महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-128, verse-4

ततोऽभिजग्मुः पाञ्चालान्निघ्नन्तस्ते नरर्षभाः ।
ममृदुस्तस्य नगरं द्रुपदस्य महौजसः ॥४॥

4. tato'bhijagmuḥ pāñcālānnighnantaste nararṣabhāḥ ,
mamṛdustasya nagaraṁ drupadasya mahaujasaḥ.

4. tataḥ abhijagmuḥ pāñcālān nighnantaḥ te nararṣabhāḥ
| mamṛduḥ tasya nagaraṃ drupadasya mahā-ojasaḥ

4. Then, those best of men (nararṣabhāḥ), striking down opponents, attacked the Pañcālas. They crushed the city of that greatly powerful Drupada.

4. אז צעדו אדירי האדם האלה אל הפָּאנְצ׳ָאלַה, הכו בהם, והרסו את עירו של דְרוּפַּדַה בעל העוצמה הגדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they attacked, they approached

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pañcālas (people/country)

• निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - striking, killing, smiting

• ते (te) - they, those

• नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bull among men, best of men

• ममृदुः (mamṛduḥ) - they crushed, they laid waste, they trampled

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• नगरं (nagaraṁ) - city, town

• द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada

• महा-ओजसः (mahā-ojasaḥ) - of great power, greatly energetic

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they attacked, they approached

(verb)

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

Root gam ('to go') with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pañcālas (people/country)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - belonging to the Pañcālas, a country and people in ancient India

निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - striking, killing, smiting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nighnant

han - to strike, smite, kill, destroy

Present Active Participle

Prefix ni- with root han ('to strike/kill') and śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used as an active participle, describing 'te nararṣabhāḥ'

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bull among men, best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

ममृदुः (mamṛduḥ) - they crushed, they laid waste, they trampled

(verb)

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

Root: mṛd (class 9)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

नगरं (nagaraṁ) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town, capital

द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - name of a king of Pañcāla

महा-ओजसः (mahā-ojasaḥ) - of great power, greatly energetic

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahāojas

mahāojas - great energy, great vigor; possessing great energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ojas – vigor, energy, power, strength, bodily energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'drupadasya'

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