महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-17, verse-27
ते पाण्डुयोधाम्बुधरैः शत्रुद्विरदपर्वताः ।
बाणवर्षैर्हताः पेतुर्वज्रवर्षैरिवाचलाः ॥२७॥
बाणवर्षैर्हताः पेतुर्वज्रवर्षैरिवाचलाः ॥२७॥
27. te pāṇḍuyodhāmbudharaiḥ śatrudviradaparvatāḥ ,
bāṇavarṣairhatāḥ peturvajravarṣairivācalāḥ.
bāṇavarṣairhatāḥ peturvajravarṣairivācalāḥ.
27.
te pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dharaiḥ śatrudviradaparvatāḥ
bāṇavarṣaiḥ hatāḥ petuḥ vajravarṣaiḥ iva acalāḥ
bāṇavarṣaiḥ hatāḥ petuḥ vajravarṣaiḥ iva acalāḥ
27.
pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dharaiḥ bāṇavarṣaiḥ hatāḥ te
śatrudviradaparvatāḥ vajravarṣaiḥ अचलाः iva petuḥ
śatrudviradaparvatāḥ vajravarṣaiḥ अचलाः iva petuḥ
27.
Those enemy elephants, massive as mountains, were struck down by the torrents of arrows from the Pāṇḍava warriors, who resembled rain clouds. They fell just as mountains are shattered by showers of thunderbolts.
Words meanings summery:
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- ते (te) - they, those
- पाण्डुयोधाम्बु_धरैः (pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dharaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍava warriors who are like clouds, by the cloud-like Pāṇḍava warriors
- शत्रुद्विरदपर्वताः (śatrudviradaparvatāḥ) - enemy elephants (who are like) mountains
- बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
- हताः (hatāḥ) - struck down, killed
- पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell
- वज्रवर्षैः (vajravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of thunderbolts
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immobile ones
Words meanings and morphology
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the elephants from the previous verse.
पाण्डुयोधाम्बु_धरैः (pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dharaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍava warriors who are like clouds, by the cloud-like Pāṇḍava warriors
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dhara
pāṇḍuyodhāmbu_dhara - Pāṇḍava warriors (who are like) clouds
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāṇḍuyodha+ambudhara)
- pāṇḍuyodha – Pāṇḍava warrior
compound noun (masculine) - ambudhara – cloud (literally 'water-bearer')
compound noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
शत्रुद्विरदपर्वताः (śatrudviradaparvatāḥ) - enemy elephants (who are like) mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śatrudviradaparvata
śatrudviradaparvata - enemy elephants compared to mountains, mountain-like enemy elephants
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śatrudvirada+parvata)
- śatrudvirada – enemy elephant
compound noun (masculine) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of bāṇavarṣa
bāṇavarṣa - shower of arrows, volley of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+varṣa)
- bāṇa – arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
हताः (hatāḥ) - struck down, killed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - killed, struck, smitten, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root han
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'śatrudviradaparvatāḥ'.
पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat
Root: pat (class 1)
वज्रवर्षैः (vajravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of thunderbolts
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vajravarṣa
vajravarṣa - shower of thunderbolts
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+varṣa)
- vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains, immobile ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of acala
acala - immobile, motionless; mountain
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)
- a – not, non-
prefix - cala – moving, movable
adjective
Root: cal (class 1)