇaughaiḥ) - by the torrents of arrows of Arjuna
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of phalgunabāṇaugha
phalgunabāṇaugha - torrents of arrows of Arjuna
Compound: first part is genitive of Phalguna, second part is tatpurusha of bāṇa and ogha.
Compound type : tatpurusha (phalguna+bāṇaugha)
- phalguna – Arjuna (a name of Arjuna)
proper noun (masculine) - bāṇaugha – torrent of arrows, multitude of arrows
noun (masculine)
विबाहुशिरसौ (vibāhuśirasau) - armless and headless, deprived of arms and heads
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vibāhuśiras
vibāhuśiras - armless and headless
Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'without arms and heads'. Bāhuśiras is a dvandva compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+bāhuśiras)
- vi – without, apart
indeclinable - bāhuśiras – arms and heads
noun (neuter)
कृतौ (kṛtau) - were made, made, done
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛta
kṛta - made, done, performed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - to the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā
vasudhā - earth, ground
अन्वपद्येताम् (anvapadyetām) - they both fell down
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anvapad
Imperfect (Laṅ) Middle Voice
Formed from root pad (to go, fall) with upasargas anu + apa.
Prefixes: anu+apa
Root: pad (class 4)
वातनुन्नौ (vātanunnau) - pushed by the wind, wind-driven
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vātanunna
vātanunna - pushed by the wind
Compound formed by vāta (wind) and nunna (pushed). Nunna is Past Passive Participle of root nud.
Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+nunna)
- vāta – wind
noun (masculine) - nunna – pushed, driven
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root nud (to push).
Root: nud (class 6)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
द्रुमौ (drumau) - two trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of druma
druma - tree