महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-68, verse-51
शरैः सहस्रशो विद्धा विधिवत्कल्पिता द्विपाः ।
शेरते भूमिमासाद्य शैला वज्रहता इव ॥५१॥
शेरते भूमिमासाद्य शैला वज्रहता इव ॥५१॥
51. śaraiḥ sahasraśo viddhā vidhivatkalpitā dvipāḥ ,
śerate bhūmimāsādya śailā vajrahatā iva.
śerate bhūmimāsādya śailā vajrahatā iva.
51.
śaraiḥ sahasraśaḥ viddhāḥ vidhivatkalpitāḥ dvipāḥ
śerate bhūmim āsādya śailāḥ vajrahatāḥ iva
śerate bhūmim āsādya śailāḥ vajrahatāḥ iva
51.
śaraiḥ sahasraśaḥ viddhāḥ vidhivatkalpitāḥ dvipāḥ
vajrahatāḥ śailāḥ iva bhūmim āsādya śerate
vajrahatāḥ śailāḥ iva bhūmim āsādya śerate
51.
Elephants, pierced by thousands of arrows and (though) properly arrayed, lay upon the ground like mountains struck by a thunderbolt (vajra).
Words meanings summery:
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- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
- विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced, wounded
- विधिवत्कल्पिताः (vidhivatkalpitāḥ) - properly arrayed, arranged according to rules
- द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants
- शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, repose
- भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, earth
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained
- शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
- वज्रहताः (vajrahatāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt
- इव (iva) - like, as if
Words meanings and morphology
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
suffix -śas indicating distribution
विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced, wounded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viddha
viddha - pierced, wounded, struck
Past Passive Participle
from root vyadh (to pierce, strike)
Root: vyadh
विधिवत्कल्पिताः (vidhivatkalpitāḥ) - properly arrayed, arranged according to rules
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vidhivatkalpita
vidhivatkalpita - properly arranged, ceremonially prepared, arrayed according to rules
Compound type : Avyayībhāva (vidhivat+kalpita)
- vidhivat – according to rule, properly, ritually
indeclinable
from vidhi with suffix -vat - kalpita – arranged, prepared, fashioned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: kḷp
द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa
dvipa - elephant (because it drinks with its trunk and mouth)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+pa)
- dvi – two
numeral - pa – drinking
adjective (masculine)
from root pā (to drink) with Kṛt suffix a
Root: pā
शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, repose
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of śī
Root: śī (class 2)
भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from ā-sad with suffix -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: sad
शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock
वज्रहताः (vajrahatāḥ) - struck by a thunderbolt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrahata
vajrahata - struck by a thunderbolt (vajra)
Past Passive Participle (for hata)
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vajra+hata)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (neuter) - hata – struck, killed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: han
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)