महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-71, verse-16
समाश्वस्तस्तु वार्ष्णेयस्तव पुत्रं महारथम् ।
विव्याध दशभिस्तूर्णं सायकैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥१६॥
विव्याध दशभिस्तूर्णं सायकैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥१६॥
16. samāśvastastu vārṣṇeyastava putraṁ mahāratham ,
vivyādha daśabhistūrṇaṁ sāyakaiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ.
vivyādha daśabhistūrṇaṁ sāyakaiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ.
16.
समाश्वस्तः तु वार्ष्णेयः तव पुत्रम् महारथम्
विव्याध दशभिः तूर्णम् सायकैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः
विव्याध दशभिः तूर्णम् सायकैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः
16.
तु समाश्वस्तः वार्ष्णेयः तव महारथम् पुत्रम्
दशभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः सायकैः तूर्णम् विव्याध
दशभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः सायकैः तूर्णम् विव्याध
16.
Then, having been greatly reassured, the Vārṣṇeya (Sātyaki) quickly pierced your great chariot-warrior son with ten arrows, feathered with heron feathers.
Words meanings summery:
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- समाश्वस्तः (समाश्वस्तः) - invigorated (Sātyaki) (greatly reassured, comforted, invigorated)
- तु (तु) - then (but, indeed, on the other hand, then)
- वार्ष्णेयः (वार्ष्णेयः) - Sātyaki (a Vṛṣṇi warrior) (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, a member of the Vṛṣṇi clan)
- तव (तव) - your (Dhritarashtra's) (your, of you)
- पुत्रम् (पुत्रम्) - your son (e.g., Duryodhana or another Kaurava) (son)
- महारथम् (महारथम्) - the great chariot-warrior (your son) (a great chariot-warrior, having a great chariot)
- विव्याध (विव्याध) - pierced (pierced, struck, hit)
- दशभिः (दशभिः) - with ten (arrows) (by/with ten)
- तूर्णम् (तूर्णम्) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)
- सायकैः (सायकैः) - with arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)
- कङ्कपत्रिभिः (कङ्कपत्रिभिः) - with arrows feathered with heron feathers (with heron-feathered, having kanka feathers)
Words meanings and morphology
समाश्वस्तः (समाश्वस्तः) - invigorated (Sātyaki) (greatly reassured, comforted, invigorated)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśvasta
samāśvasta - greatly reassured, comforted, invigorated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `śvas` (to breathe, to be confident) with prefixes `sam` and `ā`, and suffix `kta` (for past passive participle).
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śvas (class 2)
तु (तु) - then (but, indeed, on the other hand, then)
(indeclinable)
वार्ष्णेयः (वार्ष्णेयः) - Sātyaki (a Vṛṣṇi warrior) (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, a member of the Vṛṣṇi clan)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya
vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi, belonging to the Vṛṣṇi clan
Formed with `eya` suffix from `Vṛṣṇi` indicating lineage.
तव (तव) - your (Dhritarashtra's) (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Genitive singular form of 'you'.
पुत्रम् (पुत्रम्) - your son (e.g., Duryodhana or another Kaurava) (son)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
महारथम् (महारथम्) - the great chariot-warrior (your son) (a great chariot-warrior, having a great chariot)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha
mahāratha - a great chariot-warrior, a great hero, having a great chariot
Compound of `mahā` (great) and `ratha` (chariot, warrior).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ratha – chariot, war-car, warrior (esp. when combined)
noun (masculine)
From root `ramh` (to go, to hasten).
Root: ramh
Note: Adjective to `putram`.
विव्याध (विव्याध) - pierced (pierced, struck, hit)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vyādh
Perfect active third person singular (lit).
Reduplicated perfect form of the root `vyādh`.
Root: vyādh (class 4)
दशभिः (दशभिः) - with ten (arrows) (by/with ten)
(numeral)
Note: Agreement with `sāyakaiḥ`.
तूर्णम् (तूर्णम्) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle (from `tvar`, to hurry)
Derived from root `tvar` (to hurry) with suffix `kta`. Used adverbially here.
Root: tvar (class 1)
Note: Adverb modifying `vivyādha`.
सायकैः (सायकैः) - with arrows (with arrows, by means of arrows)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow, dart
From root `si` (to bind, send, throw) or `ṣā` (to whet) with `aka` suffix.
Root: si / ṣā (class 4)
कङ्कपत्रिभिः (कङ्कपत्रिभिः) - with arrows feathered with heron feathers (with heron-feathered, having kanka feathers)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatrin
kaṅkapatrin - feathered with `kaṅka` (heron) feathers
Bahuvrihi compound: `kaṅka` (heron) + `patra` (feather) + `in` (having).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+patra)
- kaṅka – heron, a kind of carnivorous bird
noun (masculine) - patra – feather, leaf, wing
noun (neuter)
Note: Agreement with `sāyakaiḥ`.