महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-66, verse-11

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आत्तशस्त्रा रथगताः कुपितास्तात पाण्डवाः ।
निःशेषं नः करिष्यन्ति क्रुद्धा ह्याशीविषा यथा ॥११॥

11. āttaśastrā rathagatāḥ kupitāstāta pāṇḍavāḥ ,
niḥśeṣaṁ naḥ kariṣyanti kruddhā hyāśīviṣā yathā.

11. ātta-śastrāḥ ratha-gatāḥ kupitāḥ tāta pāṇḍavāḥ
niḥśeṣam naḥ kariṣyanti kruddhāḥ hi āśīviṣāḥ yathā

11. O father, the Pāṇḍavas, with weapons drawn, mounted on their chariots, and infuriated, will completely annihilate us, just as angry venomous snakes would.

Words meanings summery:

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आत्त-शस्त्राः (ātta-śastrāḥ) - with weapons drawn (with weapons taken, armed)

रथ-गताः (ratha-gatāḥ) - mounted on their chariots (mounted on chariots, gone on chariots)

कुपिताः (kupitāḥ) - infuriated (angry, enraged)

तात (tāta) - O father (O father, O dear one)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - completely, utterly (without remainder, completely, utterly)

नः (naḥ) - us (to us, for us, our)

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will annihilate (with niḥśeṣam) (they will do, they will make)

क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry (angry, enraged)

हि (hi) - indeed, just (indeed, certainly, for, because)

आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - venomous snakes (venomous snakes, poison-fanged)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्त-शस्त्राः (ātta-śastrāḥ) - with weapons drawn (with weapons taken, armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātta-śastra

ātta-śastra - one who has taken up weapons, armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātta+śastra)

ātta – taken, grasped, received
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root dā (to give) with prefix ā- (to take)
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
śastra – weapon, knife, sword
noun (neuter)
From root śas (to cut)
Root: śas

Note: Modifying pāṇḍavāḥ.

रथ-गताः (ratha-gatāḥ) - mounted on their chariots (mounted on chariots, gone on chariots)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha-gata

ratha-gata - one who has gone in a chariot, chariot-mounted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+gata)

ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
noun (masculine)
From root ram (to move, delight)
Root: ram
gata – gone, arrived, obtained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifying pāṇḍavāḥ.

कुपिताः (kupitāḥ) - infuriated (angry, enraged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kupita

kupita - angry, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

PPP from root kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Modifying pāṇḍavāḥ.

तात (tāta) - O father (O father, O dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - completely, utterly (without remainder, completely, utterly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of nis (without) and śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+śeṣa)

nis – out, forth, without, negation
indeclinable
prefix indicating absence or outward movement
śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance, end
noun (masculine)
From root śiṣ (to leave as a remainder)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of niḥśeṣa used adverbially.

नः (naḥ) - us (to us, for us, our)

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will annihilate (with niḥśeṣam) (they will do, they will make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense, 3rd plural, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry (angry, enraged)

(adjective)