महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-68, verse-45
शरैश्च शतशो विद्धास्ते संघाः संघचारिणः ।
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीता गिरिगह्वरवासिनः ॥४५॥
प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीता गिरिगह्वरवासिनः ॥४५॥
45. śaraiśca śataśo viddhāste saṁghāḥ saṁghacāriṇaḥ ,
prādravanta raṇe bhītā girigahvaravāsinaḥ.
prādravanta raṇe bhītā girigahvaravāsinaḥ.
45.
śaraiḥ ca śataśaḥ viddhāḥ te saṅghāḥ saṅgha-cāriṇaḥ
prādravanta raṇe bhītāḥ giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ
prādravanta raṇe bhītāḥ giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ
45.
ca te saṅghāḥ saṅghacāriṇaḥ śaraiḥ śataśaḥ viddhāḥ
raṇe bhītāḥ giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ prādravanta
raṇe bhītāḥ giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ prādravanta
45.
And those hordes, moving in groups, struck by hundreds of arrows, became terrified in battle and fled to their mountain cave dwellings.
Words meanings summery:
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- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
- च (ca) - and, also
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundredfold
- विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - wounded, pierced
- ते (te) - those
- सङ्घाः (saṅghāḥ) - hordes, groups
- सङ्घ-चारिणः (saṅgha-cāriṇaḥ) - moving in groups, flocking together
- प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, ran away
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
- भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified
- गिरि-गह्वर-वासिनः (giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ) - dwellers in mountain caves
Words meanings and morphology
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundredfold
(indeclinable)
Derived from śata (hundred) with the suffix -śas.
विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - wounded, pierced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viddha
viddha - wounded, pierced, struck, hit
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vyadh (to pierce, to hit).
Root: vyadh (class 4)
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
सङ्घाः (saṅghāḥ) - hordes, groups
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅgha
saṅgha - group, multitude, association, horde
Root: han (class 2)
सङ्घ-चारिणः (saṅgha-cāriṇaḥ) - moving in groups, flocking together
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṅghacārin
saṅghacārin - moving in groups, flocking together, belonging to an association
Compound of saṅgha (group) and cārin (moving).
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṅgha+cārin)
- saṅgha – group, multitude, association
noun (masculine)
Root: han (class 2) - cārin – moving, going, performing
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/Adjective from root car
Root: car (class 1)
प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - they fled, ran away
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pradravanta
Imperfect
Derived from root dru (to run) with prefix pra- (forth), imperfect 3rd person plural active.
Prefix: pra
Root: dru (class 1)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, combat
Root: raṇ (class 1)
भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta
bhīta - frightened, afraid, terrified
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhī (to fear).
Root: bhī (class 3)
गिरि-गह्वर-वासिनः (giri-gahvara-vāsinaḥ) - dwellers in mountain caves
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of girigahvaravāsin
girigahvaravāsin - dwelling in mountain caves
Compound: giri (mountain) + gahvara (cave) + vāsin (dweller).
Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+gahvara+vāsin)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - gahvara – cave, cavern, deep
noun (neuter) - vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/Adjective from root vas
Root: vas (class 1)