महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-29, verse-17

ततस्तु हतवीरासु क्षत्रियासु पुनः पुनः ।
द्विजैरुत्पादितं क्षत्रं जामदग्न्यो न्यकृन्तत ॥१७॥

17. tatastu hatavīrāsu kṣatriyāsu punaḥ punaḥ ,
dvijairutpāditaṁ kṣatraṁ jāmadagnyo nyakṛntata.

17. tataḥ tu hatavīrāsu kṣatriyāsu punaḥ punaḥ
dvijaiḥ utpāditam kṣatram jāmadagnyaḥ nyakṛntata

17. tataḥ tu hatavīrāsu kṣatriyāsu punaḥ punaḥ
jāmadagnyaḥ dvijaiḥ utpāditam kṣatram nyakṛntata

17. Then, when the kṣatriya women had repeatedly lost their warriors, Jamadagni's son (Paraśurāma) destroyed the kṣatriya class that had been regenerated by the twice-born.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• हतवीरासु (hatavīrāsu) - among the kṣatriya women who had lost their warriors (among those whose heroes were killed, among those who lost their warriors)

• क्षत्रियासु (kṣatriyāsu) - among kṣatriya women

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born (Brahmins)

• उत्पादितम् (utpāditam) - produced, created, regenerated

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the kṣatriya class, rule, dominion

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - son of Jamadagni, Paraśurāma

• न्यकृन्तत (nyakṛntata) - he cut down, he destroyed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas on pronoun tad.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

हतवीरासु (hatavīrāsu) - among the kṣatriya women who had lost their warriors (among those whose heroes were killed, among those who lost their warriors)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of hatavīrā

hatavīrā - having heroes killed, having warriors destroyed

Compound formed with past passive participle `hata` and noun `vīra`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+vīra)

• hata – killed, struck, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `han` (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

क्षत्रियासु (kṣatriyāsu) - among kṣatriya women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kṣatriyā

kṣatriyā - a kṣatriya woman

Feminine form of `kṣatriya`.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas; specifically Brahmins in this context), a bird, a tooth

From `dvi` (two) + `ja` (born).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  Participial stem from `jan`.
  Derived from root `jan` (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of `utpāditam`.

उत्पादितम् (utpāditam) - produced, created, regenerated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpādita

utpādita - produced, created, generated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `ut-pad` (to produce, generate). Causal form of `pad`.

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `kṣatram`.

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the kṣatriya class, rule, dominion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - rule, dominion, power; the kṣatriya class

From root `kṣi` (to rule, possess).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of `nyakṛntata`.

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - son of Jamadagni, Paraśurāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni (specifically Paraśurāma)

Patronymic from `jamadagni` (Jamadagni) + `ṣyañ` suffix.

Note: Subject of `nyakṛntata`.

न्यकृन्तत (nyakṛntata) - he cut down, he destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of kṛnt

Root is `kṛt`, but form `kṛnt` is 6th class. Here with `ni` prefix.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

Note: The form is `nyakṛntata`, which is `ni-akṛntata`.