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8,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-33

दण्डैः कनकचित्रैश्च विप्रविद्धान्परश्वधान् ।
अयस्कुशान्तान्पतितान्मुसलानि गुरूणि च ॥३३॥
33. daṇḍaiḥ kanakacitraiśca vipraviddhānparaśvadhān ,
ayaskuśāntānpatitānmusalāni gurūṇi ca.
33. daṇḍaiḥ kanakacitraiḥ ca vipraviddhān paraśvadhān
ayaskuśāntān patitān musalāni gurūṇi ca
33. kanakacitraiḥ daṇḍaiḥ ca vipraviddhān ayaskuśāntān
patitān paraśvadhān ca gurūṇi musalāni
33. ...and battle-axes, scattered about, with golden-adorned handles and iron edges, fallen; and heavy pestles (musala).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with handles (of battle-axes) (with staffs, handles)
  • कनकचित्रैः (kanakacitraiḥ) - handles adorned with gold (adorned with gold, golden-variegated)
  • (ca) - and
  • विप्रविद्धान् (vipraviddhān) - battle-axes scattered on the battlefield (scattered about, thrown down)
  • परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battlefield battle-axes (battle-axes)
  • अयस्कुशान्तान् (ayaskuśāntān) - battle-axes with iron edges (with iron edges)
  • पतितान् (patitān) - fallen battle-axes (fallen)
  • मुसलानि (musalāni) - battlefield maces or pestles (maces, pestles)
  • गुरूणि (gurūṇi) - heavy pestles (musala) (heavy)
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with handles (of battle-axes) (with staffs, handles)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of daṇḍa
daṇḍa - staff, stick, handle, rod
कनकचित्रैः (kanakacitraiḥ) - handles adorned with gold (adorned with gold, golden-variegated)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kanakacitra
kanakacitra - adorned with gold, having variegated gold designs
Compound of kanaka (gold) and citra (variegated, adorned).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+citra)
  • kanaka – gold
    noun (neuter)
  • citra – variegated, bright, adorned, splendid
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Agreeing with daṇḍaiḥ.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विप्रविद्धान् (vipraviddhān) - battle-axes scattered on the battlefield (scattered about, thrown down)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipraviddha
vipraviddha - scattered, thrown about, cast down
Past Passive Participle
From √vyadh (to throw, pierce) with prefixes vi- and pra-.
Prefixes: vi+pra
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Agreeing with paraśvadhān.
परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battlefield battle-axes (battle-axes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of paraśvadha
paraśvadha - battle-axe, hatchet
अयस्कुशान्तान् (ayaskuśāntān) - battle-axes with iron edges (with iron edges)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ayaskuśānta
ayaskuśānta - having an iron edge/tip
Bahuvrīhi compound: ayas (iron) + kuśa (point, edge) + anta (end/tip).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ayas+kuśa+anta)
  • ayas – iron, metal
    noun (neuter)
  • kuśa – a sharp-pointed grass; point, tip, blade
    noun (masculine)
  • anta – end, tip, edge, boundary
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agreeing with paraśvadhān.
पतितान् (patitān) - fallen battle-axes (fallen)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of patita
patita - fallen, descended, dropped
Past Passive Participle
From √pat (to fall).
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Agreeing with paraśvadhān.
मुसलानि (musalāni) - battlefield maces or pestles (maces, pestles)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of musala
musala - pestle, mace, club
Note: Could also be nominative plural, as part of a list of objects.
गुरूणि (gurūṇi) - heavy pestles (musala) (heavy)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of guru
guru - heavy, important, venerable; teacher (guru)
Note: Agreeing with musalāni.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)