महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-80, verse-8
सिंहलाङ्गूलमुग्रास्यं धजं वानरलक्षणम् ।
धनंजयस्य संग्रामे प्रत्यपश्याम भैरवम् ॥८॥
धनंजयस्य संग्रामे प्रत्यपश्याम भैरवम् ॥८॥
8. siṁhalāṅgūlamugrāsyaṁ dhajaṁ vānaralakṣaṇam ,
dhanaṁjayasya saṁgrāme pratyapaśyāma bhairavam.
dhanaṁjayasya saṁgrāme pratyapaśyāma bhairavam.
8.
siṃhalāṅgūlam ugrāsyām dhajam vānaralakṣaṇam
dhanaṃjayasya saṃgrāme pratyapaśyāma bhairavam
dhanaṃjayasya saṃgrāme pratyapaśyāma bhairavam
8.
dhanaṃjayasya saṃgrāme siṃhalāṅgūlam ugrāsyām
vānaralakṣaṇam bhairavam dhajam pratyapaśyāma
vānaralakṣaṇam bhairavam dhajam pratyapaśyāma
8.
In battle, we beheld Arjuna's (dhanaṃjaya) terrifying banner, which bore the emblem of a fierce-faced monkey with a lion's tail.
Words meanings summery:
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- सिंहलाङ्गूलम् (siṁhalāṅgūlam) - lion's tail
- उग्रास्याम् (ugrāsyām) - fierce-faced
- धजम् (dhajam) - banner, flag
- वानरलक्षणम् (vānaralakṣaṇam) - having the emblem of a monkey, marked with a monkey
- धनंजयस्य (dhanaṁjayasya) - of Arjuna (dhanaṃjaya) (of Dhananjaya)
- संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war
- प्रत्यपश्याम (pratyapaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld
- भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrifying, frightful
Words meanings and morphology
सिंहलाङ्गूलम् (siṁhalāṅgūlam) - lion's tail
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of siṃhalāṅgūla
siṁhalāṅgūla - a lion's tail
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (siṃha+lāṅgūla)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - lāṅgūla – tail
noun (neuter)
Note: Agreeing with 'dhajam'
उग्रास्याम् (ugrāsyām) - fierce-faced
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ugrāsya
ugrāsya - fierce-faced, terrible-mouthed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+āsya)
- ugra – fierce, terrible, mighty
adjective - āsya – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
Note: Agreeing with 'dhajam'
धजम् (dhajam) - banner, flag
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhaja
dhaja - banner, flag, standard
Note: The original word is masculine, but here declined as neuter, possibly referring to 'banner' as an object in general.
वानरलक्षणम् (vānaralakṣaṇam) - having the emblem of a monkey, marked with a monkey
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vānaralakṣaṇa
vānaralakṣaṇa - having the mark/emblem of a monkey
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vānara+lakṣaṇa)
- vānara – monkey
noun (masculine) - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, emblem
noun (neuter)
Note: Agreeing with 'dhajam'
धनंजयस्य (dhanaṁjayasya) - of Arjuna (dhanaṃjaya) (of Dhananjaya)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)
- dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter) - jaya – victory, conquest, victorious
noun (masculine)
संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma
saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict
Prefix: sam
Root: gram
प्रत्यपश्याम (pratyapaśyāma) - we saw, we beheld
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect 1st person plural
Root 'dṛś' (class 1) takes 'paśya' stem in present/imperfect. 'prati-apa-a-paś-yāma'.
Prefixes: prati+apa
Root: dṛś (class 1)
भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrifying, frightful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairava
bhairava - terrible, frightful, dreadful
Note: Agreeing with 'dhajam'