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9,59

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-59, verse-25

युद्धदीक्षां प्रविश्याजौ रणयज्ञं वितत्य च ।
हुत्वात्मानममित्राग्नौ प्राप चावभृथं यशः ॥२५॥
25. yuddhadīkṣāṁ praviśyājau raṇayajñaṁ vitatya ca ,
hutvātmānamamitrāgnau prāpa cāvabhṛthaṁ yaśaḥ.
25. yuddhādīkṣām praviśya ājau raṇayajñam vitatya ca
hutvā ātmānam amitrāgnau prāpa ca avabhṛtham yaśaḥ
25. ājau yuddhādīkṣām praviśya raṇayajñam vitatya ca
amitrāgnau ātmānam hutvā ca yaśaḥ avabhṛtham prāpa
25. Having undertaken the solemn vow of battle (yuddhādīkṣā) in the conflict, and having performed the battle-sacrifice (raṇayajña) by offering his very self (ātman) into the fire of his enemies, he attained the concluding ritual bath (avabhṛtha) of fame.

Words meanings summery:

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  • युद्धादीक्षाम् (yuddhādīkṣām) - The solemn commitment to fight till the end, a ritual vow taken before a major battle. (battle-initiation, vow of battle)
  • प्रविश्य (praviśya) - Duryodhana having undertaken the vow. (having entered, having resorted to)
  • आजौ (ājau) - Refers to the battlefield. (in battle, in conflict)
  • रणयज्ञम् (raṇayajñam) - Metaphorically refers to the act of fighting in battle as a sacred offering or ritual, with one's life as the offering. (battle-sacrifice)
  • वितत्य (vitatya) - Duryodhana having conducted or completed the "battle-sacrifice". (having spread, having performed, having accomplished)
  • (ca) - Connects the two actions: undertaking the vow and performing the sacrifice. (and)
  • हुत्वा (hutvā) - Having offered his own life (self) as part of the sacrifice. (having offered, having sacrificed)
  • आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - His own life, which he sacrificed in battle. (self, soul, spirit)
  • अमित्राग्नौ (amitrāgnau) - Metaphorically refers to the intense combat and destructive power of the enemy forces. (in the fire of enemies)
  • प्राप (prāpa) - attained, reached, obtained
  • (ca) - Connects the preceding actions with the attainment of avabhṛtha and fame. (and)
  • अवभृथम् (avabhṛtham) - The final purification or conclusion of the battle-sacrifice, resulting in fame. (concluding bath of a sacrifice, final rite)
  • यशः (yaśaḥ) - The fame achieved by Duryodhana for his heroic death in battle, completing his 'sacrifice'. (fame, glory, renown, splendor)

Words meanings and morphology

युद्धादीक्षाम् (yuddhādīkṣām) - The solemn commitment to fight till the end, a ritual vow taken before a major battle. (battle-initiation, vow of battle)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yuddhādīkṣā
yuddhādīkṣā - initiation for battle, consecration for war, vow of combat
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+dīkṣā)
  • yuddha – battle, fight, war
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
    Derived from root yudh (to fight)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
  • dīkṣā – initiation, consecration, solemn vow
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from root dīkṣ (to consecrate)
    Root: dīkṣ (class 1)
प्रविश्य (praviśya) - Duryodhana having undertaken the vow. (having entered, having resorted to)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund (prefix-tvā)
Derived from root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: viś (class 6)
आजौ (ājau) - Refers to the battlefield. (in battle, in conflict)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āja
āja - battle, conflict, war, struggle
Root: aj (class 1)
रणयज्ञम् (raṇayajñam) - Metaphorically refers to the act of fighting in battle as a sacred offering or ritual, with one's life as the offering. (battle-sacrifice)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of raṇayajña
raṇayajña - battle-sacrifice, war-ritual
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+yajña)
  • raṇa – battle, war, combat
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root raṇ (to delight, to shout)
    Root: raṇ (class 1)
  • yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root yaj (to sacrifice)
    Root: yaj (class 1)
वितत्य (vitatya) - Duryodhana having conducted or completed the "battle-sacrifice". (having spread, having performed, having accomplished)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund (prefix-tvā)
Derived from root tan (to stretch) with upasarga vi
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8)
(ca) - Connects the two actions: undertaking the vow and performing the sacrifice. (and)
(indeclinable)
हुत्वा (hutvā) - Having offered his own life (self) as part of the sacrifice. (having offered, having sacrificed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Derived from root hu (to offer) with suffix -tvā
Root: hu (class 3)
आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - His own life, which he sacrificed in battle. (self, soul, spirit)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
Root: an (class 2)
अमित्राग्नौ (amitrāgnau) - Metaphorically refers to the intense combat and destructive power of the enemy forces. (in the fire of enemies)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of amitrāgni
amitrāgni - fire of enemies
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (amitra+agni)
  • amitra – enemy, not a friend
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from mitra with negative prefix a-
  • agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ag (class 1)
प्राप (prāpa) - attained, reached, obtained
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-āp
Perfect Tense
Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
(ca) - Connects the preceding actions with the attainment of avabhṛtha and fame. (and)
(indeclinable)
अवभृथम् (avabhṛtham) - The final purification or conclusion of the battle-sacrifice, resulting in fame. (concluding bath of a sacrifice, final rite)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of avabhṛtha
avabhṛtha - concluding bath or rite of a sacrifice, purification after sacrifice
Derived from root bhṛ (to bear) with upasarga ava
Prefix: ava
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
यशः (yaśaḥ) - The fame achieved by Duryodhana for his heroic death in battle, completing his 'sacrifice'. (fame, glory, renown, splendor)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor, honor
Root: yaś (class 1)