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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-58

ततो धनंजयं द्रोणः स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ।
त्वयेदानीं प्रहर्तव्यमेतल्लक्ष्यं निशम्यताम् ॥५८॥
58. tato dhanaṁjayaṁ droṇaḥ smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata ,
tvayedānīṁ prahartavyametallakṣyaṁ niśamyatām.
58. tataḥ dhanañjayam droṇaḥ smayamānaḥ abhyabhāṣata
tvayā idānīm prahartavyam etat lakṣyam niśamyatām
58. Then Drona, smiling, addressed Arjuna (Dhanañjaya): "Now you must strike this target; observe it carefully."

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence
  • धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth)
  • द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
  • स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling
  • अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed
  • त्वया (tvayā) - by you
  • इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time
  • प्रहर्तव्यम् (prahartavyam) - should be struck, must be hit
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim
  • निशम्यताम् (niśamyatām) - let it be observed, let it be heard

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence
(indeclinable)
धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya
dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna), fire
Compound type : Tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)
    Root: dhā
  • jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root ji (to conquer)
    Root: ji
द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona (name of the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas), a measure of grain
Root: dru
स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling
(Present Middle Participle)
अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of bhāṣ
Imperfect Tense, Atmanepada
Root bhāṣ preceded by prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time
(indeclinable)
प्रहर्तव्यम् (prahartavyam) - should be struck, must be hit
(Gerundive)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target, aim
(noun)
neuter, singular of lakṣya
lakṣya - target, aim, mark, object to be observed
Gerundive (karmaṇi pratyaya)
Derived from root lakṣ (to mark, observe) with suffix -ya
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
निशम्यताम् (niśamyatām) - let it be observed, let it be heard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of niśam
Imperative Mood, Atmanepada
Root śam (to calm) with prefix ni- in Causal form (śāmaya) and then used in passive sense or active 1P. Here, passive imperative.
Prefix: ni
Root: śam (class 4)