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9,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-5, verse-14

दशाङ्गं यश्चतुष्पादमिष्वस्त्रं वेद तत्त्वतः ।
साङ्गांश्च चतुरो वेदान्सम्यगाख्यानपञ्चमान् ॥१४॥
14. daśāṅgaṁ yaścatuṣpādamiṣvastraṁ veda tattvataḥ ,
sāṅgāṁśca caturo vedānsamyagākhyānapañcamān.
14. daśāṅgam yaḥ catuṣpādam iṣvastram veda tattvataḥ
sāṅgān ca caturaḥ vedān samyak ākhyānapañcamān
14. yaḥ daśāṅgam catuṣpādam iṣvastram tattvataḥ veda
ca sāṅgān ākhyānapañcamān caturaḥ vedān samyak
14. He who truly knows the science of archery (iṣvastra) with its ten components (daśāṅga) and four divisions (catuṣpāda), and also thoroughly comprehends the four Vedas along with their auxiliary branches (sāṅga), deeming the narrative traditions (ākhyāna) as the fifth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दशाङ्गम् (daśāṅgam) - referring to the ten components of archery (ten-limbed, having ten parts/components)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam) - referring to the four divisions of archery (four-footed, having four divisions/components)
  • इष्वस्त्रम् (iṣvastram) - the science of archery, bow and arrow (weaponry)
  • वेद (veda) - knows, understands
  • तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in essence, in reality, thoroughly
  • साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - referring to the Vedas with their six Vedāṅgas (auxiliaries) (with auxiliary branches, having parts)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
  • वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, completely, correctly
  • आख्यानपञ्चमान् (ākhyānapañcamān) - referring to the Vedas and their auxiliaries, with the Purāṇas/Itihāsas (narratives) counted as a fifth category of sacred knowledge (having narratives (ākhyānas) as the fifth)

Words meanings and morphology

दशाङ्गम् (daśāṅgam) - referring to the ten components of archery (ten-limbed, having ten parts/components)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daśāṅga
daśāṅga - ten-limbed, having ten parts/components
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+aṅga)
  • daśa – ten
    adjective
  • aṅga – limb, part, constituent, division
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'iṣvastram'
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
Note: Relative pronoun introducing a subordinate clause describing the person
चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam) - referring to the four divisions of archery (four-footed, having four divisions/components)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of catuṣpāda
catuṣpāda - four-footed, having four divisions/components
Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+pāda)
  • catur – four
    adjective
  • pāda – foot, quarter, division, part
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'iṣvastram'
इष्वस्त्रम् (iṣvastram) - the science of archery, bow and arrow (weaponry)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣvastra
iṣvastra - bow and arrow, missile-weapon, archery, the science of archery
Compound type : dvandva (iṣu+astra)
  • iṣu – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • astra – weapon, missile, projectile
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'veda'
वेद (veda) - knows, understands
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in essence, in reality, thoroughly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -taḥ (from 'tattva')
Note: Modifies 'veda'
साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - referring to the Vedas with their six Vedāṅgas (auxiliaries) (with auxiliary branches, having parts)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sāṅga
sāṅga - with parts, with auxiliary branches, complete with components
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+aṅga)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
    Prefix used in Bahuvrihi compounds to mean 'accompanied by'
  • aṅga – limb, part, auxiliary, constituent (e.g., Vedāṅga)
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'vedān'
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the two objects of knowledge
चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of catur
catur - four
Note: Modifies 'vedān'
वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of veda
veda - Veda (sacred Hindu scriptures), knowledge
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Object of 'veda'
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, thoroughly, completely, correctly
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'veda'
आख्यानपञ्चमान् (ākhyānapañcamān) - referring to the Vedas and their auxiliaries, with the Purāṇas/Itihāsas (narratives) counted as a fifth category of sacred knowledge (having narratives (ākhyānas) as the fifth)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ākhyānapañcama
ākhyānapañcama - having narratives as the fifth; narratives, Purāṇas, Itihāsas, considered as the fifth Veda
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ākhyāna+pañcama)
  • ākhyāna – narrative, story, legend, tradition (referring to Purāṇas and Itihāsas)
    noun (neuter)
  • pañcama – fifth
    adjective
Note: Modifies 'vedān', indicating that the Vedas are considered along with the narratives as a fifth category of knowledge.