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9,15

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-15, verse-52

शून्यमायोधनं कृत्वा शरवर्षैः समन्ततः ।
अभ्यद्रवत मद्रेशं तिष्ठ शल्येति चाब्रवीत् ॥५२॥
52. śūnyamāyodhanaṁ kṛtvā śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ ,
abhyadravata madreśaṁ tiṣṭha śalyeti cābravīt.
52. śūnyam āyodhanam kṛtvā śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ
abhi-adravat madreśam tiṣṭha śalya iti ca abravīt
52. śaravarṣaiḥ samantataḥ āyodhanam śūnyam kṛtvā
madreśam abhi-adravat ca "tiṣṭha śalya" iti abravīt
52. After making the battlefield empty everywhere with showers of arrows, he rushed towards the king of Madras and exclaimed, "Stop, Śalya!"

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted
  • आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, arena
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after making (having made, having done)
  • शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
  • समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
  • अभि-अद्रवत् (abhi-adravat) - he rushed towards
  • मद्रेशम् (madreśam) - Śalya, the king of Madras (king of Madras)
  • तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, halt)
  • शल्य (śalya) - Śalya (proper name)
  • इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, so saying)
  • (ca) - and
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, deserted
From root `śū` (to swell, grow) or `śvi` (to swell), with a sense of lacking substance.
Root: śū
आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, arena
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyodhana
āyodhana - battlefield, place of combat, war
From root `yudh` (to fight) with prefix `ā`.
Prefix: ā
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Object of `kṛtvā`.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - after making (having made, having done)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-tvā`.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Absolutive.
शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow, reed
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
    From root `vṛṣ` (to rain).
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Instrument of making the battlefield empty.
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
Derived from `samanta` (all around) with the suffix `-tas`.
अभि-अद्रवत् (abhi-adravat) - he rushed towards
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dru
Imperfect, Active voice
From root `dru` (to run, flow) with prefix `abhi`.
Prefix: abhi
Root: dru (class 1)
मद्रेशम् (madreśam) - Śalya, the king of Madras (king of Madras)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madreśa
madreśa - lord of the Madras, king of Madras
Compound type : tatpurusha (madra+īśa)
  • madra – the Madra people/country
    proper noun (masculine)
  • īśa – lord, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    From root `īś` (to rule).
    Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Object of `abhi-adravat`.
तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - Stop! (stand, stop, halt)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā
Imperative, Active voice
From root `sthā` (to stand), reduplicated form in present tense. Imperative 2nd person singular.
Root: sthā (class 1)
शल्य (śalya) - Śalya (proper name)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - Śalya (a proper name, the king of Madra); a dart, an arrow
इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, so saying)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect, Active voice
From root `brū` (to speak). Imperfect 3rd person singular.
Root: brū (class 2)