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9,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-22

उह्यमानश्च कृष्णेन वायुनेव बलाहकः ।
तावकं तद्बलं राजन्नर्जुनोऽस्त्रविदां वरः ।
गहनं शिशिरे कक्षं ददाहाग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥२२॥
22. uhyamānaśca kṛṣṇena vāyuneva balāhakaḥ ,
tāvakaṁ tadbalaṁ rājannarjuno'stravidāṁ varaḥ ,
gahanaṁ śiśire kakṣaṁ dadāhāgnirivotthitaḥ.
22. uhyamānaḥ ca kṛṣṇena vāyunā iva
balāhakaḥ tāvakam tat balam rājan
arjunaḥ astravidām varaḥ gahanam śiśire
kakṣam dadāha agniḥ iva utthitaḥ
22. rājan arjunaḥ astravidām varaḥ
kṛṣṇena vāyunā iva balāhakaḥ ca uhyamānaḥ
tāvakam tat balam utthitaḥ
agniḥ iva gahanaṃ śiśire kakṣam dadāha
22. O King, Arjuna, who is the foremost among weapon-experts, carried by Kṛṣṇa just as a cloud is carried by the wind, consumed your army as a blazing fire consumes a dense, dry thicket.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried, being borne
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa
  • वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
  • बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - a cloud
  • तावकम् (tāvakam) - your, belonging to you
  • तत् (tat) - that, your (referring to the mentioned army)
  • बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
  • अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of the weapon-knowers, among the experts in weaponry
  • वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest
  • गहनम् (gahanam) - dense, impenetrable, deep
  • शिशिरे (śiśire) - dry, withered (here implying dry season, thus flammable)
  • कक्षम् (kakṣam) - thicket, dry grass, forest
  • ददाह (dadāha) - consumed, burnt
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
  • उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, blazing, emerged

Words meanings and morphology

उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried, being borne
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uhyamāna
uhyamāna - being carried, being borne
Present Passive Participle
Derived from root 'vah' (1st class) in passive voice ('uhya') with 'śānac' suffix.
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'arjunaḥ'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name, lit. 'black, dark')
वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, Vayu (deity)
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - a cloud
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balāhaka
balāhaka - cloud, a type of elephant
तावकम् (tāvakam) - your, belonging to you
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tāvaka
tāvaka - your, yours, relating to you
Note: Qualifies 'balam'.
तत् (tat) - that, your (referring to the mentioned army)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he/she/it
Note: Qualifies 'balam'.
बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - army, force, strength, power
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a proper name, lit. 'white, silver')
अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of the weapon-knowers, among the experts in weaponry
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of astravid
astravid - knower of weapons, expert in archery/military science
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (astra+vid)
  • astra – weapon, missile
    noun (neuter)
  • vid – knower, expert
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor
Root: vṛ (class 9)
गहनम् (gahanam) - dense, impenetrable, deep
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gahana
gahana - dense, impenetrable, deep, forest
Root: gah (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kakṣam'.
शिशिरे (śiśire) - dry, withered (here implying dry season, thus flammable)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiśira
śiśira - cold, cool, winter, dry, withered
Note: Qualifies 'kakṣam'.
कक्षम् (kakṣam) - thicket, dry grass, forest
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kakṣa
kakṣa - thicket, dry grass, forest, armpit, side
ददाह (dadāha) - consumed, burnt
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dah
Perfect, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular
Root 'dah' (1st class), Perfect Tense (liṭ), Active voice.
Root: dah (class 1)
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire, Agni
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, blazing, emerged
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita
utthita - risen, standing up, blazing, produced
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'.
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'.