महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-31, verse-27
तस्य पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यो निष्पतन्ति युयुत्सवः ।
पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः प्रावृषीव बलाहकाः ॥२७॥
पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः प्रावृषीव बलाहकाः ॥२७॥
27. tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyo niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ ,
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakāḥ.
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakāḥ.
27.
tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣi iva balāhakāḥ
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣi iva balāhakāḥ
27.
tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ yuyutsavaḥ
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣi balāhakāḥ iva niṣpatanti
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣi balāhakāḥ iva niṣpatanti
27.
From its main wings and secondary wings, warriors emerge—foot-soldiers, cavalry, chariots, and elephants—just like clouds issue forth in the rainy season.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of that (array) (of it, its)
- पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यः (pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ) - from its wings and sub-wings/flanks
- निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they emerge, they fly out, they rush forth
- युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desirous of fighting, warriors, combatants
- पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः (pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ) - foot-soldiers, horsemen, chariots, and elephants
- प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- बलाहकाः (balāhakāḥ) - clouds
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of that (array) (of it, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'mahāvyūhaḥ' from the previous verse.
पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यः (pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ) - from its wings and sub-wings/flanks
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of pakṣaprapakṣa
pakṣaprapakṣa - wings and sub-wings, flanks and secondary flanks
Compound type : dvandva (pakṣa+prapakṣa)
- pakṣa – wing, flank, side
noun (masculine) - prapakṣa – secondary wing, sub-flank
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they emerge, they fly out, they rush forth
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pat
Prefix: nis
Root: pat (class 1)
युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desirous of fighting, warriors, combatants
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yuyutsu
yuyutsu - desirous of fighting, belligerent, warrior
Desiderative nominalization
From desiderative stem of root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः (pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ) - foot-soldiers, horsemen, chariots, and elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pattyaśvarathamātaṅga
pattyaśvarathamātaṅga - foot-soldiers, cavalry, chariots, and elephants
Compound type : dvandva (patti+aśva+ratha+mātaṅga)
- patti – foot-soldier, infantry
noun (masculine) - aśva – horse, cavalry
noun (masculine) - ratha – chariot
noun (masculine) - mātaṅga – elephant
noun (masculine)
प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ
prāvṛṣ - rainy season
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
बलाहकाः (balāhakāḥ) - clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balāhaka
balāhaka - cloud