महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-1, verse-31
नरा विनिहताः सर्वे गजाश्च विनिपातिताः ।
रथिनश्च नरव्याघ्र हयाश्च निहता युधि ॥३१॥
रथिनश्च नरव्याघ्र हयाश्च निहता युधि ॥३१॥
31. narā vinihatāḥ sarve gajāśca vinipātitāḥ ,
rathinaśca naravyāghra hayāśca nihatā yudhi.
rathinaśca naravyāghra hayāśca nihatā yudhi.
31.
narāḥ vinihatāḥ sarve gajāḥ ca vinipātitāḥ
rathinaḥ ca naravyāghra hayāḥ ca nihatāḥ yudhi
rathinaḥ ca naravyāghra hayāḥ ca nihatāḥ yudhi
31.
naravyāghra sarve narāḥ vinihatāḥ ca gajāḥ
vinipātitāḥ ca rathinaḥ ca hayāḥ ca yudhi nihatāḥ
vinipātitāḥ ca rathinaḥ ca hayāḥ ca yudhi nihatāḥ
31.
O tiger among men, all men have been completely slain, and elephants have been felled. Charioteers and horses have also been killed in the battle.
Words meanings summery:
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- नराः (narāḥ) - men
- विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - completely killed, utterly destroyed
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
- च (ca) - and, also
- विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - completely felled, brought down, overthrown
- रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots
- च (ca) - and, also
- नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, tiger among men (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)
- हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
- च (ca) - and, also
- निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
- युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
Words meanings and morphology
नराः (narāḥ) - men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, male, human being
विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - completely killed, utterly destroyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vinihata
vinihata - completely killed, utterly destroyed, slain
Past Passive Participle
from vi + ni + han 'to strike down, kill completely'
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Stronger emphasis than 'hata'.
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
Note: Agrees with 'narāḥ'.
गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja
gaja - elephant
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - completely felled, brought down, overthrown
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vinipātita
vinipātita - completely felled, brought down, overthrown, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
from vi + ni + pat (causative pāti) 'to cause to fall down, fell'
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: pat (class 1)
रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot
from ratha 'chariot' + -in (possessive suffix)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, tiger among men (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - a tiger among men, best of men, chief of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
- nara – man, male, human being
noun (masculine) - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
Note: Used as an honorific epithet for Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, slain, struck down
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata
nihata - killed, slain, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
from ni + han 'to strike down, kill'
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yudh
yudh - battle, fight, war