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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-74

नकुलस्य तथा बाणैर्वध्यमाना चमूस्तव ।
व्यशीर्यत दिशो राजन्वातनुन्ना इवाम्बुदाः ॥७४॥
74. nakulasya tathā bāṇairvadhyamānā camūstava ,
vyaśīryata diśo rājanvātanunnā ivāmbudāḥ.
74. nakulasya tathā bāṇaiḥ vadhyamānā camūḥ tava
vyaśīryata diśaḥ rājan vātanunnāḥ iva ambudāḥ
74. rājan tathā nakulasya bāṇaiḥ vadhyamānā tava
camūḥ vātanunnāḥ ambudāḥ iva diśaḥ vyaśīryata
74. O King (rājan), similarly, your army, being struck down by Nakula's arrows, scattered in all directions like clouds driven by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, in that manner
  • बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows
  • वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being struck down, being killed
  • चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host
  • तव (tava) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's army. (your)
  • व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - it was scattered, it broke apart
  • दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions
  • राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)
  • वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - wind-driven, driven by the wind
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nakula
nakula - mongoose; a proper name (one of the Pāṇḍavas)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, in that manner
(indeclinable)
बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being struck down, being killed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vadhyamāna
vadhyamāna - being struck, being killed
Present Passive Participle
Derived from the root √vadh (to strike, kill).
Root: vadh (class 1)
चमूः (camūḥ) - army, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of camū
camū - army, host, division of an army
तव (tava) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's army. (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - it was scattered, it broke apart
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of śṝ
Prefix: vi
Root: śṝ (class 9)
दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky
राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - wind-driven, driven by the wind
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vātanunna
vātanunna - driven by the wind
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+nunna)
  • vāta – wind, air
    noun (masculine)
  • nunna – pushed, driven, impelled
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √nud (to push, impel).
    Root: nud (class 6)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ambuda
ambuda - cloud (lit. 'water-giving')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)
  • ambu – water
    noun (neuter)
  • da – giving, bestowing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun suffix
    Derived from the root √dā (to give).
    Root: dā (class 3)