महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-9

तस्मिन्विमर्दे तुमुले शस्त्रवृष्टिसमाकुले ।
मायाधिकोऽवधीद्वीरं गन्धर्वः कुरुसत्तमम् ॥९॥

9. tasminvimarde tumule śastravṛṣṭisamākule ,
māyādhiko'vadhīdvīraṁ gandharvaḥ kurusattamam.

9. tasmin vimarde tumule śastravṛṣṭisamākule
māyādhikaḥ avadhīt vīram gandharvaḥ kurusattamam

9. In that tumultuous battle, filled with a shower of weapons, the Gandharva, superior in magical powers (māyā), slew the heroic Citrāṅgada, the best of the Kurus.

9. בקרב הסוער ההוא, שהיה מלא גשם של כלי נשק, הגַנְדְהַרְוַה, שהיה עדיף בכוח האשליה (מָאיָה), הרג את הגיבור, הנעלה שבבני קוּרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the battle, in the conflict

• तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumultuous, in the violent

• शस्त्रवृष्टिसमाकुले (śastravṛṣṭisamākule) - in that filled with a rain of weapons

• मायाधिकः (māyādhikaḥ) - superior in illusion/magic, skilled in māyā

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - slew, killed

• वीरम् (vīram) - heroic one

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - a Gandharva (celestial musician)

• कुरुसत्तमम् (kurusattamam) - Citrāṅgada, the best of the Kurus (the best of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the battle, in the conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - battle, conflict, crushing, tumult, destruction

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 1)

तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumultuous, in the violent

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, violent, noisy, dreadful

Note: Agrees with vimarde

शस्त्रवृष्टिसमाकुले (śastravṛṣṭisamākule) - in that filled with a rain of weapons

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śastravṛṣṭisamākula

śastravṛṣṭisamākula - filled with a rain of weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-bahuvrīhi (śastravṛṣṭi+samākula)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  from √vṛṣ + ktin
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• samākula – filled with, crowded, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-ā-√kul + a (kṛt affix)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vimarde

मायाधिकः (māyādhikaḥ) - superior in illusion/magic, skilled in māyā

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyādhika

māyādhika - superior in māyā (magic/illusion), rich in illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+adhika)

• māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
• adhika – superior, excessive, augmented, greater
  adjective (masculine)
  from adhi + √kṛ + ka
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - slew, killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

वीरम् (vīram) - heroic one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, strong, mighty

Note: Refers to Kurusattama

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - a Gandharva (celestial musician)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a class of celestial beings, musician of the gods

कुरुसत्तमम् (kurusattamam) - Citrāṅgada, the best of the Kurus (the best of the Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurusattama

kurusattama - the best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – a Kuru (member of the Kuru dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)

Note: Refers to Citrāṅgada

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