महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-82, verse-10
तौ परस्परमासाद्य शरदंष्ट्रौ तरस्विनौ ।
शरैरनेकसाहस्रैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥१०॥
शरैरनेकसाहस्रैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥१०॥
10. tau parasparamāsādya śaradaṁṣṭrau tarasvinau ,
śarairanekasāhasrairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ.
śarairanekasāhasrairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ.
10.
tau parasparam āsādya śaradaṃṣṭrau tarasvinau
śaraiḥ anekasāhasraiḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
śaraiḥ anekasāhasraiḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
10.
tau tarasvinau śaradaṃṣṭrau parasparam āsādya
anekasāhasraiḥ śaraiḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
anekasāhasraiḥ śaraiḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
10.
Having confronted each other, those two powerful warriors, whose fangs were arrows, struck one another with thousands of arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तौ (tau) - those two
- परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having met, having obtained
- शरदंष्ट्रौ (śaradaṁṣṭrau) - having arrows as fangs
- तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - mighty, powerful, swift
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
- अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - with many thousands, with thousands (of arrows)
- अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
- अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - they struck each other, they hit
Words meanings and morphology
तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually
(indeclinable)
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having met, having obtained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root 'sad' with prefix 'ā', forming an absolutive.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
शरदंष्ट्रौ (śaradaṁṣṭrau) - having arrows as fangs
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of śaradaṃṣṭra
śaradaṁṣṭra - having arrows as fangs (like a serpent or ferocious beast)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śara+daṃṣṭra)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk, large tooth
noun (masculine)
तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - mighty, powerful, swift
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tarasvin
tarasvin - mighty, powerful, swift
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - with many thousands, with thousands (of arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of anekasāhasra
anekasāhasra - many thousands, consisting of many thousands
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (aneka+sāhasra)
- aneka – many, not one
adjective - sāhasra – a thousand, consisting of a thousand
adjective
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual
अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - they struck each other, they hit
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, Perfect (lit) of abhijan
Prefix: abhi
Root: han (class 2)