महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-22, verse-26
अस्मांस्तु पुनरासाद्य लब्धलक्षा दुरासदाः ।
शरासनानि धुन्वन्तः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥२६॥
शरासनानि धुन्वन्तः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥२६॥
26. asmāṁstu punarāsādya labdhalakṣā durāsadāḥ ,
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣairavākiran.
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣairavākiran.
26.
asmān tu punar āsādya labdhalakṣāḥ durāsadāḥ
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran
26.
tu labdhalakṣāḥ durāsadāḥ punar asmān āsādya,
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran
śarāsanāni dhunvantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran
26.
But, having again confronted us, those formidable warriors, having achieved their aim, shook their bows and showered us with volleys of arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- अस्मान् (asmān) - us
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- पुनर् (punar) - again, back
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having confronted
- लब्धलक्षाः (labdhalakṣāḥ) - those who had obtained their aim/mark
- दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - formidable, difficult to approach or attack
- शरासनानि (śarāsanāni) - bows
- धुन्वन्तः (dhunvantaḥ) - shaking, vibrating
- शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
- अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered, they scattered
Words meanings and morphology
अस्मान् (asmān) - us
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of asmad
asmad - we, us
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
पुनर् (punar) - again, back
(indeclinable)
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having confronted
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Formed from prefix 'ā-' + root 'sad' + suffix '-ya' (absolutive for prefixed roots).
Prefix: ā-
Root: sad (class 1)
लब्धलक्षाः (labdhalakṣāḥ) - those who had obtained their aim/mark
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of labdhalakṣa
labdhalakṣa - having obtained the mark, having achieved the aim
Compound type : bahuvrihi (labdha+lakṣa)
- labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: labh (class 1) - lakṣa – aim, mark, target, object
noun (neuter)
दुरासदाः (durāsadāḥ) - formidable, difficult to approach or attack
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durāsada
durāsada - difficult to approach, formidable, unassailable, troublesome
Prefixes: dur-+ā-
Root: sad (class 1)
शरासनानि (śarāsanāni) - bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śarāsana
śarāsana - bow (lit. 'arrow-seat')
धुन्वन्तः (dhunvantaḥ) - shaking, vibrating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhunvat
dhunvat - shaking, vibrating, causing to tremble
Present Active Participle
Formed from root 'dhū' + suffix '-at'.
Root: dhū (class 5)
शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, volley of arrows
अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered, they scattered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of ava-kṛ
Prefix: ava-
Root: kṛ (class 6)