महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-8, verse-7
धन्विनः पुरुषाः केचित्संनिवार्य महारथान् ।
एकं बहव आसाद्य प्रेषयेयुर्यमक्षयम् ॥७॥
एकं बहव आसाद्य प्रेषयेयुर्यमक्षयम् ॥७॥
7. dhanvinaḥ puruṣāḥ kecitsaṁnivārya mahārathān ,
ekaṁ bahava āsādya preṣayeyuryamakṣayam.
ekaṁ bahava āsādya preṣayeyuryamakṣayam.
7.
dhanvinaḥ puruṣāḥ kecit saṃnivārya mahārathān
ekam bahavaḥ āsādya preṣayeyuḥ yamakṣayam
ekam bahavaḥ āsādya preṣayeyuḥ yamakṣayam
7.
kecit dhanvinaḥ puruṣāḥ mahārathān saṃnivārya
bahavaḥ ekam āsādya yamakṣayam preṣayeyuḥ
bahavaḥ ekam āsādya yamakṣayam preṣayeyuḥ
7.
Some archers (dhanvin), having checked the great charioteers (mahāratha), would then, many of them together, approach one (of them) and dispatch him to the abode of Yama (yamakṣaya).
Words meanings summery:
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- धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen
- पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, warriors
- केचित् (kecit) - some, certain
- संनिवार्य (saṁnivārya) - having stopped, having restrained, having checked
- महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers
- एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having overtaken
- प्रेषयेयुः (preṣayeyuḥ) - they would send, they should send
- यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama, to the realm of death
Words meanings and morphology
धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers, bowmen
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanvin
dhanvin - armed with a bow, archer, bowman
पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, male, person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
केचित् (kecit) - some, certain
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid
kimcid - some, certain, any
संनिवार्य (saṁnivārya) - having stopped, having restrained, having checked
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root √vṛ (to choose, stop, ward off) with upasargas sam and ni, suffix -ya.
Prefixes: sam+ni
Root: vṛ (class 5)
महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāratha
mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer
Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+ratha)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective - ratha – chariot, warrior (in this context)
noun (masculine)
एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of eka
eka - one, single, alone, unique
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having overtaken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root √sad (to sit, go) with upasarga ā, suffix -ya.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
प्रेषयेयुः (preṣayeyuḥ) - they would send, they should send
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of preṣaya
Optative (causative)
From causative of root √i (to go) with upasarga pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama, to the realm of death
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yamakṣaya
yamakṣaya - Yama's abode, the dwelling of death
Compound type : Tatpurusha (yama+kṣaya)
- yama – Yama (the god of death), restraint
proper noun (masculine) - kṣaya – abode, dwelling, destruction, end
noun (masculine)