महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-22

इत्येवं वादिनौ हृष्टौ कृष्णौ श्वेतान्हयोत्तमान् ।
प्रेषयामासतुः संख्ये प्रेप्सन्तौ तं नराधिपम् ॥२२॥

22. ityevaṁ vādinau hṛṣṭau kṛṣṇau śvetānhayottamān ,
preṣayāmāsatuḥ saṁkhye prepsantau taṁ narādhipam.

22. iti evam vādinau hṛṣṭau kṛṣṇau śvetān haya-uttamān
preṣayāmāsatuḥ saṃkhye prepsantau tam narādhipam

22. iti evam vādinau hṛṣṭau kṛṣṇau,
saṃkhye tam narādhipam prepsantau,
śvetān haya-uttamān preṣayāmāsatuḥ

22. Having spoken thus, the two joyful Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna), wishing to pursue that king (narādhipa) in battle (saṃkhya), sent forth their excellent white horses.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• वादिनौ (vādinau) - (the two) speaking, saying

• हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - (the two) joyful, gladdened, delighted

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

• श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white

• हय-उत्तमान् (haya-uttamān) - excellent horses

• प्रेषयामासतुः (preṣayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) sent forth

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

• प्रेप्सन्तौ (prepsantau) - wishing to pursue ((the two) wishing to obtain, desiring to reach, seeking)

• तम् (tam) - that (king) (him, that)

• नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - that king (the king, lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

वादिनौ (vādinau) - (the two) speaking, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vādin

vādin - speaker, one who says

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `vad` (to speak) with suffix -in

Root: vad (class 1)

हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - (the two) joyful, gladdened, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - joyful, glad, delighted, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `hṛṣ` (to be glad)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; name of a deity; also refers to Arjuna

श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śveta

śveta - white

Note: Modifies `haya-uttamān`.

हय-उत्तमान् (haya-uttamān) - excellent horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hayottama

hayottama - excellent horse, best of horses

Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+uttama)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective

प्रेषयामासतुः (preṣayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) sent forth

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pra-iṣ

Perfect Mood (Lit), Parasmaipada

3rd person dual, causative form from root `iṣ` (to send) with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, combat, encounter

प्रेप्सन्तौ (prepsantau) - wishing to pursue ((the two) wishing to obtain, desiring to reach, seeking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pra-āp

pra-āp - to wish to obtain, to desire to reach

Desiderative Present Active Participle

Derived from desiderative stem of `pra-āp` (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Desiderative form of the verb.

तम् (tam) - that (king) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - that king (the king, lord of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to an enemy king, perhaps Karna or Duryodhana.

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