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8,40

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-81

दीर्यते च महत्सैन्यं सृञ्जयानां महारणे ।
हस्तिकक्ष्यो ह्यसौ कृष्ण केतुः कर्णस्य धीमतः ।
दृश्यते राजसैन्यस्य मध्ये विचरतो मुहुः ॥८१॥
81. dīryate ca mahatsainyaṁ sṛñjayānāṁ mahāraṇe ,
hastikakṣyo hyasau kṛṣṇa ketuḥ karṇasya dhīmataḥ ,
dṛśyate rājasainyasya madhye vicarato muhuḥ.
81. dīryate ca mahat sainyam sṛñjayānām
mahāraṇe hastikakṣyaḥ hi asau kṛṣṇa
ketuḥ karṇasya dhīmataḥ dṛśyate
rājasainyasya madhye vicarataḥ muhuḥ
81. ca sṛñjayānām mahat sainyam mahāraṇe dīryate.
he kṛṣṇa,
hi asau hastikakṣyaḥ dhīmataḥ karṇasya ketuḥ rājasainyasya madhye muhuḥ vicarataḥ dṛśyate
81. And the great army of the Sṛñjayas is being torn apart in the great battle. O Kṛṣṇa, that standard bearing an elephant's girth—the banner of the intelligent Karṇa—is repeatedly seen moving about in the midst of the royal army.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दीर्यते (dīryate) - is being torn apart (it is torn, it is broken, it splits apart)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast, mighty)
  • सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, military force, host)
  • सृञ्जयानाम् (sṛñjayānām) - of the Sṛñjayas (of the Sṛñjayas (a tribe/people))
  • महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle (in the great battle, in the great war)
  • हस्तिकक्ष्यः (hastikakṣyaḥ) - whose standard bears an elephant's girth (having an elephant's girth/flank/region, whose standard is an elephant)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)
  • असौ (asau) - that one (that one (masculine), he)
  • कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Kṛṣṇa (name of the deity))
  • केतुः (ketuḥ) - the banner (banner, standard, flag, sign)
  • कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa (of Karṇa (name of a warrior))
  • धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sagacious)
  • दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (it is seen, it appears, it is visible)
  • राजसैन्यस्य (rājasainyasya) - of the royal army (of the royal army, of the king's army)
  • मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (in the middle, amidst, among, between)
  • विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - moving about (of him who moves about, of him who roams)
  • मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, again and again)

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्यते (dīryate) - is being torn apart (it is torn, it is broken, it splits apart)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṝ
Present Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice, from root dṛ (class 9, but here with passive 'ya' infix)
Root: dṛ (class 9)
Note: Subject is 'sainyam'.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunctive particle.
महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, vast, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'mah' (to be great) or considered a primary adjective
Root: mah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sainyam'.
सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, military force, host)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, military force, host, relating to an army
Note: Subject of 'dīryate'.
सृञ्जयानाम् (sṛñjayānām) - of the Sṛñjayas (of the Sṛñjayas (a tribe/people))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya
sṛñjaya - name of a people or tribe, often associated with the Pandavas
Note: Indicates possession or belonging for 'sainyam'.
महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle (in the great battle, in the great war)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa
mahāraṇa - great battle, great war
Compound type : karmadhāraya (maha+raṇa)
  • maha – great, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • raṇa – battle, war, combat, conflict
    noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates the location of the action.
हस्तिकक्ष्यः (hastikakṣyaḥ) - whose standard bears an elephant's girth (having an elephant's girth/flank/region, whose standard is an elephant)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hastikakṣya
hastikakṣya - having an elephant as its side/flank/standard
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hastin+kakṣa)
  • hastin – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • kakṣa – armpit, flank, girth, region, side, battle flag
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'asau' and 'ketuḥ'.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
असौ (asau) - that one (that one (masculine), he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, that one, yonder
Note: Refers to 'ketuḥ'.
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Kṛṣṇa (name of the deity))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name), dark, black, blue-black
Note: Addressing Kṛṣṇa.
केतुः (ketuḥ) - the banner (banner, standard, flag, sign)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ketu
ketu - banner, standard, flag, sign, mark, leader
Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.
कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa (of Karṇa (name of a warrior))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karṇa (name), ear
Note: Indicates possession for 'ketuḥ'.
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the intelligent (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sagacious)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, discerning
Derived from 'dhī' (intellect) + 'matup' suffix
Note: Agrees with 'karṇasya'.
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (it is seen, it appears, it is visible)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'ketuḥ'.
राजसैन्यस्य (rājasainyasya) - of the royal army (of the royal army, of the king's army)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of rājasainya
rājasainya - royal army, king's army
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sainya)
  • rājan – king, monarch, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • sainya – army, military force
    noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates the context or location for 'madhye'.
मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst (in the middle, amidst, among, between)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, midst, in between
Note: Used here as a locative adverb indicating position.
विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - moving about (of him who moves about, of him who roams)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vicarant
vicarant - moving about, roaming, wandering, behaving
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'car' with prefix 'vi' and suffix 'śatṛ'
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
Note: This participle likely refers to Karṇa (implied from 'karṇasya') or the banner ('ketuḥ') itself moving with Karṇa, agreeing in case/number/gender with 'karṇasya'.
मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, often, again and again)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'dṛśyate' and 'vicarataḥ'.