महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-54, verse-8
तस्यातिवेगस्य रणेऽतिवेगं नाशक्नुवन्धारयितुं त्वदीयाः ।
व्यात्ताननस्यापततो यथैव कालस्य काले हरतः प्रजा वै ॥८॥
व्यात्ताननस्यापततो यथैव कालस्य काले हरतः प्रजा वै ॥८॥
8. tasyātivegasya raṇe'tivegaṁ; nāśaknuvandhārayituṁ tvadīyāḥ ,
vyāttānanasyāpatato yathaiva; kālasya kāle harataḥ prajā vai.
vyāttānanasyāpatato yathaiva; kālasya kāle harataḥ prajā vai.
8.
tasya ativegasya raṇe ativegam
na aśaknuvan dhārayituṃ tvadīyāḥ
vyāttānanasya āpatataḥ yathā
eva kālasya kāle harataḥ prajā vai
na aśaknuvan dhārayituṃ tvadīyāḥ
vyāttānanasya āpatataḥ yathā
eva kālasya kāle harataḥ prajā vai
8.
tvadīyāḥ raṇe tasya ativegasya
ativegam dhārayituṃ na aśaknuvan
yathā eva prajāḥ kāle vyāttānanasya
āpatataḥ harataḥ kālasya vai
ativegam dhārayituṃ na aśaknuvan
yathā eva prajāḥ kāle vyāttānanasya
āpatataḥ harataḥ kālasya vai
8.
Your warriors were unable to withstand his extreme speed in battle, just as people (prajā) cannot bear the onslaught of Time (kāla) with its gaping mouth, sweeping away all beings at the hour of death.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that
- अतिवेगस्य (ativegasya) - of great speed, of excessive speed
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
- अतिवेगम् (ativegam) - great speed, excessive speed
- न (na) - not, no
- अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able, they could not
- धारयितुं (dhārayituṁ) - to hold, to bear, to sustain, to endure
- त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (Duryodhana's) warriors (your men, those belonging to you)
- व्यात्ताननस्य (vyāttānanasya) - of one with an open mouth, having a gaping mouth
- आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him rushing down, attacking, falling upon
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just
- कालस्य (kālasya) - of Time (kāla), of death
- काले (kāle) - at the hour of death (at the time, at the hour)
- हरतः (harataḥ) - of him carrying away, seizing, taking away
- प्रजा (prajā) - all living beings or people (beings, creatures, progeny, subjects)
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of him, his, of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अतिवेगस्य (ativegasya) - of great speed, of excessive speed
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ativega
ativega - great speed, excessive speed, impetuosity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+vega)
- ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
indeclinable - vega – speed, velocity, force
noun (masculine)
Root: vij (class 6)
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict
Root: raṇ (class 1)
अतिवेगम् (ativegam) - great speed, excessive speed
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ativega
ativega - great speed, excessive speed, impetuosity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+vega)
- ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
indeclinable - vega – speed, velocity, force
noun (masculine)
Root: vij (class 6)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were not able, they could not
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: With negation 'a-'
धारयितुं (dhārayituṁ) - to hold, to bear, to sustain, to endure
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive of the causative stem of root dhṛ (to hold)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your (Duryodhana's) warriors (your men, those belonging to you)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tvadīya
tvadīya - belonging to you, your own, related to you
व्यात्ताननस्य (vyāttānanasya) - of one with an open mouth, having a gaping mouth
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāttānana
vyāttānana - having an open mouth, gaping-mouthed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyātta+ānana)
- vyātta – opened wide, expanded
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From vi-ā-dā (to open wide)
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: dā (class 3) - ānana – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
आपततः (āpatataḥ) - of him rushing down, attacking, falling upon
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of āpatat
āpatat - rushing down, falling upon, attacking
Present Active Participle
From root pat (to fall) with upasarga ā
Prefix: ā
Root: pat (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just
(indeclinable)
कालस्य (kālasya) - of Time (kāla), of death
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, death
काले (kāle) - at the hour of death (at the time, at the hour)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, death
हरतः (harataḥ) - of him carrying away, seizing, taking away
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of harat
harat - carrying, seizing, taking away, destroying
Present Active Participle
From root hṛ (to seize, carry off)
Root: hṛ (class 1)
प्रजा (prajā) - all living beings or people (beings, creatures, progeny, subjects)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, people, subjects
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4)
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)