महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-28

गृहीतखड्गचर्माणस्ततो भूयः प्रहारिणः ।
त्सरुमार्गान्यथोद्दिष्टांश्चेरुः सर्वासु भूमिषु ॥२८॥

28. gṛhītakhaḍgacarmāṇastato bhūyaḥ prahāriṇaḥ ,
tsarumārgānyathoddiṣṭāṁśceruḥ sarvāsu bhūmiṣu.

28. gṛhītakhadgacarmāṇaḥ tataḥ bhūyaḥ prahāriṇaḥ
tsarumārgān yathāuddiṣṭān ca ceruḥ sarvāsu bhūmiṣu

28. Then, those mighty fighters, having taken up swords and shields, again performed the sword-hilt techniques (tsarumārgān) as they had been instructed, moving about across all the designated grounds.

28. אחזו בחרב ובמגן, ושוב היכו, ונעו בכל השטחים לפי דרכי אחיזת הידית כפי שהורו להם.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीतखद्गचर्माणः (gṛhītakhadgacarmāṇaḥ) - having taken swords and shields

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, fighters, assailants

• त्सरुमार्गान् (tsarumārgān) - sword-hilt techniques, methods of sword-play

• यथाउद्दिष्टान् (yathāuddiṣṭān) - as instructed, as pointed out, as prescribed

• च (ca) - and

• चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they performed, they moved about

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) - in grounds, in fields, in areas

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीतखद्गचर्माणः (gṛhītakhadgacarmāṇaḥ) - having taken swords and shields

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhītakhadgacarman

gṛhītakhadgacarman - having taken sword and shield, armed with sword and shield

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gṛhīta+khaḍga+carman)

• gṛhīta – taken, seized, held
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• carman – skin, hide, shield
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers, fighters, assailants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, assailant, fighter, one who strikes

Agent Noun

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

त्सरुमार्गान् (tsarumārgān) - sword-hilt techniques, methods of sword-play

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tsarumārga

tsarumārga - way of the sword-hilt, method of sword fighting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tsaru+mārga)

• tsaru – sword-hilt, handle, scabbard
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – way, path, method, technique
  noun (masculine)

यथाउद्दिष्टान् (yathāuddiṣṭān) - as instructed, as pointed out, as prescribed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yathāuddiṣṭa

yathāuddiṣṭa - as instructed, as pointed out, as prescribed

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+uddiṣṭa)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• uddiṣṭa – instructed, indicated, pointed out, prescribed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'diś' (to point, show) with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चेरुः (ceruḥ) - they performed, they moved about

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of car

Perfect

Root: car (class 1)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भूमिषु (bhūmiṣu) - in grounds, in fields, in areas

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, place, field, stage

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