महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-53, verse-3
तद्भीमवेगं रुधिरौघवाहि खड्गाकुलं क्षत्रियजीववाहि ।
अनार्तवं क्रूरमनिष्टवर्षं बभूव तत्संहरणं प्रजानाम् ॥३॥
अनार्तवं क्रूरमनिष्टवर्षं बभूव तत्संहरणं प्रजानाम् ॥३॥
3. tadbhīmavegaṁ rudhiraughavāhi; khaḍgākulaṁ kṣatriyajīvavāhi ,
anārtavaṁ krūramaniṣṭavarṣaṁ; babhūva tatsaṁharaṇaṁ prajānām.
anārtavaṁ krūramaniṣṭavarṣaṁ; babhūva tatsaṁharaṇaṁ prajānām.
3.
tat bhīmavegam rudhiraughavāhi
khaḍgākulam kṣatriyajīvavāhi
anārtavam krūram aniṣṭavarṣam
babhūva tat saṃharaṇam prajānām
khaḍgākulam kṣatriyajīvavāhi
anārtavam krūram aniṣṭavarṣam
babhūva tat saṃharaṇam prajānām
3.
tat bhīmavegam rudhiraughavāhi
khaḍgākulam kṣatriyajīvavāhi
anārtavam krūram aniṣṭavarṣam
babhūva tat prajānām saṃharaṇam
khaḍgākulam kṣatriyajīvavāhi
anārtavam krūram aniṣṭavarṣam
babhūva tat prajānām saṃharaṇam
3.
That (battle), with its terrible speed, carrying streams of blood and agitated by swords, taking the lives of warriors (kṣatriyas), became an untimely, cruel, and inauspicious shower, a destruction of all people.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - referring to the battle (implied from previous verses) (that)
- भीमवेगम् (bhīmavegam) - having terrible speed, of dreadful velocity
- रुधिरौघवाहि (rudhiraughavāhi) - carrying streams of blood
- खड्गाकुलम् (khaḍgākulam) - agitated by swords, filled with swords
- क्षत्रियजीववाहि (kṣatriyajīvavāhi) - the battle consuming the lives of warriors (carrying the lives of kṣatriyas)
- अनार्तवम् (anārtavam) - like an unnatural disaster (unseasonal, untimely, unusual)
- क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful
- अनिष्टवर्षम् (aniṣṭavarṣam) - the battle as a destructive, inauspicious shower of death (showering inauspicious things, inauspicious rain)
- बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
- तत् (tat) - referring to the battle (implied from previous verses) (that)
- संहरणम् (saṁharaṇam) - the battle as an act of destruction (destruction, bringing together, collection)
- प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of people, of creatures, of subjects
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - referring to the battle (implied from previous verses) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
भीमवेगम् (bhīmavegam) - having terrible speed, of dreadful velocity
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmavega
bhīmavega - having terrible speed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+vega)
- bhīma – terrible, dreadful, fearful
adjective - vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle).
रुधिरौघवाहि (rudhiraughavāhi) - carrying streams of blood
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rudhiraughavāhin
rudhiraughavāhin - carrying streams of blood
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rudhira+ogha+vāhin)
- rudhira – blood
noun (neuter) - ogha – stream, flood, torrent, multitude
noun (masculine) - vāhin – carrying, flowing, conveying
adjective
Derived from root 'vah' (to carry, flow)
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle).
खड्गाकुलम् (khaḍgākulam) - agitated by swords, filled with swords
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of khaḍgākula
khaḍgākula - agitated or filled with swords
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaḍga+ākula)
- khaḍga – sword
noun (masculine) - ākula – agitated, confused, filled with, crowded with
adjective
Prefix: ā
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle).
क्षत्रियजीववाहि (kṣatriyajīvavāhi) - the battle consuming the lives of warriors (carrying the lives of kṣatriyas)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatriyajīvavāhin
kṣatriyajīvavāhin - carrying away the lives of kṣatriyas (warriors)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣatriya+jīva+vāhin)
- kṣatriya – warrior, member of the warrior class
noun (masculine) - jīva – life, living being, vital breath
noun (masculine) - vāhin – carrying, conveying, bearing away
adjective
Derived from root 'vah' (to carry, flow)
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle).
अनार्तवम् (anārtavam) - like an unnatural disaster (unseasonal, untimely, unusual)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anārtava
anārtava - unseasonal, untimely, contrary to nature or season
Negated form of 'ārtava' (seasonal, timely).
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle) and functions as a predicate nominative or adjective to the implied battle.
क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel, fierce, dreadful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of krūra
krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, harsh, bloody
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle) and functions as a predicate nominative or adjective to the implied battle.
अनिष्टवर्षम् (aniṣṭavarṣam) - the battle as a destructive, inauspicious shower of death (showering inauspicious things, inauspicious rain)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aniṣṭavarṣa
aniṣṭavarṣa - showering inauspicious things; an inauspicious rain
Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya (aniṣṭa+varṣa)
- aniṣṭa – undesired, inauspicious, evil, bad
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'iṣ' (to desire) with negative prefix 'an'.
Prefix: an
Root: iṣ (class 4) - varṣa – rain, showering, year
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'tat' (battle) and functions as a predicate nominative or adjective to the implied battle.
बभूव (babhūva) - became, was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū
root verb, Class 1 (bhvādi), perfect tense (liṭ)
Root: bhū (class 1)
तत् (tat) - referring to the battle (implied from previous verses) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
संहरणम् (saṁharaṇam) - the battle as an act of destruction (destruction, bringing together, collection)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃharaṇa
saṁharaṇa - destruction, annihilation, gathering, collection
verbal noun
Derived from root 'hṛ' (to seize, carry) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: hṛ (class 1)
प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of people, of creatures, of subjects
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - people, progeny, creatures, subjects