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

दिष्ट्या त्विदानीं संप्राप्त एष ते बाणगोचरम् ।
स यथा जीवितं जह्यात्तथा कुरु धनंजय ॥७॥

7. diṣṭyā tvidānīṁ saṁprāpta eṣa te bāṇagocaram ,
sa yathā jīvitaṁ jahyāttathā kuru dhanaṁjaya.

7. diṣṭyā tu idānīm saṃprāptaḥ eṣaḥ te bāṇagocaram
saḥ yathā jīvitam jahyāt tathā kuru dhanaṃjaya

7. diṣṭyā tu idānīm eṣaḥ te bāṇagocaram saṃprāptaḥ
dhanaṃjaya saḥ yathā jīvitam jahyāt tathā kuru

7. Fortunately, this one has now come within the range of your arrows. Therefore, act in such a way, O Dhanaṃjaya, that he may give up his life.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good fortune, by fate

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - reached, obtained, arrived

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - This one (referring to Duryodhana) (this one, he)

• ते (te) - your

• बाणगोचरम् (bāṇagocaram) - range of arrows, within arrow's reach

• सः (saḥ) - that opponent (Duryodhana) (he, that one)

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood

• जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should abandon, should give up, should lose

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna, 'Conqueror of Wealth', a title of Arjuna. (O Dhanaṃjaya, O Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good fortune, by fate

(indeclinable)

From root diś (to point out, assign).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Often used as an adverbial instrumental 'fortunately'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

From idam (this) + dānīm (suffix indicating time).

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - reached, obtained, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - well-arrived, completely obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefixes saṃ and pra.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - This one (referring to Duryodhana) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine form.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun, genitive singular (enclitic form).

बाणगोचरम् (bāṇagocaram) - range of arrows, within arrow's reach

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇagocara

bāṇagocara - range of arrows, within arrow's reach

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+gocara)

• bāṇa – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• gocara – range, scope, sphere; object of sense
  noun (masculine)
  From go (cow) + car (to move); literally, pasture ground; figuratively, range or sphere.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here, 'into the range of arrows'.

सः (saḥ) - that opponent (Duryodhana) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

(indeclinable)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should abandon, should give up, should lose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hā

Optative Mood

Root: hā (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - O Arjuna, 'Conqueror of Wealth', a title of Arjuna. (O Dhanaṃjaya, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna); fire

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

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