महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-78, verse-3
तं चतुर्दशभिः पार्थश्चित्रपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ।
अविध्यत्तूर्णमव्यग्रस्तेऽस्याभ्रश्यन्त वर्मणः ॥३॥
अविध्यत्तूर्णमव्यग्रस्तेऽस्याभ्रश्यन्त वर्मणः ॥३॥
3. taṁ caturdaśabhiḥ pārthaścitrapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ ,
avidhyattūrṇamavyagraste'syābhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ.
avidhyattūrṇamavyagraste'syābhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ.
3.
taṃ caturdaśabhiḥ pārthaḥ citrapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
avidhyat tūrṇam avyagraḥ te asya abhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ
avidhyat tūrṇam avyagraḥ te asya abhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ
3.
pārthaḥ avyagraḥ tūrṇam citrapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ
caturdaśabhiḥ taṃ avidhyat te asya varmaṇaḥ abhraśyanta
caturdaśabhiḥ taṃ avidhyat te asya varmaṇaḥ abhraśyanta
3.
Arjuna, unagitated, quickly struck him with fourteen arrows, sharpened on stone and adorned with colorful shafts. However, those arrows merely slipped off his armor.
Words meanings summery:
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- तं (taṁ) - him (Duryodhana, as the target of Arjuna's arrows) (him, that)
- चतुर्दशभिः (caturdaśabhiḥ) - with fourteen (arrows) (by, with fourteen)
- पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
- चित्रपुङ्खैः (citrapuṅkhaiḥ) - with colorful shafts (describing the arrows) (with colorful shafts/feathers (of an arrow))
- शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - sharpened on stone (describing the arrows) (sharpened on stone, whetted on stone)
- अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced, struck (pierced, struck, wounded)
- तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)
- अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - unagitated (unagitated, calm, undisturbed, focused)
- ते (te) - those (arrows) (those, they)
- अस्य (asya) - of him (Duryodhana) (of him, his)
- अभ्रश्यन्त (abhraśyanta) - slipped off (slipped off, fell down, fell from)
- वर्मणः (varmaṇaḥ) - from the armor (from the armor, of the armor)
Words meanings and morphology
तं (taṁ) - him (Duryodhana, as the target of Arjuna's arrows) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
चतुर्दशभिः (caturdaśabhiḥ) - with fourteen (arrows) (by, with fourteen)
(numeral)
Note: Often treated as an adjective, here qualifying implied arrows.
पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā, Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna
Derived from Pṛthā with an affix denoting 'son of'.
चित्रपुङ्खैः (citrapuṅkhaiḥ) - with colorful shafts (describing the arrows) (with colorful shafts/feathers (of an arrow))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of citrapuṅkha
citrapuṅkha - having colorful shafts/feathers
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+puṅkha)
- citra – colorful, variegated, wonderful
adjective - puṅkha – feathered part of an arrow, shaft
noun (masculine)
शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - sharpened on stone (describing the arrows) (sharpened on stone, whetted on stone)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śilāśita
śilāśita - sharpened on stone
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)
- śilā – stone, rock
noun (feminine) - śita – sharpened, keen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root śi (to sharpen).
Root: śi (class 4)
अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced, struck (pierced, struck, wounded)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyadh
Imperfect Active
3rd person singular, Imperfect, Parasmaipada.
Root: vyadh (class 4)
तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, rapidly)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of tūrṇa (Past Passive Participle of tūr- 'to hasten').
Note: Adverb.
अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - unagitated (unagitated, calm, undisturbed, focused)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avyagra
avyagra - not agitated, calm, undisturbed, concentrated
Negative particle 'a' + 'vyagra'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyagra)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - vyagra – agitated, disturbed, engrossed
adjective
Prefix: vi
Note: Qualifying Pārthaḥ.
ते (te) - those (arrows) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the arrows (bāṇāḥ, masculine).
अस्य (asya) - of him (Duryodhana) (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
अभ्रश्यन्त (abhraśyanta) - slipped off (slipped off, fell down, fell from)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhraṃś
Imperfect Middle
3rd person plural, Imperfect, Ātmanepada (root takes both). Here in passive sense or inherent middle voice of 'falling'.
Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
वर्मणः (varmaṇaḥ) - from the armor (from the armor, of the armor)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of varman
varman - armor, mail, protection
Note: Ablative case indicates 'from'.