महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-49, verse-54

स पुनस्ताञ्जघानाशु बालानपि नराधिप ।
गर्भस्थैस्तु मही व्याप्ता पुनरेवाभवत्तदा ॥५४॥

54. sa punastāñjaghānāśu bālānapi narādhipa ,
garbhasthaistu mahī vyāptā punarevābhavattadā.

54. saḥ punar tān jaghāna āśu bālān api narādhipa
garbhasthaiḥ tu mahī vyāptā punar eva abhavat tadā

54. narādhipa saḥ punar āśu tān bālān api jaghāna,
tu garbhasthaiḥ mahī punar eva tadā vyāptā abhavat

54. But then, O King, he (Paraśurāma) again quickly killed them, even the children; yet, the earth indeed became filled once more with (Kshatriyas) still in the womb.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Paraśurāma (he)

• पुनर् (punar) - again

• तान् (tān) - those Kshatriyas (mentioned in the previous verse) (them)

• जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• बालान् (bālān) - children, young ones

• अपि (api) - even, also

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king

• गर्भस्थैः (garbhasthaiḥ) - referring to unborn Kshatriyas (by those in the womb, by embryos)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• मही (mahī) - the earth

• व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - pervaded, filled, covered

• पुनर् (punar) - again

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Paraśurāma (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुनर् (punar) - again

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those Kshatriyas (mentioned in the previous verse) (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जघान (jaghāna) - he killed, he struck down

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Root han (class 2). Perfect stem jaghān-.

Root: han (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

बालान् (bālān) - children, young ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant person

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ā (class 1)

गर्भस्थैः (garbhasthaiḥ) - referring to unborn Kshatriyas (by those in the womb, by embryos)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of garbhastha

garbhastha - being in the womb, in an embryo state, unborn

Tatpuruṣa compound, from garbha (womb) and stha (standing, being) from root sthā.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+stha)

• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus, interior
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, being in or on
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

मही (mahī) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - pervaded, filled, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - pervaded, filled, covered, occupied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

पुनर् (punar) - again

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Root bhū (class 1). Imperfect stem a-bhav-.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)