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8,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-149

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा च वचनं प्रतिगृह्य च सर्वशः ।
रामः कृतस्वस्त्ययनः प्रययौ दानवान्प्रति ॥१४९॥
149. duryodhana uvāca ,
etacchrutvā ca vacanaṁ pratigṛhya ca sarvaśaḥ ,
rāmaḥ kṛtasvastyayanaḥ prayayau dānavānprati.
149. duryodhana uvāca | etat śrutvā ca vacanam pratigṛhya ca
sarvaśaḥ | rāmaḥ kṛtasvastyayanaḥ prayayau dānavān prati
149. duryodhana uvāca rāmaḥ etat vacanam śrutvā ca sarvaśaḥ
pratigṛhya ca kṛtasvastyayanaḥ dānavān prati prayayau
149. Duryodhana said: Having heard this statement and accepted it completely, Rama, after having auspicious rites performed, set out towards the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
  • (ca) - and
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, command
  • प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received
  • (ca) - and
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every way
  • रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma, also known as Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu) (Rama)
  • कृतस्वस्त्ययनः (kṛtasvastyayanaḥ) - having performed auspicious rites, having had blessings invoked
  • प्रययौ (prayayau) - went forth, proceeded
  • दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (demons)
  • प्रति (prati) - towards, against

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - Duryodhana (a proper name, eldest Kaurava prince)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)
  • dur – bad, difficult, hard
    indeclinable
  • yodhana – fighting, warrior
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root yudh (to fight)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
3rd singular Perfect Active of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Note: The form 'etat' can be nominative or accusative singular neuter. Here, it is accusative agreeing with 'vacanam'.
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Absolutive from root √śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement, command
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement, command
Derived from root √vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)
प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Absolutive from root √grah (to seize, take) with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Formed with 'lyap' suffix because of the prefix.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every way
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -śaḥ
रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma, also known as Bhārgava (son of Bhṛgu) (Rama)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (proper name); pleasing, charming
Note: Here refers to Paraśurāma, not Dāśarathi Rāma.
कृतस्वस्त्ययनः (kṛtasvastyayanaḥ) - having performed auspicious rites, having had blessings invoked
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtasvastyayana
kṛtasvastyayana - one for whom auspicious rites have been performed; one who has performed auspicious rites
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+svastyayana)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past passive participle of √kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • svastyayana – auspicious rite, benediction, blessing
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies Rāma.
प्रययौ (prayayau) - went forth, proceeded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-i
Perfect Active
3rd singular Perfect Active of √i (to go) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Anomaly in root 'i' perfect forms; `iyāya`, `jagāma` for other verbs. `yayau` is a form of `√yā`, but `prayayau` is usually `pra-i`.
दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (demons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a Dānava (class of demons, descendants of Danu)
Note: Object of motion towards.
प्रति (prati) - towards, against
(indeclinable)
Note: Preposition.