महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-19, verse-64
मृतमन्यो महाराज पद्भ्यां ताडितवांस्तदा ।
जीवतश्च तथैवान्यः शस्त्रं काये न्यमज्जयत् ॥६४॥
जीवतश्च तथैवान्यः शस्त्रं काये न्यमज्जयत् ॥६४॥
64. mṛtamanyo mahārāja padbhyāṁ tāḍitavāṁstadā ,
jīvataśca tathaivānyaḥ śastraṁ kāye nyamajjayat.
jīvataśca tathaivānyaḥ śastraṁ kāye nyamajjayat.
64.
mṛtam anyaḥ mahārāja padbhyām tāḍitavān tadā
jīvataḥ ca tathā eva anyaḥ śastraṃ kāye nyamajjayat
jīvataḥ ca tathā eva anyaḥ śastraṃ kāye nyamajjayat
64.
mahārāja,
tadā anyaḥ (yoṣā) mṛtam padbhyām tāḍitavān.
ca tathā eva anyaḥ jīvataḥ kāye śastraṃ nyamajjayat
tadā anyaḥ (yoṣā) mṛtam padbhyām tāḍitavān.
ca tathā eva anyaḥ jīvataḥ kāye śastraṃ nyamajjayat
64.
O great king, at that time, one (warrior) kicked a dead (foe) with his feet. And similarly, another (warrior) plunged a weapon into the body of a living one.
Words meanings summery:
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- मृतम् (mṛtam) - a dead foe (implied) (a dead one, dead)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another warrior (implied) (another, other)
- महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king
- पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with two feet, by the feet
- ताडितवान् (tāḍitavān) - he struck, he kicked
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of a living foe (implied) (of the living one, of him who is alive)
- च (ca) - and
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so
- एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'tathā', hence 'tathaiva' = similarly. (indeed, only, just)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another warrior (implied) (another, other)
- शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, knife, sword
- काये (kāye) - into the body, in the body
- न्यमज्जयत् (nyamajjayat) - he plunged, he sank, he immersed
Words meanings and morphology
मृतम् (mṛtam) - a dead foe (implied) (a dead one, dead)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased, expired
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Functions as a noun here, 'the dead one'.
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another warrior (implied) (another, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Subject of 'tāḍitavān'.
महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine) - rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Note: Addressed to an interlocutor.
पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with two feet, by the feet
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad
pad - foot, step
Note: Instrument of action.
ताडितवान् (tāḍitavān) - he struck, he kicked
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍitavat
tāḍitavat - one who has struck, having struck
Past Active Participle
Formed with suffix -vat from the root 'taḍ' (to strike, beat) with secondary stem 'tāḍi'.
Root: taḍ (class 10)
Note: Functions as a finite verb.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Temporal adverb.
जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of a living foe (implied) (of the living one, of him who is alive)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvat
jīvat - living, alive, existing
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root 'jīv' (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Qualifies an implied 'śatroḥ' (of the enemy).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two main clauses.
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so
(indeclinable)
Adverb of manner.
एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'tathā', hence 'tathaiva' = similarly. (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another warrior (implied) (another, other)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Subject of 'nyamajjayat'.
शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon, knife, sword
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śastra
śastra - weapon, tool, instrument, sword
Root: śas (class 2)
Note: Object of 'nyamajjayat'.
काये (kāye) - into the body, in the body
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāya
kāya - body, person, collection
Note: Location of the plunging.
न्यमज्जयत् (nyamajjayat) - he plunged, he sank, he immersed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of nimajj
Imperfect Active (causative stem)
Imperfect 3rd person singular of the causative stem of root 'majj' (to sink) with prefix 'ni'. Causative 'majjayati' means 'causes to sink/plunge'.
Prefix: ni
Root: majj (class 6)