महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-59, verse-29
विलम्बमानं तत्सैन्यमप्रगल्भमवस्थितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा प्राच्छादयद्बाणैरर्जुनः प्राणतापनैः ॥२९॥
दृष्ट्वा प्राच्छादयद्बाणैरर्जुनः प्राणतापनैः ॥२९॥
29. vilambamānaṁ tatsainyamapragalbhamavasthitam ,
dṛṣṭvā prācchādayadbāṇairarjunaḥ prāṇatāpanaiḥ.
dṛṣṭvā prācchādayadbāṇairarjunaḥ prāṇatāpanaiḥ.
29.
vilambamānam tat sainyam apragalbham avasthitam |
dṛṣṭvā prācchādayat bāṇaiḥ arjunaḥ prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ
dṛṣṭvā prācchādayat bāṇaiḥ arjunaḥ prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ
29.
tat vilambamānam apragalbham avasthitam sainyam dṛṣṭvā,
arjunaḥ prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ bāṇaiḥ prācchādayat
arjunaḥ prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ bāṇaiḥ prācchādayat
29.
Having seen that hesitant, irresolute, and standing army, Arjuna overwhelmed it with his life-scorching arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- विलम्बमानम् (vilambamānam) - hesitating, lingering, delaying
- तत् (tat) - that
- सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army
- अप्रगल्भम् (apragalbham) - irresolute, timid, not bold
- अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, positioned
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
- प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered completely, overwhelmed
- बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows
- अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
- प्राण-तापनैः (prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ) - life-scorching, life-consuming
Words meanings and morphology
विलम्बमानम् (vilambamānam) - hesitating, lingering, delaying
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vilambamāna
vilambamāna - hesitating, delaying, hanging back
present middle participle
From root lamb (to hang, cling) with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'sainyam'.
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, host of warriors
अप्रगल्भम् (apragalbham) - irresolute, timid, not bold
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apragalbha
apragalbha - not bold, timid, irresolute, bashful
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+pragalbha)
- a – not, un- (negation prefix)
indeclinable - pragalbha – bold, confident, brave
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Note: Modifies 'sainyam'.
अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing, positioned
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avasthita
avasthita - standing, situated, positioned, firm
past passive participle
From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'sainyam'.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered completely, overwhelmed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pra-ā-chād
causative stem
From root chad (to cover) with prefixes pra and ā. Causative form is chādayati.
Prefixes: pra+ā
Root: chad (class 10)
बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa
bāṇa - arrow
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name, one of the Pāṇḍavas)
प्राण-तापनैः (prāṇa-tāpanaiḥ) - life-scorching, life-consuming
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāṇa-tāpana
prāṇa-tāpana - life-scorching, consuming life, destructive to life
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+tāpana)
- prāṇa – life, breath, vital air
noun (masculine) - tāpana – heating, scorching, tormenting, causing pain
adjective (neuter)
agent noun/verbal adjective
From root tap (to heat, suffer) with suffix -ana
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'bāṇaiḥ'.