महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-96, verse-13
तानभिद्रवतः सर्वान्समीक्ष्य शिनिपुंगवः ।
शनैर्याहीति यन्तारमब्रवीत्प्रहसन्निव ॥१३॥
शनैर्याहीति यन्तारमब्रवीत्प्रहसन्निव ॥१३॥
13. tānabhidravataḥ sarvānsamīkṣya śinipuṁgavaḥ ,
śanairyāhīti yantāramabravītprahasanniva.
śanairyāhīti yantāramabravītprahasanniva.
13.
tān abhidravataḥ sarvān samīkṣya śini-puṅgavaḥ
śanaiḥ yāhi iti yantāram abravīt prahasan iva
śanaiḥ yāhi iti yantāram abravīt prahasan iva
13.
śini-puṅgavaḥ tān sarvān abhidravataḥ samīkṣya,
yantāram abravīt,
"śanaiḥ yāhi" iti,
prahasan iva.
yantāram abravīt,
"śanaiḥ yāhi" iti,
prahasan iva.
13.
Observing all those warriors rushing towards them, Sātyaki, the foremost of the Śinis, spoke to his charioteer, saying, "Go slowly," as if he were laughing.
Words meanings summery:
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- तान् (tān) - those (warriors) (those (masculine plural accusative))
- अभिद्रवतः (abhidravataḥ) - rushing towards (them) (rushing towards, attacking, running after (genitive/accusative plural masculine))
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of them) (all, entire, every (accusative plural masculine))
- समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing (having seen, having observed, having perceived)
- शिनि-पुङ्गवः (śini-puṅgavaḥ) - Sātyaki, the foremost of the Śinis (the best of the Shinis (Sātyaki))
- शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)
- याहि (yāhi) - go! (go! proceed!)
- इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner, indicating direct speech)
- यन्तारम् (yantāram) - to the charioteer (to the charioteer, to the controller)
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)
- प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling (nominative singular masculine))
- इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)
Words meanings and morphology
तान् (tān) - those (warriors) (those (masculine plural accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the enemy warriors.
अभिद्रवतः (abhidravataḥ) - rushing towards (them) (rushing towards, attacking, running after (genitive/accusative plural masculine))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of abhidravat
abhidravat - rushing towards, attacking, pursuing
Present Active Participle
From root dru with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: dru (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tān sarvān'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of them) (all, entire, every (accusative plural masculine))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire, whole
Note: Qualifies 'tān abhidravataḥ'.
समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing (having seen, having observed, having perceived)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From root īkṣ with prefixes sam and ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
शिनि-पुङ्गवः (śini-puṅgavaḥ) - Sātyaki, the foremost of the Śinis (the best of the Shinis (Sātyaki))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śini-puṅgava
śini-puṅgava - bull among Shinis, i.e., best of the Shinis
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śini+puṅgava)
- śini – name of an ancestor, belonging to the Śini clan
proper noun (masculine) - puṅgava – bull, best, excellent, eminent
noun (masculine)
Note: Sātyaki is addressed as the 'best of Shinis'.
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly (slowly, gradually, gently)
(indeclinable)
याहि (yāhi) - go! (go! proceed!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā
Imperative 2nd person singular
Root: yā (class 2)
इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, in this manner, indicating direct speech)
(indeclinable)
यन्तारम् (yantāram) - to the charioteer (to the charioteer, to the controller)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yantṛ
yantṛ - charioteer, controller, guide
Agent noun from root yam
Root: yam (class 1)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect 3rd person singular
Root: brū (class 2)
प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing (laughing, smiling (nominative singular masculine))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat
prahasat - laughing, smiling
Present Active Participle
From root has with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
Note: Refers to Sātyaki.
इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)
(indeclinable)