महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-137, verse-9

ततस्ते प्रेषयामासुर्धृतराष्ट्रस्य नागराः ।
पाण्डवानग्निना दग्धानमात्यं च पुरोचनम् ॥९॥

9. tataste preṣayāmāsurdhṛtarāṣṭrasya nāgarāḥ ,
pāṇḍavānagninā dagdhānamātyaṁ ca purocanam.

9. tataḥ te preṣayām āsuḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya nāgarāḥ
pāṇḍavān agninā dagdhān amātyam ca purocanam

9. Then, the citizens sent a message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra reporting that the Pāṇḍavas had been burnt by fire, along with minister Purocana.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• ते (te) - they

• प्रेषयाम् (preṣayām) - having sent (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they became (auxiliary verb)

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, city dwellers

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the five sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

• दग्धान् (dagdhān) - burnt, consumed by fire

• अमात्यम् (amātyam) - minister, counsellor

• च (ca) - and

• पुरोचनम् (purocanam) - Purocana, the minister of Duryodhana who was tasked with burning the Pāṇḍavas (Purocana)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

प्रेषयाम् (preṣayām) - having sent (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

Periphrastic Perfect Stem

Derived from the causative stem preṣaya- of root pra-iṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were, they became (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name); holding a kingdom, ruler

Note: Used here as dative of destination.

नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, city dwellers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgara

nāgara - pertaining to a city, citizen, city dweller, urban

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the five sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Root: ag (class 1)

दग्धान् (dagdhān) - burnt, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed, tormented, scorched

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavān' (Pāṇḍavas).

अमात्यम् (amātyam) - minister, counsellor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, counsellor, companion, friend, kinsman

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुरोचनम् (purocanam) - Purocana, the minister of Duryodhana who was tasked with burning the Pāṇḍavas (Purocana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purocana

purocana - Purocana (proper name); alluring, tempting