महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-27, verse-13
एता वाचः सुबहुशः कर्ण उच्चारयन्युधि ।
दध्मौ सागरसंभूतं सुस्वनं शङ्खमुत्तमम् ॥१३॥
दध्मौ सागरसंभूतं सुस्वनं शङ्खमुत्तमम् ॥१३॥
13. etā vācaḥ subahuśaḥ karṇa uccārayanyudhi ,
dadhmau sāgarasaṁbhūtaṁ susvanaṁ śaṅkhamuttamam.
dadhmau sāgarasaṁbhūtaṁ susvanaṁ śaṅkhamuttamam.
13.
etāḥ vācaḥ subahuśaḥ karṇaḥ uccārayan yudhi
dadhmau sāgarasaṃbhūtam susvanam śaṅkham uttamam
dadhmau sāgarasaṃbhūtam susvanam śaṅkham uttamam
13.
yudhi karṇaḥ etāḥ vācaḥ subahuśaḥ uccārayan
sāgarasaṃbhūtam susvanam uttamam śaṅkham dadhmau
sāgarasaṃbhūtam susvanam uttamam śaṅkham dadhmau
13.
Repeatedly uttering these words in battle, Karna blew his excellent, loud-sounding conch, which was born from the ocean.
Words meanings summery:
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- एताः (etāḥ) - these
- वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches
- सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very many times, repeatedly
- कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna
- उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, pronouncing, proclaiming
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
- दध्मौ (dadhmau) - blew, sounded
- सागरसंभूतम् (sāgarasaṁbhūtam) - born from the ocean
- सुस्वनम् (susvanam) - loud-sounding, clear-sounding, beautiful sound
- शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch-shell
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
Words meanings and morphology
एताः (etāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etas
etas - this, these
वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc
vāc - speech, word, voice
Note: Governed by uccārayan, so accusative here.
सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - very many times, repeatedly
(indeclinable)
Suffix -śas (denoting frequency or manner) applied to 'subahu'
कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior in the Mahābhārata), ear
उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, pronouncing, proclaiming
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uccārayat
uccārayat - uttering, pronouncing, proclaiming
present active participle
From root 'car' with prefix 'ud' and 'ā', causal verb 'cārayati'
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Refers to Karna.
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war
दध्मौ (dadhmau) - blew, sounded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dhmā
Root: dhmā (class 1)
सागरसंभूतम् (sāgarasaṁbhūtam) - born from the ocean
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgarasaṃbhūta
sāgarasaṁbhūta - born from the ocean
Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (sāgara+saṃbhūta)
- sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bhū' with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'śaṅkham'.
सुस्वनम् (susvanam) - loud-sounding, clear-sounding, beautiful sound
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of susvana
susvana - loud-sounding, clear-sounding, beautiful sound
Compound type : prādi (su+svana)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - svana – sound, noise, roar
noun (masculine)
Root: svan (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'śaṅkham'.
शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch-shell
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha
śaṅkha - conch-shell, a large number (ten billion)
Note: Object of 'dadhmau'.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme
Superlative degree from 'ud' (up)
Note: Qualifies 'śaṅkham'.