महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-13, verse-2
तथेतरान्महेष्वासान्द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां धनंजयः ।
भूयश्चैव महाबाहुः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥२॥
भूयश्चैव महाबाहुः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥२॥
2. tathetarānmaheṣvāsāndvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
bhūyaścaiva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣairavākirat.
bhūyaścaiva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣairavākirat.
2.
tathā itarān mahāiṣvāsān dvābhyām dvābhyām dhanañjayaḥ
| bhūyaḥ ca eva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
| bhūyaḥ ca eva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
2.
tathā ca eva mahābāhuḥ dhanañjayaḥ itarān mahāiṣvāsān
dvābhyām dvābhyām (śaraiḥ) bhūyaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
dvābhyām dvābhyām (śaraiḥ) bhūyaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
2.
And similarly, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), the mighty-armed, showered other great bowmen with two arrows each, and then again rained down torrents of arrows upon them.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- इतरान् (itarān) - other great bowmen (others)
- महाइष्वासान् (mahāiṣvāsān) - great bowmen
- द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
- द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
- धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth)
- भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed)
- शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
- अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (arrows) upon them (showered, scattered, poured down)
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
इतरान् (itarān) - other great bowmen (others)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, another, different
Note: Object of avākirat.
महाइष्वासान् (mahāiṣvāsān) - great bowmen
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāiṣvāsa
mahāiṣvāsa - great archer, great bowman
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'one who throws arrows')
noun (masculine)
Compound of iṣu (arrow) and āsa (throwing, from √as)
Note: Object of avākirat.
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
(adjective)
dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Used distributively ("two by two").
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
(adjective)
dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Used distributively ("two by two").
धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya
dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna); fire
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (dhana+√ji)
- dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter) - √ji – to conquer, win
verb
agent noun
From √ji with suffix -a
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Subject of avākirat.
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine)
Note: Epithet for dhanañjayaḥ.
शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, torrent of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - varṣa – rain, shower
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Means by means of 'showers of arrows'.
अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (arrows) upon them (showered, scattered, poured down)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ava-√kṛ
imperfect active
From √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ava, imperfect 3rd singular active
Prefix: ava
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Subject is dhanañjayaḥ.