महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-154

यदाश्रौषं भीमसेनानुयातेन अश्वत्थाम्ना परमास्त्रं प्रयुक्तम् ।
क्रुद्धेनैषीकमवधीद्येन गर्भं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥१५४॥

154. yadāśrauṣaṁ bhīmasenānuyātena; aśvatthāmnā paramāstraṁ prayuktam ,
kruddhenaiṣīkamavadhīdyena garbhaṁ; tadā nāśaṁse vijayāya saṁjaya.

154. yadā aśrauṣam bhīmasenānuyātena
aśvatthāmnā paramāstram prayuktam |
kruddhena aiṣīkam avadhīt yena
garbham tadā na āśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya

154. When I heard, O Saṃjaya, that the supreme weapon had been discharged by Aśvatthāmā, who was being pursued by Bhīmasena, and that by the enraged (Aśvatthāmā), an embryo was killed with that Aiṣīka weapon, then I no longer hoped for victory.

154. כאשר שמעתי שאַשְׁוַטְטְהָאמַן, שנרדף בידי בְּהִימַסֵנַה, שיגר בכעס את הנשק העליון, את קנה האִישִׁיקַה שבאמצעותו הרג את העובר ברחם, אז, הו סַנְג׳ַיַה, איבדתי כל תקווה לניצחון.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• भीमसेनानुयातेन (bhīmasenānuyātena) - by Bhīmasena's pursuer (by him who was followed/pursued by Bhīmasena)

• अश्वत्थाम्ना (aśvatthāmnā) - by Aśvatthāmā

• परमास्त्रम् (paramāstram) - the supreme weapon

• प्रयुक्तम् (prayuktam) - discharged, employed, used

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Aśvatthāmā) (by the enraged one)

• ऐषीकम् (aiṣīkam) - the Aiṣīka weapon (a Brahmāstra variation)

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed, destroyed

• येन (yena) - by whom (referring to Aśvatthāmā) (by whom, by which)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus, womb

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not

• आशंसे (āśaṁse) - I hope for, I expect

• विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Saṃjaya

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

भीमसेनानुयातेन (bhīmasenānuyātena) - by Bhīmasena's pursuer (by him who was followed/pursued by Bhīmasena)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīmasenānuyāta

bhīmasenānuyāta - followed by Bhīmasena, pursued by Bhīmasena

compound: Bhīmasena + anuyāta (followed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīmasena+anuyāta)

• bhīmasena – Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava brother)
  noun (masculine)
• anuyāta – followed, pursued, accompanied
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root yā (to go) with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: yā (class 2)

अश्वत्थाम्ना (aśvatthāmnā) - by Aśvatthāmā

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - Aśvatthāmā (name of Droṇa's son)

परमास्त्रम् (paramāstram) - the supreme weapon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramāstra

paramāstra - supreme weapon, ultimate missile

karmadhāraya compound: parama (supreme) + astra (weapon)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+astra)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

प्रयुक्तम् (prayuktam) - discharged, employed, used

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayukta

prayukta - employed, used, applied, discharged

past passive participle

from root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Aśvatthāmā) (by the enraged one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

past passive participle

from root krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

ऐषीकम् (aiṣīkam) - the Aiṣīka weapon (a Brahmāstra variation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiṣīka

aiṣīka - made of reeds (īṣīkā), relating to a reed; often refers to a particular Brahmāstra form or its effect

derived from īṣīkā (reed)

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed, destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (luṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

येन (yena) - by whom (referring to Aśvatthāmā) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

गर्भम् (garbham) - embryo, fetus, womb

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आशंसे (āśaṁse) - I hope for, I expect

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

from root ji (to conquer) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Saṃjaya

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Saṃjaya (personal name), victory, triumphant

from root ji (to conquer) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: ji (class 1)

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