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7,74

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-9

रथस्थितः क्रोशमात्रे यानस्यत्यर्जुनः शरान् ।
रथे क्रोशमतिक्रान्ते तस्य ते घ्नन्ति शात्रवान् ॥९॥
9. rathasthitaḥ krośamātre yānasyatyarjunaḥ śarān ,
rathe krośamatikrānte tasya te ghnanti śātravān.
9. rathasthitaḥ krośamātre yānasyati arjunaḥ śarān
rathe krośam atikrānte tasya te ghnanti śātravān
9. arjunaḥ rathasthitaḥ krośamātre śarān yānasyati
rathe krośam atikrānte tasya te śātravān ghnanti
9. Arjuna, standing on his chariot, shoots arrows up to a distance of one krośa (about 3.6 km). By the time the chariot has advanced a krośa, those arrows of his kill the enemies.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रथस्थितः (rathasthitaḥ) - Arjuna, positioned on his chariot (standing on a chariot, situated on a chariot)
  • क्रोशमात्रे (krośamātre) - within the distance of one krośa (at the distance of a krośa, within a krośa)
  • यानस्यति (yānasyati) - shoots (arrows) (shoots, projects)
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna (name of a hero))
  • शरान् (śarān) - arrows
  • रथे (rathe) - on the chariot (Arjuna's chariot) (in the chariot, on the chariot)
  • क्रोशम् (krośam) - a distance of one krośa (a krośa, a measure of distance)
  • अतिक्रान्ते (atikrānte) - when it (the chariot) has passed beyond (a krośa) (having passed, when it has passed beyond)
  • तस्य (tasya) - his (Arjuna's) (his, its)
  • ते (te) - those (arrows) (those, they)
  • घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they (the arrows) kill (they kill, they strike)
  • शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies (enemies, hostile persons)

Words meanings and morphology

रथस्थितः (rathasthitaḥ) - Arjuna, positioned on his chariot (standing on a chariot, situated on a chariot)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rathasthita
rathasthita - standing on a chariot, located in a chariot
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand) with ratha (chariot) as the location. Formed as a tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+sthita)
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
  • sthita – stood, standing, situated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root sthā (to stand).
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
क्रोशमात्रे (krośamātre) - within the distance of one krośa (at the distance of a krośa, within a krośa)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of krośamātra
krośamātra - measuring a krośa, having the extent of a krośa
Compound of krośa (a measure of distance) and mātra (measure, extent).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krośa+mātra)
  • krośa – a measure of distance (approx. 3.6 km), a call
    noun (masculine)
    Root: kruś (class 1)
  • mātra – measure, quantity, extent, only, merely
    noun (neuter)
    From root mā (to measure) with suffix tra.
    Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Functions as an adverbial locative, indicating a spatial limit.
यानस्यति (yānasyati) - shoots (arrows) (shoots, projects)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yas
Present Indicative
From root yas (4th class), an epic or intensive variant.
Root: yas (class 4)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna (name of a hero))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper name); white, silver
Note: The hero of the Mahābhārata.
शरान् (śarān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
From root śṝ (to crush, break) or śṛ (to hurt).
Root: śṝ (class 9)
Note: Object of yānasyati.
रथे (rathe) - on the chariot (Arjuna's chariot) (in the chariot, on the chariot)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Note: Indicates the location where the action occurs.
क्रोशम् (krośam) - a distance of one krośa (a krośa, a measure of distance)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of krośa
krośa - a measure of distance (approx. 3.6 km), a call
From root kruś (to call out).
Root: kruś (class 1)
Note: Object of atikrānte.
अतिक्रान्ते (atikrānte) - when it (the chariot) has passed beyond (a krośa) (having passed, when it has passed beyond)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of atikrānta
atikrānta - passed over, transcended, overcome
Past Passive Participle
From ati-kram (to step over, to pass beyond).
Prefix: ati
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with rathe.
तस्य (tasya) - his (Arjuna's) (his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
ते (te) - those (arrows) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to śarān (arrows) implicitly.
घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they (the arrows) kill (they kill, they strike)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of han
Present Indicative
Present active 3rd person plural of root han.
Root: han (class 2)
शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies (enemies, hostile persons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śātru
śātru - enemy, foe
Root: śad (class 1)
Note: Object of ghnanti.