महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-56, verse-40
विषमं च समं चैव हतैरश्वपदातिभिः ।
रथैश्च कुञ्जरैश्चैव न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥४०॥
रथैश्च कुञ्जरैश्चैव न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥४०॥
40. viṣamaṁ ca samaṁ caiva hatairaśvapadātibhiḥ ,
rathaiśca kuñjaraiścaiva na prājñāyata kiṁcana.
rathaiśca kuñjaraiścaiva na prājñāyata kiṁcana.
40.
viṣamam ca samam ca eva hataiḥ aśvapadātibhiḥ
rathaiḥ ca kuñjaraiḥ ca eva na prājñāyata kiṃcana
rathaiḥ ca kuñjaraiḥ ca eva na prājñāyata kiṃcana
40.
hataiḥ aśvapadātibhiḥ rathaiḥ ca kuñjaraiḥ ca eva,
viṣamam ca samam ca eva kiṃcana na prājñāyata
viṣamam ca samam ca eva kiṃcana na prājñāyata
40.
Neither the uneven nor the even ground could be distinguished due to the slain horses, foot soldiers, chariots, and elephants.
Words meanings summery:
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- विषमम् (viṣamam) - uneven ground (uneven, difficult (ground))
- च (ca) - and
- समम् (samam) - even ground (even, level (ground))
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only
- हतैः (hataiḥ) - by the slain
- अश्वपदातिभिः (aśvapadātibhiḥ) - by horses and foot soldiers
- रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots
- च (ca) - and
- कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only
- न (na) - not
- प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was distinguished, was known, could be discerned
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something
Words meanings and morphology
विषमम् (viṣamam) - uneven ground (uneven, difficult (ground))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣama
viṣama - uneven, difficult, rough; uneven ground
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
समम् (samam) - even ground (even, level (ground))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sama
sama - even, level, equal; even ground
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only
(indeclinable)
हतैः (hataiḥ) - by the slain
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of hata
hata - slain, killed, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root han (to strike, kill).
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'aśvapadātibhiḥ'
अश्वपदातिभिः (aśvapadātibhiḥ) - by horses and foot soldiers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of aśvapadāti
aśvapadāti - horses and foot soldiers
Compound type : dvandva (aśva+padāti)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - padāti – foot soldier, infantry
noun (masculine)
रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
Root: ramh (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - by elephants
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuñjara
kuñjara - elephant
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was distinguished, was known, could be discerned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (luṅ) of prajñā
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, something
(indeclinable)