महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-28, verse-23
शतमेकं च पातानां पतितास्मि न संशयः ।
शतयोजनमेकैकं विचित्रं विविधं तथा ॥२३॥
शतयोजनमेकैकं विचित्रं विविधं तथा ॥२३॥
23. śatamekaṁ ca pātānāṁ patitāsmi na saṁśayaḥ ,
śatayojanamekaikaṁ vicitraṁ vividhaṁ tathā.
śatayojanamekaikaṁ vicitraṁ vividhaṁ tathā.
23.
śatam ekam ca pātānām patitā asmi na saṃśayaḥ
śatayojanam ekaikam vicitram vividham tathā
śatayojanam ekaikam vicitram vividham tathā
23.
na saṃśayaḥ pātānām ekam śatam patitā asmi
ekaikam śatayojanam tathā vicitram vividham ca
ekaikam śatayojanam tathā vicitram vividham ca
23.
I have undoubtedly performed a hundred flights (pāta), each one hundred yojanas in length, and each one diverse and manifold.
Words meanings summery:
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- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
- च (ca) - and
- पातानाम् (pātānām) - of descents, of falls, of flights
- पतिता (patitā) - I have performed (flights) (having fallen, having flown, performed)
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- न (na) - not, no
- संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
- शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas (long)
- एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each (flight) (each one, each single one)
- विचित्रम् (vicitram) - wondrous, variegated, diverse, strange
- विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
Words meanings and morphology
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - a hundred
एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, sole
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पातानाम् (pātānām) - of descents, of falls, of flights
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāta
pāta - falling, descent, flight, swoop, plunge
Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall, fly).
Root: pat (class 1)
पतिता (patitā) - I have performed (flights) (having fallen, having flown, performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patita
patita - fallen, flown, descended, performed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'pat' (to fall, fly) + suffix -ta.
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Grammatically, 'patitā' is feminine, which would agree with a feminine subject. If the crow is considered masculine, 'patitaḥ' would be expected for 'I have fallen/flown'.
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of asmi
Present tense (laṭ), 1st person singular form of the root 'as' (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
Derived from 'sam' + root 'śī' (to lie) + 'a'.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
शतयोजनम् (śatayojanam) - a hundred yojanas (long)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śatayojana
śatayojana - a distance of a hundred yojanas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+yojana)
- śata – a hundred
numeral/noun (neuter) - yojana – yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-15 km)
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'yuj' (to yoke, join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Used adverbially to indicate extent.
एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each (flight) (each one, each single one)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each one, each single, one by one
Reduplicative compound of 'eka' (one).
Note: Adverbial usage, modifying the described flights.
विचित्रम् (vicitram) - wondrous, variegated, diverse, strange
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vicitra
vicitra - variegated, diverse, wondrous, strange, various
Prefix: vi
Root: citr
Note: Adverbial usage, describing the nature of the flights.
विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vividha
vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds of
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Adverbial usage, describing the nature of the flights.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)