महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-18, verse-11
तं निर्जित्य रणे राजन्नुलूकस्त्वरितो ययौ ।
पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्निशितैः शरैः ॥११॥
पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयांश्चैव विनिघ्नन्निशितैः शरैः ॥११॥
11. taṁ nirjitya raṇe rājannulūkastvarito yayau ,
pāñcālānsṛñjayāṁścaiva vinighnanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.
pāñcālānsṛñjayāṁścaiva vinighnanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ.
11.
tam nirjitya raṇe rājan ulūkaḥ tvaritaḥ yayau
pāñcālān sṛñjayān ca eva vinighnan niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
pāñcālān sṛñjayān ca eva vinighnan niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
11.
rājan ulūkaḥ tam raṇe nirjitya tvaritaḥ yayau
pāñcālān sṛñjayān ca eva niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ vinighnan
pāñcālān sṛñjayān ca eva niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ vinighnan
11.
O King, having defeated him in battle, Ulūka swiftly went, striking down the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas with sharp arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - him (the warrior from the previous verse) (him, that)
- निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having defeated (having conquered, having defeated, having vanquished)
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
- राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O King)
- उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka (a warrior) (Uluka (name of a person), an owl)
- त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift (in action) (swift, quick, hastened)
- ययौ (yayau) - went (went, proceeded)
- पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (a tribe/people) (the Panchalas (people from the Pañcāla kingdom))
- सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas (a tribe/people) (the Srinjayas (a tribe allied with the Pandavas))
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, even)
- विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down (striking down, killing, slaying)
- निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, with sharpened)
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - him (the warrior from the previous verse) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, him
Note: Refers to the warrior who retreated in the previous verse.
निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having defeated (having conquered, having defeated, having vanquished)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
from √ji with prefix 'nir', suffix '-tvā' becoming '-tya' because of prefix
Prefix: nir
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Acts adverbially, indicating prior action by the subject 'ulūkaḥ'.
रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, combat
राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka (a warrior) (Uluka (name of a person), an owl)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ulūka
ulūka - Uluka (name of a person), an owl
Note: Subject of 'yayau'.
त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift (in action) (swift, quick, hastened)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita
tvarita - quick, swift, hastened
Past Passive Participle
From root √tvar 'to hasten, to be quick'
Root: tvar (class 1)
ययौ (yayau) - went (went, proceeded)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √yā
perfect active
reduplicated perfect
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Subject is 'ulūkaḥ'.
पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (a tribe/people) (the Panchalas (people from the Pañcāla kingdom))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla
pāñcāla - a descendant of Pañcāla, inhabitant of Pañcāla country
Note: Object of 'vinighnan'.
सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas (a tribe/people) (the Srinjayas (a tribe allied with the Pandavas))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya
sṛñjaya - a Sṛñjaya (name of a tribe or king)
Note: Object of 'vinighnan'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas.
एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down (striking down, killing, slaying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of √han
√han - to strike, to kill, to slay
Present Active Participle
From root √han with prefix 'vi', present stem -ghna-
Compound type : pragādi-samāsa (vi+ghnan)
- vi – apart, asunder, away
indeclinable - ghnan – striking, killing, slaying
adjective
Present Active Participle
From root √han (present stem ghna-)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'ulūkaḥ', indicating simultaneous action.
निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp (arrows) (with sharp, with sharpened)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita
niśita - sharp, sharpened, whetted
Past Passive Participle
From root √śā/śo 'to sharpen' with prefix 'ni'
Compound type : pragādi-samāsa (ni+śita)
- ni – down, into, within
indeclinable - śita – sharpened, keen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root √śā/śo, 'to sharpen'
Root: śā (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'śaraiḥ'.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, dart
Note: Instrument for 'vinighnan'.