महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-15, verse-9
सशक्तिप्रासतूणीरानश्वारोहान्हयानपि ।
पुलिन्दखशबाह्लीकान्निषादान्ध्रकतङ्गणान् ॥९॥
पुलिन्दखशबाह्लीकान्निषादान्ध्रकतङ्गणान् ॥९॥
9. saśaktiprāsatūṇīrānaśvārohānhayānapi ,
pulindakhaśabāhlīkānniṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān.
pulindakhaśabāhlīkānniṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān.
9.
saśaktiprāsatūṇīrān aśvārohān hayān api
pulindakhaśabāhlīkān niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān
pulindakhaśabāhlīkān niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān
9.
aśvārohān saśaktiprāsatūṇīrān api hayān
pulindakhaśabāhlīkān niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān
pulindakhaśabāhlīkān niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān
9.
He also slew the horsemen—equipped with their spears, javelins, and quivers—and their horses. Similarly, he killed the Pulindas, Khaśas, Bāhlīkas, Niṣādas, Andhras, and Tangaṇas.
Words meanings summery:
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- सशक्तिप्रासतूणीरान् (saśaktiprāsatūṇīrān) - with spears, javelins, and quivers
- अश्वारोहान् (aśvārohān) - horsemen, cavalry
- हयान् (hayān) - horses
- अपि (api) - also, even
- पुलिन्दखशबाह्लीकान् (pulindakhaśabāhlīkān) - Referring to specific warrior tribes. (Pulindas, Khaśas, and Bāhlīkas)
- निषादान्ध्रकतङ्गणान् (niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān) - Referring to specific warrior tribes. (Niṣādas, Andhras, and Tangaṇas)
Words meanings and morphology
सशक्तिप्रासतूणीरान् (saśaktiprāsatūṇīrān) - with spears, javelins, and quivers
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saśaktiprāsatūṇīra
saśaktiprāsatūṇīra - equipped with spears, javelins, and quivers
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+śakti+prāsa+tūṇīra)
- sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Prefix indicating accompaniment. - śakti – spear, lance; power (śakti)
noun (feminine) - prāsa – javelin, dart
noun (masculine) - tūṇīra – quiver (for arrows)
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'aśvārohān'.
अश्वारोहान् (aśvārohān) - horsemen, cavalry
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśvāroha
aśvāroha - horseman, cavalryman
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aśva+āroha)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - āroha – rider, ascending
noun (masculine)
Derived from root ruh with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: ruh (class 1)
Note: Object of the implied verb 'avadhīt' (from previous verse).
हयान् (hayān) - horses
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
Note: Object of the implied verb 'avadhīt'.
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
पुलिन्दखशबाह्लीकान् (pulindakhaśabāhlīkān) - Referring to specific warrior tribes. (Pulindas, Khaśas, and Bāhlīkas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pulindakhaśabāhlīka
pulindakhaśabāhlīka - names of the tribes Pulinda, Khaśa, Bāhlīka
Compound type : Dvandva (pulinda+khaśa+bāhlīka)
- pulinda – name of a non-Aryan tribe
proper noun (masculine) - khaśa – name of a mountain tribe
proper noun (masculine) - bāhlīka – name of a people from Balkh (Bactria)
proper noun (masculine)
Note: Object of the implied verb 'avadhīt'.
निषादान्ध्रकतङ्गणान् (niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇān) - Referring to specific warrior tribes. (Niṣādas, Andhras, and Tangaṇas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇa
niṣādāndhrakataṅgaṇa - names of the tribes Niṣāda, Andhra, Tangaṇa
Compound type : Dvandva (niṣāda+āndhraka+taṅgaṇa)
- niṣāda – name of an aboriginal tribe or low caste
proper noun (masculine) - āndhraka – name of a tribe, from Andhra country
proper noun (masculine) - taṅgaṇa – name of a mountain tribe
proper noun (masculine)
Note: Object of the implied verb 'avadhīt'.