योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-8, verse-5
एभिः सहैव वीराणां महेन्द्रमहतामपि ।
ददामि युद्धं मत्तानां करिणामिव केसरी ॥ ५ ॥
ददामि युद्धं मत्तानां करिणामिव केसरी ॥ ५ ॥
ebhiḥ sahaiva vīrāṇāṃ mahendramahatāmapi ,
dadāmi yuddhaṃ mattānāṃ kariṇāmiva kesarī 5
dadāmi yuddhaṃ mattānāṃ kariṇāmiva kesarī 5
5.
ebhiḥ saha eva vīrāṇām mahā-indra-mahatām api
dadāmi yuddham mattānām kariṇām iva kesarī
dadāmi yuddham mattānām kariṇām iva kesarī
5.
With these very valiant ones, even against warriors as great as Mahendra (Indra), I will give battle, just as a lion (kesarī) attacks intoxicated elephants.
Words meanings summery:
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- एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these, with these
- सह (saha) - with, along with, together with
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
- वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors
- महा-इन्द्र-महताम् (mahā-indra-mahatām) - of those who are great like Mahendra (Indra)
- अपि (api) - even, also, moreover
- ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I offer, I grant
- युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
- मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of intoxicated ones, of enraged ones
- करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- केसरी (kesarī) - a lion
Words meanings and morphology
एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these, with these
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
सह (saha) - with, along with, together with
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra
vīra - hero, warrior, brave, powerful
महा-इन्द्र-महताम् (mahā-indra-mahatām) - of those who are great like Mahendra (Indra)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahendramahat
mahendramahat - great like Mahendra, possessing the greatness of Mahendra
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā-indra+mahat)
- mahā-indra – Mahendra, Great Indra (name of the deity)
proper noun (masculine) - mahat – great, mighty, large
adjective (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I offer, I grant
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of intoxicated ones, of enraged ones
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of matta
matta - intoxicated, drunk, mad, furious, enraged
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice).
Root: mad (class 4)
करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of karin
karin - elephant (literally, having a trunk)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
केसरी (kesarī) - a lion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kesarin
kesarin - a lion (literally, 'having a mane')