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2,22

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-22, verse-18

येन शक्रो दानवानां जघान नवतीर्नव ।
तं प्राप्य समहृष्यन्त रथं ते पुरुषर्षभाः ॥१८॥
18. yena śakro dānavānāṁ jaghāna navatīrnava ,
taṁ prāpya samahṛṣyanta rathaṁ te puruṣarṣabhāḥ.
18. yena śakraḥ dānavānām jaghāna navatīḥ nava tam
prāpya samahṛṣyanta ratham te puruṣarṣabhāḥ
18. Those foremost among men greatly rejoiced upon obtaining that chariot, by which Indra had once slain ninety Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • येन (yena) - by which, with which
  • शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, mighty one
  • दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas, of the demons
  • जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down, smote
  • नवतीः (navatīḥ) - ninety
  • नव (nava) - nine
  • तम् (tam) - that
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
  • समहृष्यन्त (samahṛṣyanta) - they rejoiced greatly, they became very glad
  • रथम् (ratham) - chariot
  • ते (te) - those, they
  • पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men, bulls among men

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, with which
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that
Note: Refers to the chariot (ratha).
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra, mighty one
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra; mighty, powerful
दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas, of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu; a demon, an Asura
जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down, smote
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han
root han, reduplicated perfect
Root: han (class 2)
नवतीः (navatīḥ) - ninety
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of navati
navati - ninety
नव (nava) - nine
(numeral)
तम् (tam) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to 'ratham'.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
root āp with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
समहृष्यन्त (samahṛṣyanta) - they rejoiced greatly, they became very glad
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of hṛṣ
root hṛṣ with prefix sam; imperfect middle 3rd plural
Prefix: sam
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
रथम् (ratham) - chariot
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car
ते (te) - those, they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to 'puruṣarṣabhāḥ'.
पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men, bulls among men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha
puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best among men, chief of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
    noun (masculine)