महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-22, verse-81
मन्दीभूते ततः शब्दे पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ।
अल्पावशिष्टैस्तुरगैरभ्यवर्तत सौबलः ॥८१॥
अल्पावशिष्टैस्तुरगैरभ्यवर्तत सौबलः ॥८१॥
81. mandībhūte tataḥ śabde pāṇḍavānāṁ mahadbalam ,
alpāvaśiṣṭaisturagairabhyavartata saubalaḥ.
alpāvaśiṣṭaisturagairabhyavartata saubalaḥ.
81.
mandībhūte tataḥ śabde pāṇḍavānām mahat balam
alpa avaśiṣṭaiḥ turagaiḥ abhyavartata saubalaḥ
alpa avaśiṣṭaiḥ turagaiḥ abhyavartata saubalaḥ
81.
tataḥ śabde mandībhūte saubalaḥ pāṇḍavānām mahat
balam alpa avaśiṣṭaiḥ turagaiḥ abhyavartata
balam alpa avaśiṣṭaiḥ turagaiḥ abhyavartata
81.
Then, when the sound had subsided, Saubala (Śakuni) attacked the mighty army of the Pāṇḍavas with his few remaining horses.
Words meanings summery:
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- मन्दीभूते (mandībhūte) - having become low, having subsided, having weakened
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
- शब्दे (śabde) - in the sound, in the noise
- पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
- महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large
- बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength
- अल्प (alpa) - few, little, small
- अवशिष्टैः (avaśiṣṭaiḥ) - remaining, left over
- तुरगैः (turagaiḥ) - by horses
- अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he attacked, he advanced, he turned towards
- सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Śakuni, the maternal uncle of the Kauravas (Saubala (Śakuni, son of Subala))
Words meanings and morphology
मन्दीभूते (mandībhūte) - having become low, having subsided, having weakened
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mandībhūta
mandībhūta - become slow, dull, diminished
Past Passive Participle
Formed from mandī (making dull) + √bhū (to become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
शब्दे (śabde) - in the sound, in the noise
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, noise, word
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu, one of the Pāṇḍavas
महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahant
mahant - great, large, strong, mighty
बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - power, strength, force, army
अल्प (alpa) - few, little, small
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpa
alpa - small, little, few
अवशिष्टैः (avaśiṣṭaiḥ) - remaining, left over
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of avaśiṣṭa
avaśiṣṭa - remaining, left behind, residual
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root √śiṣ (to leave) with prefix ava.
Prefix: ava
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
तुरगैः (turagaiḥ) - by horses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of turaga
turaga - horse (literally "swift-goer")
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tura+ga)
- tura – swift
adjective - ga – going, moving
adjective
agent noun suffix
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he attacked, he advanced, he turned towards
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyavartata
Prefixes: abhi+ava
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Śakuni, the maternal uncle of the Kauravas (Saubala (Śakuni, son of Subala))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saubala
saubala - son of Subala (Śakuni)
Patronymic from Subala.