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8,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
पाण्ड्ये हते किमकरोदर्जुनो युधि संजय ।
एकवीरेण कर्णेन द्रावितेषु परेषु च ॥१॥
1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
pāṇḍye hate kimakarodarjuno yudhi saṁjaya ,
ekavīreṇa karṇena drāviteṣu pareṣu ca.
1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca pāṇḍye hate kim akarot arjunaḥ
yudhi sañjaya ekavīreṇa karṇena drāviteṣu pareṣu ca
1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca sañjaya,
pāṇḍye hate yudhi arjunaḥ kim akarot ca ekavīreṇa karṇena pareṣu drāviteṣu
1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "O Sañjaya, what did Arjuna do in battle after the Pāṇḍya king was slain, and when the enemies had been put to flight by the singular hero Karṇa?"

Words meanings summery:

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  • धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
  • पाण्ड्ये (pāṇḍye) - when the Pāṇḍya (king)
  • हते (hate) - when killed, when slain
  • किम् (kim) - what?
  • अकरोत् (akarot) - did he do, made he
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)
  • युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
  • सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (proper name)
  • एकवीरेण (ekavīreṇa) - by the sole hero
  • कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa (proper name)
  • द्रावितेषु (drāviteṣu) - when put to flight, when routed
  • परेषु (pareṣu) - among the enemies, when the enemies
  • (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Name of a king, father of the Kauravas
Bahuvrīhi compound meaning 'one whose kingdom (rāṣṭra) is held (dhṛta)'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)
  • dhṛta – held, borne, maintained, supported
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From root dhṛ ('to hold') + kta suffix
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, realm
    noun (neuter)
    From root rāj ('to rule') + ṣṭra suffix
    Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
Reduplicated perfect form (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: vac (class 2)
पाण्ड्ये (pāṇḍye) - when the Pāṇḍya (king)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍya
pāṇḍya - belonging to the Pāṇḍu family; name of a kingdom/king in South India
From Pāṇḍu + ya (patronymic/geographical suffix)
हते (hate) - when killed, when slain
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of hata
hata - killed, slain, destroyed, struck
Past Passive Participle
From root han ('to strike, kill') + kta suffix
Root: han (class 2)
किम् (kim) - what?
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, how
Note: Object of 'akarot'.
अकरोत् (akarot) - did he do, made he
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of kṛ
Aorist form (Luṅ), 3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Name of a Pāṇḍava hero, white, clear
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
From root yudh ('to fight') + i (suffix)
Root: yudh (class 4)
सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya (proper name)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya
sañjaya - Name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and narrator
From sam-ji ('to conquer completely')
Prefix: sam
Root: ji (class 1)
एकवीरेण (ekavīreṇa) - by the sole hero
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekavīra
ekavīra - sole hero, unique hero, peerless hero
Karmadhāraya compound: eka ('one') + vīra ('hero')
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+vīra)
  • eka – one, sole, unique, singular
    adjective
  • vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
    noun (masculine)
    From root vī ('to go, move, fight')
    Root: vī (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'karṇena'.
कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa (proper name)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Name of a great warrior in the Mahābhārata, ear
द्रावितेषु (drāviteṣu) - when put to flight, when routed
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of drāvita
drāvita - put to flight, caused to flee, routed
Causal Past Passive Participle
From causal of root dru ('to run, flee') + kta suffix
Root: dru (class 1)
परेषु (pareṣu) - among the enemies, when the enemies
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of para
para - enemy, foe, stranger; other, supreme
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two locative absolute clauses.