महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-95, verse-37
सुपूर्णायतमुक्तैस्तानव्यवच्छिन्नपिण्डितैः ।
पञ्च षट्सप्त चाष्टौ च बिभेद यवनाञ्शरैः ॥३७॥
पञ्च षट्सप्त चाष्टौ च बिभेद यवनाञ्शरैः ॥३७॥
37. supūrṇāyatamuktaistānavyavacchinnapiṇḍitaiḥ ,
pañca ṣaṭsapta cāṣṭau ca bibheda yavanāñśaraiḥ.
pañca ṣaṭsapta cāṣṭau ca bibheda yavanāñśaraiḥ.
37.
supūrṇāyatamuktaiḥ tānavacchinnapiṇḍitaiḥ pañca
ṣaṭ sapta ca aṣṭau ca bibheda yavanān śaraiḥ
ṣaṭ sapta ca aṣṭau ca bibheda yavanān śaraiḥ
37.
saḥ (implied) supūrṇāyatamuktaiḥ tānavacchinnapiṇḍitaiḥ
śaraiḥ yavanān pañca ṣaṭ sapta ca aṣṭau ca bibheda
śaraiḥ yavanān pañca ṣaṭ sapta ca aṣṭau ca bibheda
37.
With arrows that were fully drawn and discharged, and which flew in continuous, dense, and uninterrupted streams, he pierced the Yavanas, striking five, six, seven, and even eight of them (at once).
Words meanings summery:
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- सुपूर्णायतमुक्तैः (supūrṇāyatamuktaiḥ) - by well, fully drawn and released (arrows)
- तानवच्छिन्नपिण्डितैः (tānavacchinnapiṇḍitaiḥ) - by continuously flowing, uninterrupted and dense (arrows)
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- च (ca) - and, also
- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- च (ca) - and, also
- बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, broke, split
- यवनान् (yavanān) - Yavanas, Greeks, foreigners
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
Words meanings and morphology
सुपूर्णायतमुक्तैः (supūrṇāyatamuktaiḥ) - by well, fully drawn and released (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of supūrṇāyatamukta
supūrṇāyatamukta - well, fully drawn and released
Past Passive Participle
Compound formed from 'su' (prefix), 'pūrṇa' (full, PPP), 'āyata' (drawn, PPP), and 'mukta' (released, PPP). Describes the quality of arrows.
Compound type : descriptive compound (su+pūrṇa+āyata+mukta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - pūrṇa – full, complete
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root pṛ (to fill)
Root: pṛ (class 9) - āyata – drawn, extended, long
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root yam with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1) - mukta – released, freed, discharged
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root muc (to release)
Root: muc (class 6)
तानवच्छिन्नपिण्डितैः (tānavacchinnapiṇḍitaiḥ) - by continuously flowing, uninterrupted and dense (arrows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tānavacchinnapiṇḍita
tānavacchinnapiṇḍita - having a continuous, uninterrupted, and dense flow (describing arrows)
Compound of 'tāna' (continuity/flow), 'avyavacchinna' (uninterrupted, PPP), and 'piṇḍita' (dense, PPP).
Compound type : descriptive compound (tāna+avyavacchinna+piṇḍita)
- tāna – stretch, extension, continuity, string, flow
noun (neuter)
From root tan (to stretch)
Root: tan (class 8) - avyavacchinna – uninterrupted, continuous
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root chid with prefixes vi, ava and negative prefix a
Prefixes: a+vi+ava
Root: chid (class 7) - piṇḍita – densely grouped, compacted, lumped
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root piṇḍ (to lump, collect)
Root: piṇḍ (class 10)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(indeclinable)
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(indeclinable)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, broke, split
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhid
Perfect tense (Lit) 3rd person singular of root 'bhid'
Root: bhid (class 7)
यवनान् (yavanān) - Yavanas, Greeks, foreigners
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yavana
yavana - Yavana (an ancient Greek or Westerner), foreigner
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed