महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-218, verse-29

अशनिं गृह्य तरसा वज्रमस्त्रमवासृजत् ।
हतावेताविति प्राह सुरानसुरसूदनः ॥२९॥

29. aśaniṁ gṛhya tarasā vajramastramavāsṛjat ,
hatāvetāviti prāha surānasurasūdanaḥ.

29. aśanim gṛhya tarasā vajram astram avāsṛjat
hata etau iti prāha surān asurasūdanaḥ

29. Seizing his thunderbolt (aśani) with force, he unleashed the Vajra weapon. "These two are slain!" declared the slayer of asuras (asurasūdanaḥ) to the gods (suras).

Words meanings summery:

• अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

• तरसा (tarasā) - with speed, with force, quickly

• वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt, Indra's weapon

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - he hurled, he unleashed, he let go

• हत (hata) - slain, killed

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he declared

• सुरान् (surān) - to the gods

• असुरसूदनः (asurasūdanaḥ) - Indra, the slayer of asuras (slayer of asuras)

Words meanings and morphology

अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt, lightning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśani

aśani - thunderbolt, lightning, a weapon of Indra

Root: aś (class 5)

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken, having seized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root grah (to seize, to take).

Root: grah (class 9)

तरसा (tarasā) - with speed, with force, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, force, energy

Root: tṝ (class 1)

वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt, Indra's weapon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, Indra's weapon

Root: vaj (class 1)

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Appositive to vajram.

अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - he hurled, he unleashed, he let go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avāsṛj

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada of root sṛj (to cast, to create) with prefix ava. The initial 'a' is the augment for imperfect tense.

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

हत (hata) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hata

hata - slain, killed, struck

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Combined with etau through sandhi to form hatāvetau.

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Combined with hata through sandhi to form hatāvetau.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prahā

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada of root ah (to say) with prefix pra. An irregular perfect form.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

सुरान् (surān) - to the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Note: Object of prāha (said to whom).

असुरसूदनः (asurasūdanaḥ) - Indra, the slayer of asuras (slayer of asuras)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asurasūdana

asurasūdana - slayer of asuras (demons)

Tatpuruṣa compound: asura (demon) + sūdana (destroyer/slayer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+sūdana)

• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  From root sūd (to kill, destroy).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Subject of prāha.