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15,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-16, verse-7

तैरियं पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्विद्याबाहुबलान्वितैः ।
पृथिवी निहता सर्वा सहया सरथद्विपा ॥७॥
7. tairiyaṁ puruṣavyāghrairvidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ ,
pṛthivī nihatā sarvā sahayā sarathadvipā.
7. taiḥ iyam puruṣavyāghraiḥ vidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ
pṛthivī nihatā sarvā sahayā sarathadvipā
7. taiḥ puruṣavyāghraiḥ vidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ
iyam sarvā sahayā sarathadvipā pṛthivī nihatā
7. By these tigers among men, endowed with learning and the strength of their arms, this entire earth, along with its horses, chariots, and elephants, was laid waste.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them, by those)
  • इयम् (iyam) - this, this one
  • पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍava great warriors (by the tigers among men, by the best of men, by great warriors)
  • विद्याबाहुबलान्वितैः (vidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with learning and strength of arms
  • पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground
  • निहता (nihatā) - destroyed, slain, struck down
  • सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole
  • सहया (sahayā) - with horses, having horses
  • सरथद्विपा (sarathadvipā) - with chariots and elephants, having chariots and elephants

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them, by those)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Agent of the passive verb nihatā.
इयम् (iyam) - this, this one
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Agrees with pṛthivī.
पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍava great warriors (by the tigers among men, by the best of men, by great warriors)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, great warrior
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies taiḥ, referring to the Pāṇḍavas.
विद्याबाहुबलान्वितैः (vidyābāhubalānvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with learning and strength of arms
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidyābāhubalānvita
vidyābāhubalānvita - endowed with learning, physical strength, and valor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyā+bāhubala+anvita)
  • vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • bāhubala – strength of arm, physical might
    noun (neuter)
  • anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
    participle (past passive) (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root i (to go) with upasarga anu.
    Prefix: anu
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies taiḥ.
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - the earth, ground, land
Root: pṛth (class 1)
Note: Subject of the passive verb nihatā.
निहता (nihatā) - destroyed, slain, struck down
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nihata
nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni.
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
सर्वा (sarvā) - all, entire, whole
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
सहया (sahayā) - with horses, having horses
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sahaya
sahaya - accompanied by horses, having horses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+haya)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • haya – horse
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies pṛthivī.
सरथद्विपा (sarathadvipā) - with chariots and elephants, having chariots and elephants
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarathadvipa
sarathadvipa - accompanied by chariots and elephants, having chariots and elephants
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha+dvipa)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • ratha – chariot
    noun (masculine)
  • dvipa – elephant (literally 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies pṛthivī.