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10,8

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-8, verse-57

तेन शब्देन वीरस्तु श्रुतकीर्तिर्महाधनुः ।
अश्वत्थामानमासाद्य शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥५७॥
57. tena śabdena vīrastu śrutakīrtirmahādhanuḥ ,
aśvatthāmānamāsādya śaravarṣairavākirat.
57. tena śabdena vīraḥ tu śrutakīrtiḥ mahādhanuḥ
aśvatthāmānam āsādya śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
57. tena śabdena śrutakīrtiḥ vīraḥ tu mahādhanuḥ
aśvatthāmānam āsādya śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
57. Hearing that sound, the hero Śrutakīrti, wielding his great bow, approached Ashwatthaman and showered him with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तेन (tena) - by that, with that
  • शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with sound
  • वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave one
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
  • श्रुतकीर्तिः (śrutakīrtiḥ) - Śrutakīrti (a proper noun, literally 'whose fame is heard')
  • महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - having a great bow, great archer
  • अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthaman
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached
  • शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
  • अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered, he covered

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शब्देन (śabdena) - by sound, with sound
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda
śabda - sound, word, noise
वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra
vīra - hero, brave, mighty man
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
श्रुतकीर्तिः (śrutakīrtiḥ) - Śrutakīrti (a proper noun, literally 'whose fame is heard')
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutakīrti
śrutakīrti - renowned, famous; name of a warrior (one of the Upapāṇḍavas)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śruta+kīrti)
  • śruta – heard, renowned, famous
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from the root √śru (to hear)
    Root: śru (class 5)
  • kīrti – fame, glory, renown
    noun (feminine)
महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - having a great bow, great archer
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādhanus
mahādhanus - having a great bow, a great archer
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+dhanus)
  • mahat – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthaman
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman
aśvatthāman - Ashwatthaman (name of Drona's son in the Mahābhārata)
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from the prefix ā- + root √sad + suffix -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered, he covered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of avakīr
Prefix: ava
Root: kīr (class 6)