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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-184, verse-18

विचित्रवीर्यस्य तु कच्चिदद्य कुरुप्रवीरस्य धरन्ति पुत्राः ।
कच्चित्तु पार्थेन यवीयसाद्य धनुर्गृहीतं निहतं च लक्ष्यम् ॥१८॥
18. vicitravīryasya tu kaccidadya; kurupravīrasya dharanti putrāḥ ,
kaccittu pārthena yavīyasādya; dhanurgṛhītaṁ nihataṁ ca lakṣyam.
18. vicitravīryasya tu kaccit adya
kurupravīrasya dharanti putrāḥ
kaccit tu pārthena yavīyasā adya
dhanuḥ gṛhītam nihatam ca lakṣyam
18. But surely, do the sons of Vichitravīrya, that foremost warrior of the Kurus, still exist today? And surely, was the bow taken and the target struck by the younger Pārtha (Arjuna) today?

Words meanings summery:

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  • विचित्रवीर्यस्य (vicitravīryasya) - of Vichitravīrya
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?
  • अद्य (adya) - today
  • कुरुप्रवीरस्य (kurupravīrasya) - of the foremost hero of the Kurus
  • धरन्ति (dharanti) - they hold, they bear, they exist (live)
  • पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
  • कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
  • पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna)
  • यवीयसा (yavīyasā) - by the younger Pārtha (Arjuna, typically considered among the Pandavas) (by the younger, by the youngest)
  • अद्य (adya) - today
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - a bow
  • गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, seized, grasped
  • निहतम् (nihatam) - struck, hit, killed
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - the target, aim

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रवीर्यस्य (vicitravīryasya) - of Vichitravīrya
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya
vicitravīrya - Vichitravīrya (a Kuru king, father of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu); one of variegated valor
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+vīrya)
  • vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
    adjective
  • vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, semen, seed
    noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?
(indeclinable)
अद्य (adya) - today
(indeclinable)
कुरुप्रवीरस्य (kurupravīrasya) - of the foremost hero of the Kurus
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kurupravīra
kurupravīra - chief of the Kurus, best Kuru warrior, Kuru hero
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+pravīra)
  • kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or his descendants), a member of the Kuru dynasty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • pravīra – hero, chief, eminent warrior, excellent man
    noun (masculine)
धरन्ति (dharanti) - they hold, they bear, they exist (live)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dhṛ
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
कच्चित् (kaccit) - Surely?, Is it?
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); an epithet for Arjuna and his brothers
Derived from Pṛthā
यवीयसा (yavīyasā) - by the younger Pārtha (Arjuna, typically considered among the Pandavas) (by the younger, by the youngest)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yavīyas
yavīyas - younger, youngest, inferior, smaller
Comparative/superlative form of yuvan (young)
अद्य (adya) - today
(indeclinable)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - a bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow
गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, seized, grasped
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta
gṛhīta - taken, seized, accepted, held, understood
Past Passive Participle
From root grah (to seize, take)
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Refers to 'dhanuḥ'.
निहतम् (nihatam) - struck, hit, killed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nihata
nihata - struck, killed, hit, destroyed, cast down
Past Passive Participle
From prefix ni + root han (to strike, kill)
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Refers to 'lakṣyam'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - the target, aim
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣya
lakṣya - target, aim, object, mark, goal