वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-6, chapter-10, verse-19
शूराश्च बलवन्तश्च कृतास्त्राश्च रणाजिरे ।
कालाभिपन्ना सीदन्ति यथा वालुकसेतवः ॥१९॥
कालाभिपन्ना सीदन्ति यथा वालुकसेतवः ॥१९॥
19. śūrāśca balavantaśca kṛtāstrāśca raṇājire ,
kālābhipannā sīdanti yathā vālukasetavaḥ.
kālābhipannā sīdanti yathā vālukasetavaḥ.
19.
śūrāḥ ca balavantaḥ ca kṛtāstrāḥ ca raṇājire
kālābhipannāḥ sīdanti yathā vālukasetavaḥ
kālābhipannāḥ sīdanti yathā vālukasetavaḥ
19.
raṇājire śūrāḥ ca balavantaḥ ca kṛtāstrāḥ ca
kālābhipannāḥ vālukasetavaḥ yathā sīdanti
kālābhipannāḥ vālukasetavaḥ yathā sīdanti
19.
Even heroes, the strong, and those skilled in weaponry on the battlefield, when seized by time (kāla), collapse just like sand embankments.
Words meanings summery:
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- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors
- च (ca) - and, also
- बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - strong, powerful, mighty (ones)
- च (ca) - and, also
- कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weapons, practiced in archery/military arts
- च (ca) - and, also
- रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield, in the field of combat
- कालाभिपन्नाः (kālābhipannāḥ) - overcome by time (kāla) (overtaken by time, overcome by fate, seized by death)
- सीदन्ति (sīdanti) - they sink, they collapse, they perish, they become weary
- यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as, according to
- वालुकसेतवः (vālukasetavaḥ) - sand embankments, sand bridges
Words meanings and morphology
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - hero, brave man, warrior
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - strong, powerful, mighty (ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weapons, practiced in archery/military arts
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtāstra
kṛtāstra - skilled in weapons, practiced in archery/military arts
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield, in the field of combat
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira
raṇājira - battlefield, field of combat
कालाभिपन्नाः (kālābhipannāḥ) - overcome by time (kāla) (overtaken by time, overcome by fate, seized by death)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kālābhipanna
kālābhipanna - overtaken by time, overcome by fate, seized by death
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+abhipanna)
- kāla – time, fate, death
noun (masculine) - abhipanna – fallen upon, overcome, afflicted, seized
participle (masculine, feminine, neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: abhi
Root: pad (class 4)
सीदन्ति (sīdanti) - they sink, they collapse, they perish, they become weary
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sad
Root: sad (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, like, just as, according to
(indeclinable)
वालुकसेतवः (vālukasetavaḥ) - sand embankments, sand bridges
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vālukasetu
vālukasetu - sand embankment, sand bridge