महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-178, verse-12

तथैव पार्थाः पृथुबाहवस्ते वीरौ यमौ चैव महानुभावौ ।
तां द्रौपदीं प्रेक्ष्य तदा स्म सर्वे कन्दर्पबाणाभिहता बभूवुः ॥१२॥

12. tathaiva pārthāḥ pṛthubāhavaste; vīrau yamau caiva mahānubhāvau ,
tāṁ draupadīṁ prekṣya tadā sma sarve; kandarpabāṇābhihatā babhūvuḥ.

12. tathā eva pārthāḥ pṛthubāhavaḥ te
vīrau yamau ca eva mahānubhāvau
tām draupadīm prekṣya tadā sma
sarve kandarpabāṇābhihatāḥ babhūvuḥ

12. Similarly, those broad-shouldered Pāṇḍavas, and the two heroic and highly glorious twins (Nakula and Sahadeva), all of them, upon seeing Draupadī then, became smitten by the arrows of the god of love.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā, Pāṇḍavas

• पृथुबाहवः (pṛthubāhavaḥ) - broad-shouldered, strong-armed

• ते (te) - those, they

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroic ones (referring to the twins Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two heroes, heroic)

• यमौ (yamau) - the two twin sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two twins)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• महानुभावौ (mahānubhāvau) - the two glorious ones, mighty, of great power

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, beholding, observing

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (particle indicating past tense with a present verb or emphasizing the past)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• कन्दर्पबाणाभिहताः (kandarpabāṇābhihatāḥ) - struck by the arrows of the god of love

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā, Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna, any of the Pāṇḍavas

Derived from Pṛthā (Kunti), patronymic

पृथुबाहवः (pṛthubāhavaḥ) - broad-shouldered, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthubāhu

pṛthubāhu - having broad arms/shoulders

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pṛthu+bāhu)

• pṛthu – broad, wide, large
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm, shoulder
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroic ones (referring to the twins Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two heroes, heroic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

यमौ (yamau) - the two twin sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) (the two twins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death), controller

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

महानुभावौ (mahānubhāvau) - the two glorious ones, mighty, of great power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - great-natured, illustrious, of great power, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+anubhāva)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• anubhāva – power, dignity, glory, majesty
  noun (masculine)

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadī, daughter of Drupada, wife of the Pāṇḍavas

Derived from Drupada, patronymic

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, beholding, observing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from pra- + īkṣ (to see) + -ya (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (particle indicating past tense with a present verb or emphasizing the past)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

कन्दर्पबाणाभिहताः (kandarpabāṇābhihatāḥ) - struck by the arrows of the god of love

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kandarpabāṇābhihata

kandarpabāṇābhihata - struck by the arrows of Kandarpa (the god of love)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kandarpa+bāṇa+abhihata)

• kandarpa – Kandarpa, the god of love, desire
  noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• abhihata – struck, smitten, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from abhi- + han (to strike) + -ta (PPP suffix)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect Past (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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