महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-205, verse-21

सोऽनुसृत्य महाबाहुर्धन्वी वर्मी रथी ध्वजी ।
शरैर्विध्वंसितांश्चोरानवजित्य च तद्धनम् ॥२१॥

21. so'nusṛtya mahābāhurdhanvī varmī rathī dhvajī ,
śarairvidhvaṁsitāṁścorānavajitya ca taddhanam.

21. saḥ anusṛtya mahābāhuḥ dhanvī varmī rathī dhvajī
śaraiḥ vidhvaṃsitān caurān avajitya ca tat dhanam

21. So, the mighty-armed (mahābāhu) one, an archer, armored, charioteer, and standard-bearer, having followed them and having conquered the thieves, who were annihilated by arrows, and (having recovered) that wealth...

21. בעל הזרועות האדירות, נושא קשת, לבוש שריון ורכוב על מרכבה עם דגל, רדף אחריהם, ופיזר את הגנבים בחיצים, וניצח אותם וכבש את הרכוש,

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed, having pursued

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed one, hero

• धन्वी (dhanvī) - archer, armed with a bow

• वर्मी (varmī) - armored, wearing armor

• रथी (rathī) - charioteer, mounted on a chariot

• ध्वजी (dhvajī) - having a banner, standard-bearer

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• विध्वंसितान् (vidhvaṁsitān) - destroyed, annihilated, scattered

• चौरान् (caurān) - thieves, robbers

• अवजित्य (avajitya) - having conquered, having overcome, having defeated

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, his (wealth)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - having followed, having pursued

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from anu-sṛ + -tya

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed one, hero

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with large arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - archer, armed with a bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - armed with a bow, an archer

suffixed with -in

वर्मी (varmī) - armored, wearing armor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varmin

varmin - wearing armor, armored

suffixed with -in

रथी (rathī) - charioteer, mounted on a chariot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathin

rathin - having a chariot, a charioteer

suffixed with -in

ध्वजी (dhvajī) - having a banner, standard-bearer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvajin

dhvajin - having a banner, standard-bearer

suffixed with -in

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water

विध्वंसितान् (vidhvaṁsitān) - destroyed, annihilated, scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vidhvaṃsita

vidhvaṁsita - destroyed, annihilated, scattered

Past Passive Participle

formed from vi-dhvaṃs + -ita

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

चौरान् (caurān) - thieves, robbers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caura

caura - thief, robber

अवजित्य (avajitya) - having conquered, having overcome, having defeated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from ava-ji + -tya

Prefix: ava

Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, his (wealth)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

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