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9,59

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-59, verse-5

अहो धिग्यदधो नाभेः प्रहृतं शुद्धविक्रमे ।
नैतद्दृष्टं गदायुद्धे कृतवान्यद्वृकोदरः ॥५॥
5. aho dhigyadadho nābheḥ prahṛtaṁ śuddhavikrame ,
naitaddṛṣṭaṁ gadāyuddhe kṛtavānyadvṛkodaraḥ.
5. aho dhik yat adhaḥ nābheḥ prahṛtam śuddhavikrame
na etat dṛṣṭam gadāyuddhe kṛtavān yat vṛkodaraḥ
5. aho dhik yat adhaḥ nābheḥ śuddhavikrame prahṛtam
yat vṛkodaraḥ kṛtavān etat gadāyuddhe na dṛṣṭam
5. Oh, shame! That a blow was struck below the navel against one of pure valor (śuddhavikrame)! Such a thing as Vṛkodara (Bhīma) did has never been witnessed in mace-fighting.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अहो (aho) - oh! alas! ah!
  • धिक् (dhik) - shame! fie! woe!
  • यत् (yat) - that (it happened) (what, which, that)
  • अधः (adhaḥ) - below, beneath, downwards
  • नाभेः (nābheḥ) - of the navel, from the navel
  • प्रहृतम् (prahṛtam) - a blow (was) struck (struck, hit, wounded)
  • शुद्धविक्रमे (śuddhavikrame) - against Duryodhana, a warrior of pure valor (in pure valor, against a pure valor)
  • (na) - not, no
  • एतत् (etat) - this (kind of act) (this, that)
  • दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - (has been) seen (seen, observed)
  • गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace-fighting, in club warfare
  • कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - what he (Bhīma) did (he did, he performed)
  • यत् (yat) - what (Bhīma did) (what, which, that)
  • वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (wolf-bellied)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - oh! alas! ah!
(indeclinable)
धिक् (dhik) - shame! fie! woe!
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - that (it happened) (what, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that
Note: Used here as a relative conjunction 'that'
अधः (adhaḥ) - below, beneath, downwards
(indeclinable)
नाभेः (nābheḥ) - of the navel, from the navel
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of nābhi
nābhi - navel, center, hub
Note: Can also be ablative
प्रहृतम् (prahṛtam) - a blow (was) struck (struck, hit, wounded)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prahṛta
prahṛta - struck, hit, wounded
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry, strike) with upasarga pra
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Used nominally to mean 'a blow'
शुद्धविक्रमे (śuddhavikrame) - against Duryodhana, a warrior of pure valor (in pure valor, against a pure valor)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śuddhavikrama
śuddhavikrama - pure valor, unblemished prowess
Compound type : Tatpurusha (śuddha+vikrama)
  • śuddha – pure, clean, unblemished
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root śudh (to purify, be pure)
    Root: śudh (class 4)
  • vikrama – valor, prowess, heroism, stride
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used here in the sense 'against one who possesses pure valor'
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (kind of act) (this, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this here
दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - (has been) seen (seen, observed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace-fighting, in club warfare
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gadāyuddha
gadāyuddha - mace-fight, club-warfare
Compound type : Tatpurusha (gadā+yuddha)
  • gadā – mace, club
    noun (feminine)
  • yuddha – fight, battle, war
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root yudh (to fight)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - what he (Bhīma) did (he did, he performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat
kṛtavat - having done, performed
Past Active Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -vat
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यत् (yat) - what (Bhīma did) (what, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that
Note: Used here as a relative pronoun
वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (wolf-bellied)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - wolf-bellied (epithet of Bhīma, implying great hunger or strength)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)
  • vṛka – wolf
    noun (masculine)
  • udara – belly, abdomen
    noun (neuter)