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8,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-4, verse-20

यस्य राजन्गजानीकं बहुसाहस्रमद्भुतम् ।
सुदक्षिणः स संग्रामे निहतः सव्यसाचिना ॥२०॥
20. yasya rājangajānīkaṁ bahusāhasramadbhutam ,
sudakṣiṇaḥ sa saṁgrāme nihataḥ savyasācinā.
20. yasya rājan gajānīkam bahusāhasram adbhutam
sudakṣiṇaḥ saḥ saṅgrāme nihataḥ savyasācinā
20. rājan yasya adbhutam bahusāhasram gajānīkam
saḥ sudakṣiṇaḥ saṅgrāme savyasācinā nihataḥ
20. O King, that same Sudakṣiṇa, whose amazing elephant army numbered many thousands, was killed in battle by Savyasācin (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army, array of elephants
  • बहुसाहस्रम् (bahusāhasram) - many thousands, consisting of many thousands
  • अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous
  • सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakṣiṇa (proper name)
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war
  • निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
  • सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
गजानीकम् (gajānīkam) - elephant army, array of elephants
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gajānīka
gajānīka - an army of elephants, elephant corps
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+anīka)
  • gaja – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • anīka – army, host, array, battle array
    noun (neuter)
बहुसाहस्रम् (bahusāhasram) - many thousands, consisting of many thousands
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bahusāhasra
bahusāhasra - consisting of many thousands, many thousands strong
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+sāhasra)
  • bahu – many, much
    adjective (neuter)
  • sāhasra – relating to a thousand, consisting of a thousand
    adjective (neuter)
    Derived from sahasra (thousand)
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, extraordinary
सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakṣiṇa (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudakṣiṇa
sudakṣiṇa - Sudakṣiṇa (name of a king, specifically the king of Kamboja)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma
saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict, encounter
निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin
savyasācin - Savyasācin (an epithet of Arjuna, meaning 'one who can shoot with the left hand')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)
  • savya – left, left-hand
    adjective (masculine)
  • sācin – drawing (a bow), shooting
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun/Adjective from root sañj (to adhere, attach, shoot)
    Derived from root sañj + ṇin
    Root: sañj (class 1)