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10,8

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-56

स तु तं श्रुतकर्माणमास्ये जघ्ने वरासिना ।
स हतो न्यपतद्भूमौ विमूढो विकृताननः ॥५६॥
56. sa tu taṁ śrutakarmāṇamāsye jaghne varāsinā ,
sa hato nyapatadbhūmau vimūḍho vikṛtānanaḥ.
56. सः तु तम् श्रुतकर्माणम् आस्ये जघ्ने वरासिना
सः हतः न्यपतत् भूमौ विमूढः विकृताननः
56. सः तु वरासिना तम् श्रुतकर्माणम् आस्ये
जघ्ne सः हतः विमूढः विकृताननः भूमौ न्यपतत्
56. But he (Drauṇi/Aśvatthāman) struck Śrutakarmā on the face with an excellent sword. He (Śrutakarmā), thus struck and bewildered, fell to the ground with a distorted face.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - refers to Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), the one striking (he, that)
  • तु (tu) - indeed, used for emphasis (but, indeed, however)
  • तम् (tam) - refers to Śrutakarmā, the one being struck (him, that)
  • श्रुतकर्माणम् (śrutakarmāṇam) - the son of Arjuna, who is struck by Drauṇi (Śrutakarmā)
  • आस्ये (āsye) - on the face (on the face, in the mouth)
  • जघ्ने (jaghne) - struck, killed, hit
  • वरासिना (varāsinā) - with an excellent sword
  • सः (saḥ) - refers to Śrutakarmā, who has been struck (he, that)
  • हतः (hataḥ) - struck, killed, destroyed
  • न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down
  • भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
  • विमूढः (vimūḍhaḥ) - bewildered, stupefied, deluded
  • विकृताननः (vikṛtānanaḥ) - with a distorted face

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - refers to Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman), the one striking (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject pronoun.
तु (tu) - indeed, used for emphasis (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - refers to Śrutakarmā, the one being struck (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object pronoun.
श्रुतकर्माणम् (śrutakarmāṇam) - the son of Arjuna, who is struck by Drauṇi (Śrutakarmā)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śrutakarman
śrutakarman - Śrutakarmā (name of Arjuna's son)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruta+karman)
  • śruta – heard, renowned, famous
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root śru (to hear), suffix -ta.
    Root: śru (class 5)
  • karman – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Direct object.
आस्ये (āsye) - on the face (on the face, in the mouth)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of āsya
āsya - mouth, face, countenance
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Location of the strike.
जघ्ने (jaghne) - struck, killed, hit
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of han
Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular middle
Reduplicated perfect from root han-
Root: han (class 2)
वरासिना (varāsinā) - with an excellent sword
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of varāsi
varāsi - excellent sword
Compound of vara ('excellent') and asi ('sword').
Compound type : karmahārāya (vara+asi)
  • vara – excellent, best, noble, boon
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: vṛ (class 9)
  • asi – sword, knife
    noun (masculine)
    Root: as (class 4)
Note: Instrument of the strike.
सः (saḥ) - refers to Śrutakarmā, who has been struck (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject pronoun for the second clause.
हतः (hataḥ) - struck, killed, destroyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hata
hata - struck, killed, destroyed, smitten
Past Passive Participle
From root han (to strike, kill), suffix -ta.
Root: han (class 2)
न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active
Aorist/Imperfect with augment 'a', prefix 'ni', 3rd person singular active.
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Location of falling.
विमूढः (vimūḍhaḥ) - bewildered, stupefied, deluded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vimūḍha
vimūḍha - bewildered, stupefied, deluded, confused
Past Passive Participle
From vi- + mūh (to be bewildered), suffix -ḍha (irregular PPP).
Prefix: vi
Root: mūh (class 1)
विकृताननः (vikṛtānanaḥ) - with a distorted face
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vikṛtānana
vikṛtānana - having a distorted face, with a changed face
Bahuvrihi compound
Compound of vikṛta ('distorted', PPP of vi-kṛ) and ānana ('face').
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikṛta+ānana)
  • vikṛta – changed, altered, distorted
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix vi- and root kṛ (to do, make), suffix -ta.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ānana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.