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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-113

विशस्त्रांश्च तथैवान्यान्सशस्त्रांश्च बहून्हतान् ।
तावकाञ्जालसंछन्नानुरोघण्टाविभूषितान् ॥११३॥
113. viśastrāṁśca tathaivānyānsaśastrāṁśca bahūnhatān ,
tāvakāñjālasaṁchannānuroghaṇṭāvibhūṣitān.
113. viśastrān ca tathā eva anyān saśastrān ca bahūn
hatān tāvakān jālasaṃchannān uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣitān
113. tāvakān bahūn hatān ca anyān viśastrān ca
saśastrān jālasaṃchannān uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣitān
113. We saw many of your forces (tāvakān), both disarmed and armed, who lay killed, covered with nets, and adorned with chest-bells.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विशस्त्रान् (viśastrān) - weaponless, disarmed
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly
  • एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'tathā'. (indeed, only, just, even)
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - others, other ones
  • सशस्त्रान् (saśastrān) - armed, with weapons
  • (ca) - and, also
  • बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
  • हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain, struck
  • तावकान् (tāvakān) - Referring to the forces belonging to the listener (Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahābhārata context). (your (men), your forces)
  • जालसंछन्नान् (jālasaṁchannān) - Refers to large animals like elephants or heavily armored soldiers. (covered with nets/armor netting)
  • उरःघण्टाविभूषितान् (uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣitān) - Specifically refers to war elephants or other mounts. (adorned with chest-bells)

Words meanings and morphology

विशस्त्रान् (viśastrān) - weaponless, disarmed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of viśastra
viśastra - weaponless, disarmed, without weapons
Compound of vi (without) and śastra (weapon).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śastra)
  • vi – without, apart, away
    indeclinable
  • śastra – weapon, instrument
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śas (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān' and 'anyān' implicitly.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'viśastrān' and 'saśastrān'.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'tathā'. (indeed, only, just, even)
(indeclinable)
अन्यान् (anyān) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different
Note: Refers to 'your forces' (tāvakān) in general.
सशस्त्रान् (saśastrān) - armed, with weapons
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saśastra
saśastra - armed, with weapons
Compound of sa (with) and śastra (weapon).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śastra)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • śastra – weapon, instrument
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śas (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān' and 'anyān' implicitly.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'viśastrān' and 'saśastrān'.
बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān'.
हतान् (hatān) - killed, slain, struck
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - killed, slain, struck, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From root han (to strike, kill).
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān'.
तावकान् (tāvakān) - Referring to the forces belonging to the listener (Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahābhārata context). (your (men), your forces)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tāvaka
tāvaka - your, belonging to you, your people/men/forces
Derived from pronominal base 'tva' (you) with suffix 'ka'.
Note: Main object of 'anvapaśyāma' (from next verse).
जालसंछन्नान् (jālasaṁchannān) - Refers to large animals like elephants or heavily armored soldiers. (covered with nets/armor netting)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jālasaṃchanna
jālasaṁchanna - covered with nets, covered with armor netting
Compound of jāla (net) and saṃchanna (covered).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāla+saṃchanna)
  • jāla – net, web, armor netting
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃchanna – covered, concealed, overspread
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root chad (to cover) with prefix saṃ (together, completely).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: chad (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān'.
उरःघण्टाविभूषितान् (uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣitān) - Specifically refers to war elephants or other mounts. (adorned with chest-bells)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣita
uraḥghaṇṭāvibhūṣita - adorned with chest-bells
Compound of uras (chest), ghaṇṭā (bell), and vibhūṣita (adorned).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uras+ghaṇṭā+vibhūṣita)
  • uras – chest, breast
    noun (neuter)
  • ghaṇṭā – bell
    noun (feminine)
  • vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi (intensive).
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
Note: Modifies 'tāvakān'.