महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-27, verse-19

अथ मोदागिरिं चैव राजानं बलवत्तरम् ।
पाण्डवो बाहुवीर्येण निजघान महामृधे ॥१९॥

19. atha modāgiriṁ caiva rājānaṁ balavattaram ,
pāṇḍavo bāhuvīryeṇa nijaghāna mahāmṛdhe.

19. atha modāgiriṃ ca eva rājānaṃ balavattaram
pāṇḍavaḥ bāhuvīryeṇa nijaghāna mahāmṛdhe

19. Then the Pāṇḍava, by the might of his arms, slew the very powerful King Modagiri in a great battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• मोदागिरिं (modāgiriṁ) - Modagiri

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• राजानं (rājānaṁ) - king

• बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - mightier, very strong, more powerful

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

• बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - by the strength of arms, by arm's might

• निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed, struck down, slew

• महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in a great battle, in a major conflict

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

मोदागिरिं (modāgiriṁ) - Modagiri

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of modāgiri

modāgiri - name of a king

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

राजानं (rājānaṁ) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

बलवत्तरम् (balavattaram) - mightier, very strong, more powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Comparative form of balavat, often used with superlative meaning in narration.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - son of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - by the strength of arms, by arm's might

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāhuvīrya

bāhuvīrya - strength of arms, valor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+vīrya)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, valor, heroism
  noun (neuter)

निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed, struck down, slew

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root han, 2nd Class, perfect tense with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in a great battle, in a major conflict

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāmṛdh

mahāmṛdh - great battle, severe conflict

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+mṛdh)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mṛdh – battle, combat, conflict
  noun (feminine)