महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-97, verse-38
पाषाणयोधिनः शूरान्यतमानानवस्थितान् ।
अवधीद्बहुसाहस्रांस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥३८॥
अवधीद्बहुसाहस्रांस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥३८॥
38. pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ śūrānyatamānānavasthitān ,
avadhīdbahusāhasrāṁstadadbhutamivābhavat.
avadhīdbahusāhasrāṁstadadbhutamivābhavat.
38.
pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ śūrān yatamānān anavasthitān
avadhīt bahusāhasrān tat adbhutam iva abhavat
avadhīt bahusāhasrān tat adbhutam iva abhavat
38.
(saḥ) avadhīt bahusāhasrān pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ yatamānān
anavasthitān śūrān tat adbhutam iva abhavat
anavasthitān śūrān tat adbhutam iva abhavat
38.
He (Śinipuṅgava) slew many thousands of stone-wielding warriors who were struggling and unable to stand firm; that was truly astonishing.
Words meanings summery:
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- पाषाणयोधिनः (pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ) - stone fighters, fighting with stones
- शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes, warriors
- यतमानान् (yatamānān) - striving, struggling, exerting themselves
- अनवस्थितान् (anavasthitān) - unsteady, unstable, dislodged, not standing firm
- अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he slew, he killed
- बहुसाहस्रान् (bahusāhasrān) - many thousands, numbering many thousands
- तत् (tat) - that
- अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, miraculous
- इव (iva) - as if, like
- अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it happened, it became
Words meanings and morphology
पाषाणयोधिनः (pāṣāṇayodhinaḥ) - stone fighters, fighting with stones
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṣāṇayodhin
pāṣāṇayodhin - one who fights with stones, a stone-fighter
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇa+yodhin)
- pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
noun (masculine) - yodhin – a fighter, warrior, fighting
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root yudh (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes, warriors
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - hero, warrior, brave
यतमानान् (yatamānān) - striving, struggling, exerting themselves
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yatamāna
yatamāna - striving, exerting oneself, attempting
Present Participle
Derived from root yat (to strive, to endeavor) in the middle voice.
Root: yat (class 1)
अनवस्थितान् (anavasthitān) - unsteady, unstable, dislodged, not standing firm
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anavasthita
anavasthita - unsteady, unstable, not standing firm, dislodged
Compound type : pradi-samāsa (an+avasthita)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - avasthita – situated, standing, firm, steady
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava.
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
अवधीत् (avadhīt) - he slew, he killed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of han
Root: han (class 2)
बहुसाहस्रान् (bahusāhasrān) - many thousands, numbering many thousands
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahusāhasra
bahusāhasra - consisting of many thousands
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+sāhasra)
- bahu – many, much
adjective - sāhasra – consisting of a thousand, thousandfold
adjective
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, miraculous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous, supernatural
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it happened, it became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)