महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-20, verse-8

स सूतश्चोदितो राज्ञा राज्ञः स्यन्दनमुत्तमम् ।
युधिष्ठिरस्याभिमुखं प्रेषयामास संयुगे ॥८॥

8. sa sūtaścodito rājñā rājñaḥ syandanamuttamam ,
yudhiṣṭhirasyābhimukhaṁ preṣayāmāsa saṁyuge.

8. sa sūtaḥ coditaḥ rājñā rājñaḥ syandanam uttamam
yudhiṣṭhirasya abhimukham preṣayāmāsa saṃyuge

8. rājñā coditaḥ saḥ sūtaḥ,
rājñaḥ uttamam syandanam yudhiṣṭhirasya abhimukham saṃyuge preṣayāmāsa.

8. That charioteer, urged by the king, sent the king's excellent chariot forward, facing Yudhiṣṭhira, in the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that, he

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by Duryodhana (by the king)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of Duryodhana (of the king)

• स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot, car

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

• अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards, in front of

• प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent forth, he dispatched

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, son of a kṣatriya by a brāhmaṇa woman

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

codita - urged, impelled, commanded, stimulated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'cud' (to urge) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: cud (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally, referring to the charioteer.

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by Duryodhana (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of Duryodhana (of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot, car

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of syandana

syandana - chariot, car, flowing, moving

Root: syand (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, principal

Note: Agrees with 'syandanam'.

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince)

अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards, in front of

(indeclinable)

Prefix: abhi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter form).

प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - he sent forth, he dispatched

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of preṣ

Causative

Compound verb 'pra-iṣ', causative form, perfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, encounter, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

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