महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-22, verse-52
रक्तोक्षितैश्छिन्नभुजैरपकृष्टशिरोरुहैः ।
व्यदृश्यत मही कीर्णा शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥५२॥
व्यदृश्यत मही कीर्णा शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥५२॥
52. raktokṣitaiśchinnabhujairapakṛṣṭaśiroruhaiḥ ,
vyadṛśyata mahī kīrṇā śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
vyadṛśyata mahī kīrṇā śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
52.
raktoṣitaiḥ chinnabhujaiḥ apakṛṣṭaśiroruhaiḥ
vyadṛśyata mahī kīrṇā śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
vyadṛśyata mahī kīrṇā śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
52.
mahī raktoṣitaiḥ chinnabhujaiḥ apakṛṣṭaśiroruhaiḥ
śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ kīrṇā vyadṛśyata
śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ kīrṇā vyadṛśyata
52.
The earth was seen strewn with hundreds and thousands of bodies that were soaked in blood, had severed arms, and had their hair torn out.
Words meanings summery:
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- रक्तोषितैः (raktoṣitaiḥ) - by those soaked in blood
- छिन्नभुजैः (chinnabhujaiḥ) - by those with severed arms
- अपकृष्टशिरोरुहैः (apakṛṣṭaśiroruhaiḥ) - by those with torn-out hair/heads
- व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared
- मही (mahī) - the battlefield (the earth, ground)
- कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, covered
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds
- अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
Words meanings and morphology
रक्तोषितैः (raktoṣitaiḥ) - by those soaked in blood
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of raktoṣita
raktoṣita - soaked in blood, smeared with blood
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+ukṣita)
- rakta – blood, red, dyed
noun (neuter) - ukṣita – sprinkled, wet, moistened, soaked
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
छिन्नभुजैः (chinnabhujaiḥ) - by those with severed arms
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of chinnabhuja
chinnabhuja - having severed arms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+bhuja)
- chinna – cut, severed, broken, torn
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: chid (class 7) - bhuja – arm, hand, side
noun (masculine)
अपकृष्टशिरोरुहैः (apakṛṣṭaśiroruhaiḥ) - by those with torn-out hair/heads
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of apakṛṣṭaśiroruha
apakṛṣṭaśiroruha - having hair of the head pulled off or torn out
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apakṛṣṭa+śiroruha)
- apakṛṣṭa – pulled away, dragged off, torn out
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: apa
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - śiroruha – hair of the head (literally, growing on the head)
noun (masculine)
व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect tense, passive voice
Prefix: vi
Root: dṛś (class 1)
मही (mahī) - the battlefield (the earth, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, land, ground, great goddess
कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - strewn, scattered, covered
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrṇa
kīrṇa - scattered, strewn, spread, covered
Past Passive Participle
Root: kṛ (class 6)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds
(indeclinable)
Derived from śata (hundred) with suffix -śaḥ
अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover
(indeclinable)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śaḥ