महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-64, verse-16
अथाभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताः शतं रथाः शतं च नागार्जुनमाततायिनः ।
शकास्तुखारा यवनाश्च सादिनः सहैव काम्बोजवरैर्जिघांसवः ॥१६॥
शकास्तुखारा यवनाश्च सादिनः सहैव काम्बोजवरैर्जिघांसवः ॥१६॥
16. athābhyadhāvaṁstvaritāḥ śataṁ rathāḥ; śataṁ ca nāgārjunamātatāyinaḥ ,
śakāstukhārā yavanāśca sādinaḥ; sahaiva kāmbojavarairjighāṁsavaḥ.
śakāstukhārā yavanāśca sādinaḥ; sahaiva kāmbojavarairjighāṁsavaḥ.
16.
atha abhyadhāvan tvaritāḥ śatam rathāḥ
śatam ca nāgāḥ arjunam ātatāyinaḥ
śakāḥ tukhārāḥ yavanāḥ ca sādinaḥ
saha eva kāmbojavaraiḥ jighāṃsavaḥ
śatam ca nāgāḥ arjunam ātatāyinaḥ
śakāḥ tukhārāḥ yavanāḥ ca sādinaḥ
saha eva kāmbojavaraiḥ jighāṃsavaḥ
16.
atha śatam tvaritāḥ rathāḥ ca śatam
nāgāḥ ātatāyinaḥ arjunam abhyadhāvan
ca śakāḥ tukhārāḥ yavanāḥ ca saha
eva kāmbojavaraiḥ sādinaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ
nāgāḥ ātatāyinaḥ arjunam abhyadhāvan
ca śakāḥ tukhārāḥ yavanāḥ ca saha
eva kāmbojavaraiḥ sādinaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ
16.
Then, a hundred swift charioteers and a hundred elephant warriors, who were aggressors, rushed towards Arjuna. The Śakas, Tukhāras, and Yavanas, along with the finest Kamboja horsemen, all eager to slay, also attacked.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon
- अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - they rushed towards, they attacked
- त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened
- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots, charioteers
- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- च (ca) - and, also
- नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants, elephant-warriors
- अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
- आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors, assailants, attackers
- शकाः (śakāḥ) - an ancient Central Asian warrior tribe (the Śakas)
- तुखाराः (tukhārāḥ) - an ancient Central Asian people (the Tukhāras)
- यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Greeks or Westerners (the Yavanas)
- च (ca) - and, also
- सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen, cavalry
- सह (saha) - with, along with
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly
- काम्बोजवरैः (kāmbojavaraiḥ) - with the best Kāmbojas
- जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - desiring to kill, intent on slaying
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon
(indeclinable)
अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - they rushed towards, they attacked
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhāv
Imperfect Active
imperfect 3rd plural active
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: dhāv (class 1)
त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita
tvarita - swift, quick, hastened, in a hurry
Past Passive Participle
from tvar 'to hurry'
Root: tvar (class 1)
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots, charioteers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, warrior (often referring to one who fights from a chariot)
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants, elephant-warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - snake, elephant, mountain
अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)
आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - aggressors, assailants, attackers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ātatāyin
ātatāyin - one who attacks with a drawn bow, an aggressor, an assailant
from ā-tan 'to stretch' (a bow) + suffix -in
Prefix: ā
Root: tan (class 8)
शकाः (śakāḥ) - an ancient Central Asian warrior tribe (the Śakas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - the Śakas (an ancient Central Asian tribe)
तुखाराः (tukhārāḥ) - an ancient Central Asian people (the Tukhāras)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tukhāra
tukhāra - the Tukhāras (an ancient Central Asian people)
यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Greeks or Westerners (the Yavanas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yavana
yavana - the Yavanas (Greeks, or other Western foreign peoples)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen, cavalry
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sādin
sādin - horseman, rider, cavalry
from sad 'to sit' + -in
Root: sad (class 1)
सह (saha) - with, along with
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly
(indeclinable)
काम्बोजवरैः (kāmbojavaraiḥ) - with the best Kāmbojas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāmbojavara
kāmbojavara - best of the Kāmbojas
compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāmboja+vara)
- kāmboja – a Kamboja (people from Kamboja, often associated with horses)
proper noun (masculine) - vara – best, excellent, choicest
adjective
जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - desiring to kill, intent on slaying
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jighāṃsu
jighāṁsu - desirous of killing, intent on slaying
Desiderative Adjective
from han 'to strike, kill', desiderative stem jighāṃs + u
Root: han (class 2)