महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-22, verse-45
ज्या तस्य धनुषो दिव्या तथाक्षय्यौ महेषुधी ।
तस्य दिव्यं धनुः श्रेष्ठं गाण्डीवमजरं युधि ॥४५॥
तस्य दिव्यं धनुः श्रेष्ठं गाण्डीवमजरं युधि ॥४५॥
45. jyā tasya dhanuṣo divyā tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī ,
tasya divyaṁ dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṁ gāṇḍīvamajaraṁ yudhi.
tasya divyaṁ dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṁ gāṇḍīvamajaraṁ yudhi.
45.
jyā tasya dhanuṣaḥ divyā tathā akṣayyau mahā-iṣudhī
| tasya divyam dhanuḥ śreṣṭham gāṇḍīvam ajaram yudhi
| tasya divyam dhanuḥ śreṣṭham gāṇḍīvam ajaram yudhi
45.
tasya dhanuṣaḥ jyā divyā,
tathā (tasya) mahā-iṣudhī akṣayyau tasya divyam śreṣṭham gāṇḍīvam dhanuḥ yudhi ajaram
tathā (tasya) mahā-iṣudhī akṣayyau tasya divyam śreṣṭham gāṇḍīvam dhanuḥ yudhi ajaram
45.
The string of his bow is divine, and his two great quivers are inexhaustible. His supreme, divine bow, the Gāṇḍīva, is undecaying in battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्या (jyā) - bowstring
- तस्य (tasya) - referring to Arjuna (his, of that)
- धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow
- दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, wondrous
- तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, in that manner
- अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - inexhaustible, imperishable
- महा-इषुधी (mahā-iṣudhī) - two great quivers
- तस्य (tasya) - referring to Arjuna (his, of that)
- दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial
- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
- श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, supreme, excellent
- गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
- अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, imperishable, ageless
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
Words meanings and morphology
ज्या (jyā) - bowstring
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jyā
jyā - bowstring
तस्य (tasya) - referring to Arjuna (his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
दिव्या (divyā) - divine, celestial, wondrous
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural, excellent
Root: div (class 4)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - inexhaustible, imperishable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of akṣayya
akṣayya - inexhaustible, imperishable, eternal
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)
Derived from a + kṣi (to destroy, to waste) with -ya suffix, meaning 'not to be wasted'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣayya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - kṣayya – perishable, exhaustible
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root kṣi (to perish) + ya.
Root: kṣi (class 1)
महा-इषुधी (mahā-iṣudhī) - two great quivers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahā-iṣudhi
mahā-iṣudhi - great quiver
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣudhi)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - iṣudhi – quiver (arrow case)
noun (masculine)
तस्य (tasya) - referring to Arjuna (his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural, excellent
Root: div (class 4)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, supreme, excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief
Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - name of Arjuna's bow
अजरम् (ajaram) - undecaying, imperishable, ageless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara
ajara - not decaying, undecaying, ageless, imperishable
Derived from a (not) + jara (decaying)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - jara – decay, old age, perishing
noun (masculine)
Root: jṝ (class 9)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, war, fight