महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-22, verse-74
बहवश्च गतप्राणाः क्षत्रिया जयगृद्धिनः ।
भूमावभ्यपतन्राजञ्शरवृष्टिभिरावृताः ॥७४॥
भूमावभ्यपतन्राजञ्शरवृष्टिभिरावृताः ॥७४॥
74. bahavaśca gataprāṇāḥ kṣatriyā jayagṛddhinaḥ ,
bhūmāvabhyapatanrājañśaravṛṣṭibhirāvṛtāḥ.
bhūmāvabhyapatanrājañśaravṛṣṭibhirāvṛtāḥ.
74.
bahavaḥ ca gata-prāṇāḥ kṣatriyāḥ jaya-gṛddhinaḥ
bhūmau abhyapatan rājan śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ āvṛtāḥ
bhūmau abhyapatan rājan śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ āvṛtāḥ
74.
rājan bahavaḥ ca jaya-gṛddhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ
śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ āvṛtāḥ gata-prāṇāḥ bhūmau abhyapatan
śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ āvṛtāḥ gata-prāṇāḥ bhūmau abhyapatan
74.
O King, many kṣatriya warriors, eager for victory, overwhelmed by showers of arrows, fell lifeless onto the ground.
Words meanings summery:
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- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
- च (ca) - and, also
- गत-प्राणाः (gata-prāṇāḥ) - lifeless, dead, whose life-breaths have departed
- क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriya warriors
- जय-गृद्धिनः (jaya-gṛddhinaḥ) - eager for victory
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
- अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - they fell down
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- शर-वृष्टिभिः (śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by showers of arrows
- आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, overwhelmed, surrounded
Words meanings and morphology
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, abundant
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
गत-प्राणाः (gata-prāṇāḥ) - lifeless, dead, whose life-breaths have departed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata-prāṇa
gata-prāṇa - dead, lifeless, having lost life
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+prāṇa)
- gata – gone, departed, past
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1) - prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life, spirit
noun (masculine)
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - kṣatriya warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - member of the warrior caste, ruler, warrior
जय-गृद्धिनः (jaya-gṛddhinaḥ) - eager for victory
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jaya-gṛddhin
jaya-gṛddhin - eager for victory, greedy for success
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛddhin)
- jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
noun (masculine) - gṛddhin – eager, greedy, desirous
adjective (masculine)
From root gṛdh (to be eager).
Root: gṛdh (class 4)
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
अभ्यपतन् (abhyapatan) - they fell down
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat
Imperfect
3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada) of root pat (class 1), with prefix abhi.
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
शर-वृष्टिभिः (śara-vṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by showers of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of śara-vṛṣṭi
śara-vṛṣṭi - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vṛṣṭi)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine) - vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, fall (of something)
noun (feminine)
आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered, overwhelmed, surrounded
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Functions adjectivally.