महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-60, verse-9
चरन्तं विविधान्मार्गान्मण्डलानि च सर्वशः ।
दुर्योधनमिमं शूरं कोऽन्यो हन्याद्वृकोदरात् ॥९॥
दुर्योधनमिमं शूरं कोऽन्यो हन्याद्वृकोदरात् ॥९॥
9. carantaṁ vividhānmārgānmaṇḍalāni ca sarvaśaḥ ,
duryodhanamimaṁ śūraṁ ko'nyo hanyādvṛkodarāt.
duryodhanamimaṁ śūraṁ ko'nyo hanyādvṛkodarāt.
9.
carantam vividhān mārgān maṇḍalāni ca sarvaśaḥ
duryodhanam imam śūram kaḥ anyaḥ hanyāt vṛkodarāt
duryodhanam imam śūram kaḥ anyaḥ hanyāt vṛkodarāt
9.
kaḥ anyaḥ vṛkodarāt imām śūram duryodhanam (yaḥ)
vividhān mārgān ca maṇḍalāni sarvaśaḥ carantam hanyāt
vividhān mārgān ca maṇḍalāni sarvaśaḥ carantam hanyāt
9.
Who else but Vṛkodara (Bhīma) could have slain this brave Duryodhana, who was skillfully moving in various paths and performing circular maneuvers everywhere?
Words meanings summery:
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- चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving (skillfully in combat) (moving, roaming, practicing)
- विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
- मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths (of movement in battle) (paths, ways, roads, courses)
- मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular maneuvers (in mace combat) (circles, discs, rings, territories)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere (on the battlefield) (everywhere, in every way, completely)
- दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (the eldest Kaurava) (Duryodhana (proper name))
- इमम् (imam) - this (Duryodhana) (this, this one)
- शूरम् (śūram) - brave (Duryodhana) (brave, valiant, heroic)
- कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (person) (other, another)
- हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could slay (may kill, should kill, would kill)
- वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - but Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (from Vṛkodara, than Vṛkodara)
Words meanings and morphology
चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving (skillfully in combat) (moving, roaming, practicing)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of carat
carat - moving, going, walking, practicing
Present active participle
From root `√car` (to move) + present participle suffix
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `duryodhanam`
विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, manifold, diverse, of many kinds
compound `vi` (apart) + `vidha` (sort/kind)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (vi+vidha)
- vi – apart, asunder, away
indeclinable
prefix - vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)
from `√vidh` (to arrange, ordain) or `√dhā`
Note: Qualifies `mārgān`
मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths (of movement in battle) (paths, ways, roads, courses)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mārga
mārga - path, way, road, course, method
From root `√mṛj` (to wipe, clear)
Root: mṛj (class 2)
Note: Object of `carantam`
मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circular maneuvers (in mace combat) (circles, discs, rings, territories)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, disc, ring, orb, zone, territory, array (military)
Note: Object of `carantam`
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
conjunction
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere (on the battlefield) (everywhere, in every way, completely)
(indeclinable)
adverb formed with suffix `-śaḥ` from `sarva`
Note: Modifies `carantam`
दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana (the eldest Kaurava) (Duryodhana (proper name))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana
duryodhana - "hard to conquer in battle", name of the eldest Kaurava prince
compound of 'dur' (difficult) and 'yodhana' (fighting)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)
- dur – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable
prefix - yodhana – fighting, warrior, battle
noun (masculine)
from `√yudh` (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Object of `hanyāt`
इमम् (imam) - this (Duryodhana) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Agrees with `duryodhanam`
शूरम् (śūram) - brave (Duryodhana) (brave, valiant, heroic)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra
śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, hero, warrior
Note: Qualifies `duryodhanam`
कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun
Note: Subject of `hanyāt`
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other (person) (other, another)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Qualifies `kaḥ`
हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could slay (may kill, should kill, would kill)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √han
Optative active
3rd person singular Optative active
Root: han (class 2)
वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - but Vṛkodara (Bhīma) (from Vṛkodara, than Vṛkodara)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara
vṛkodara - "wolf-bellied", name of Bhīmasena
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'vṛka' (wolf) + 'udara' (belly). "One whose belly is like a wolf's" (implying immense appetite or ferocity).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)
- vṛka – wolf
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, stomach, interior
noun (neuter)
Note: Used with `anyaḥ kaḥ` to mean "who else but X"