महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
-
book-8, chapter-28, verse-31
एकेनैव शतस्यैकं पातेनाभिभविष्यति ।
हंसस्य पतितं काको बलवानाशुविक्रमः ॥३१॥
हंसस्य पतितं काको बलवानाशुविक्रमः ॥३१॥
31. ekenaiva śatasyaikaṁ pātenābhibhaviṣyati ,
haṁsasya patitaṁ kāko balavānāśuvikramaḥ.
haṁsasya patitaṁ kāko balavānāśuvikramaḥ.
31.
ekena eva śatasya ekam pātena abhibhaviṣyati
haṃsasya patitam kākaḥ balavān āśuvikramaḥ
haṃsasya patitam kākaḥ balavān āśuvikramaḥ
31.
balavān āśuvikramaḥ kākaḥ ekena eva pātena
haṃsasya śatasya ekam patitam abhibhaviṣyati
haṃsasya śatasya ekam patitam abhibhaviṣyati
31.
The powerful crow, swift in valor, will indeed overpower a single (swoop) out of a hundred of the swan's swoops with just one (of its own) swoop.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- शतस्य (śatasya) - of a hundred
- एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
- पातेन (pātena) - by a swoop, by a fall
- अभिभविष्यति (abhibhaviṣyati) - will overpower, will overcome
- हंसस्य (haṁsasya) - of the swan
- पतितम् (patitam) - a fall, a swoop
- काकः (kākaḥ) - crow
- बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong
- आशुविक्रमः (āśuvikramaḥ) - swift in valor, swiftly courageous
Words meanings and morphology
एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single
(numeral)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
शतस्य (śatasya) - of a hundred
(numeral)
एकम् (ekam) - one, a single
(numeral)
पातेन (pātena) - by a swoop, by a fall
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāta
pāta - swoop, fall, descent, throw
action noun from √pat
Root: √pat (class 1)
अभिभविष्यति (abhibhaviṣyati) - will overpower, will overcome
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhibhū
future tense form
Root √bhū with upasarga abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: √bhū (class 1)
हंसस्य (haṁsasya) - of the swan
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, goose
पतितम् (patitam) - a fall, a swoop
(participle)
Accusative, neuter, singular of patita
patita - fallen, descended; a fall, a descent
past passive participle (used as a noun)
From root √pat
Root: √pat (class 1)
काकः (kākaḥ) - crow
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka
kāka - crow
बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - powerful, strong, mighty
Derived from 'bala' (strength) with suffix '-vat'
आशुविक्रमः (āśuvikramaḥ) - swift in valor, swiftly courageous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āśuvikrama
āśuvikrama - swift in valor, swiftly courageous, having swift courage
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āśu+vikrama)
- āśu – swift, quick, rapid
adjective - vikrama – valor, courage, strength, mighty step
noun (masculine)
action noun from √kram with vi
Prefix: vi
Root: √kram (class 1)