महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-95, verse-40
दस्यूनां सशिरस्त्राणैः शिरोभिर्लूनमूर्धजैः ।
तत्र तत्र मही कीर्णा विबर्हैरण्डजैरिव ॥४०॥
तत्र तत्र मही कीर्णा विबर्हैरण्डजैरिव ॥४०॥
40. dasyūnāṁ saśirastrāṇaiḥ śirobhirlūnamūrdhajaiḥ ,
tatra tatra mahī kīrṇā vibarhairaṇḍajairiva.
tatra tatra mahī kīrṇā vibarhairaṇḍajairiva.
40.
dasyūnām sa-śirastrāṇaiḥ śirobhiḥ lūna-mūrdhajaiḥ
tatra tatra mahī kīrṇā vibarhaiḥ eraṇḍajaiḥ iva
tatra tatra mahī kīrṇā vibarhaiḥ eraṇḍajaiḥ iva
40.
tatra tatra mahī dasyūnām sa-śirastrāṇaiḥ
lūna-mūrdhajaiḥ śirobhiḥ kīrṇā vibarhaiḥ eraṇḍajaiḥ iva
lūna-mūrdhajaiḥ śirobhiḥ kīrṇā vibarhaiḥ eraṇḍajaiḥ iva
40.
Here and there, the earth was strewn with the warriors' heads, which still bore their helmets and severed hair, resembling scattered loose feathers and the down of castor plants.
Words meanings summery:
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- दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - of the enemy warriors (of the enemies, of the warriors, of the robbers)
- स-शिरस्त्राणैः (sa-śirastrāṇaiḥ) - with helmets, helmeted
- शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads
- लून-मूर्धजैः (lūna-mūrdhajaiḥ) - with severed hair, whose hair was cut
- तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there, everywhere
- मही (mahī) - the earth, land
- कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, spread
- विबर्हैः (vibarhaiḥ) - with loose feathers, with cast-off feathers
- एरण्डजैः (eraṇḍajaiḥ) - with the down of castor plants (with products of castor plants (e.g., fluff, seeds))
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
Words meanings and morphology
दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - of the enemy warriors (of the enemies, of the warriors, of the robbers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dasyu
dasyu - enemy, demon, barbarian, robber, foe
स-शिरस्त्राणैः (sa-śirastrāṇaiḥ) - with helmets, helmeted
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sa-śirastrāṇa
sa-śirastrāṇa - with helmets
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śirastrāṇa)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable - śirastrāṇa – helmet, head-guard
noun (neuter)
शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras
śiras - head, top
लून-मूर्धजैः (lūna-mūrdhajaiḥ) - with severed hair, whose hair was cut
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of lūna-mūrdhaja
lūna-mūrdhaja - having the hair cut or severed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lūna+mūrdhaja)
- lūna – cut, severed, reaped
verbal derivative
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root lū (to cut)
Root: lū (class 9) - mūrdhaja – hair (on the head)
noun (masculine)
तत्र तत्र (tatra tatra) - here and there, everywhere
(indeclinable)
Note: Reduplication for emphasis of 'everywhere'
मही (mahī) - the earth, land
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground, land
कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, spread
(verbal derivative)
विबर्हैः (vibarhaiḥ) - with loose feathers, with cast-off feathers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vibarha
vibarha - loose or shed feathers, plume, tail-feathers
एरण्डजैः (eraṇḍajaiḥ) - with the down of castor plants (with products of castor plants (e.g., fluff, seeds))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of eraṇḍaja
eraṇḍaja - born or produced from the castor plant (eraṇḍa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eraṇḍa+ja)
- eraṇḍa – castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis)
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective
Root: jan (class 4)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)