महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-79, verse-28
प्रहसंस्तु नरव्याघ्रः श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः ।
प्रत्यविध्यत्स तान्सर्वान्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥२८॥
प्रत्यविध्यत्स तान्सर्वान्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥२८॥
28. prahasaṁstu naravyāghraḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ ,
pratyavidhyatsa tānsarvāndarśayanpāṇilāghavam.
pratyavidhyatsa tānsarvāndarśayanpāṇilāghavam.
28.
prahasan tu naravyāghraḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ
pratyavidhyat saḥ tān sarvān darśayan pāṇilāghavam
pratyavidhyat saḥ tān sarvān darśayan pāṇilāghavam
28.
tu prahasan naravyāghraḥ śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ
saḥ tān sarvān pāṇilāghavam darśayan pratyavidhyat
saḥ tān sarvān pāṇilāghavam darśayan pratyavidhyat
28.
However, the tiger among men (Arjuna), whose horses were white and whose charioteer was Krishna, laughed and struck all of them in return, demonstrating his great hand-dexterity.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (while fighting) (laughing, smiling)
- तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, moreover, indeed)
- नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - Arjuna, the tiger among men (tiger among men (an epithet for a great warrior))
- श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - Arjuna, the one with white horses (having white horses)
- कृष्णसारथिः (kṛṣṇasārathiḥ) - Arjuna, whose charioteer is Krishna (having Krishna as charioteer)
- प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck back (with arrows) (pierced in return, counter-pierced, retaliated by piercing)
- सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
- तान् (tān) - them (the attacking warriors) (them)
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)
- दर्शयन् (darśayan) - demonstrating (his skill) (showing, displaying, demonstrating)
- पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - hand-dexterity, skill with hands (quickness of hand, dexterity, lightness of hand)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (while fighting) (laughing, smiling)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat
prahasat - laughing, smiling
Present Active Participle
Derived from root √has with prefix pra- and suffix -śatṛ
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
Note: Describes the action of the subject (Arjuna).
तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, moreover, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle indicating contrast or continuation.
नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - Arjuna, the tiger among men (tiger among men (an epithet for a great warrior))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
Note: Epithet for Arjuna, subject of प्रत्यविध्यत्.
श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - Arjuna, the one with white horses (having white horses)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śvetāśva
śvetāśva - having white horses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śveta+aśva)
- śveta – white
adjective (masculine) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
Note: Epithet for Arjuna, agreeing with naravyāghraḥ.
कृष्णसारथिः (kṛṣṇasārathiḥ) - Arjuna, whose charioteer is Krishna (having Krishna as charioteer)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇasārathi
kṛṣṇasārathi - having Krishna as charioteer
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+sārathi)
- kṛṣṇa – Krishna; black, dark
proper noun (masculine) - sārathi – charioteer
noun (masculine)
Note: Epithet for Arjuna, agreeing with naravyāghraḥ.
प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck back (with arrows) (pierced in return, counter-pierced, retaliated by piercing)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of vyadh
Prefixes: prati+vi
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Verb describing Arjuna's action.
सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna, the subject.
तान् (tān) - them (the attacking warriors) (them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of pratyavidhyat. Refers to Salya, Bhurishravas, Karna, Vrishasena, Jayadratha, Kripa, and Ashvatthama.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with tān.
दर्शयन् (darśayan) - demonstrating (his skill) (showing, displaying, demonstrating)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of darśayat
darśayat - showing, causing to see, displaying
Present Active Participle (Causative)
Derived from root √dṛś (to see) in the causative stem (darśaya-) with suffix -śatṛ
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Describes the manner of Arjuna's action.
पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - hand-dexterity, skill with hands (quickness of hand, dexterity, lightness of hand)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇilāghava
pāṇilāghava - dexterity of hand, quickness of hand
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+lāghava)
- pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine) - lāghava – lightness, quickness, dexterity, skill
noun (neuter)
derived from laghu (light)
Note: Object of darśayan.