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8,52

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-52, verse-8

अद्य कृष्ण विकर्णा मे कर्णं नेष्यन्ति मृत्यवे ।
गाण्डीवमुक्ताः क्षिण्वन्तो मम हस्तप्रचोदिताः ॥८॥
8. adya kṛṣṇa vikarṇā me karṇaṁ neṣyanti mṛtyave ,
gāṇḍīvamuktāḥ kṣiṇvanto mama hastapracoditāḥ.
8. adya kṛṣṇa vikarṇāḥ me karṇam neṣyanti mṛtyave
gāṇḍīvamuktāḥ kṣiṇvantaḥ mama hastapracoditāḥ
8. kṛṣṇa adya me gāṇḍīvamuktāḥ kṣiṇvantaḥ mama
hastapracoditāḥ vikarṇāḥ (śarāḥ) karṇam mṛtyave neṣyanti
8. Today, O Krishna, my unerring arrows, released from the Gaṇḍīva, striking down (enemies) and impelled by my hand, will lead Karna to his death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अद्य (adya) - today
  • कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
  • विकर्णाः (vikarṇāḥ) - unfailing, unerring (referring to arrows) (unheeding, merciless, deaf, earless, without Karna (referring to allies after Karna's death))
  • मे (me) - my, of me
  • कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
  • नेष्यन्ति (neṣyanti) - will lead, will carry, will take
  • मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death, for death
  • गाण्डीवमुक्ताः (gāṇḍīvamuktāḥ) - released from the Gaṇḍīva (bow)
  • क्षिण्वन्तः (kṣiṇvantaḥ) - striking down (enemies) (destroying, piercing, injuring, wasting)
  • मम (mama) - my, of me
  • हस्तप्रचोदिताः (hastapracoditāḥ) - impelled by hand, driven by hand

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today
(indeclinable)
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity and character in Mahabharata), dark, black
विकर्णाः (vikarṇāḥ) - unfailing, unerring (referring to arrows) (unheeding, merciless, deaf, earless, without Karna (referring to allies after Karna's death))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vikarṇa
vikarṇa - earless, having bad ears, deaf, without Karna
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+karṇa)
  • vi – without, apart, dis-
    indeclinable
  • karṇa – ear, Karna (proper name)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Assumed to modify implicit 'arrows' (śarāḥ, masculine, but poetic license or specific arrow types can be feminine).
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior)
नेष्यन्ति (neṣyanti) - will lead, will carry, will take
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of nī
future active indicative, 3rd person plural
Root: nī (class 1)
मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death, for death
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, mortality
Root: mṛ (class 6)
गाण्डीवमुक्ताः (gāṇḍīvamuktāḥ) - released from the Gaṇḍīva (bow)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gāṇḍīvamukta
gāṇḍīvamukta - released from the Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
Past Passive Participle
Compound: Gaṇḍīva (abl.) + mukta (PPP of muc 'to release')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāṇḍīva+mukta)
  • gāṇḍīva – Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
    proper noun (neuter)
  • mukta – released, freed, shot
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: muc (class 6)
क्षिण्वन्तः (kṣiṇvantaḥ) - striking down (enemies) (destroying, piercing, injuring, wasting)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣiṇvat
kṣiṇvat - destroying, hurting, wasting
Present Active Participle
from root kṣiṇ (derived from kṣi)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)
हस्तप्रचोदिताः (hastapracoditāḥ) - impelled by hand, driven by hand
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of hastapracodita
hastapracodita - impelled by the hand, driven by the hand
Past Passive Participle
Compound: hasta (instr.) + pracodita (PPP of pra-cud)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hasta+pracodita)
  • hasta – hand
    noun (masculine)
  • pracodita – impelled, urged, set in motion
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Prefix: pra
    Root: cud (class 10)