महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-8

तेषां चानुगता ये च क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ।
तांश्च सर्वानवामृद्नाद्रामः प्रहरतां वरः ॥८॥

8. teṣāṁ cānugatā ye ca kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ,
tāṁśca sarvānavāmṛdnādrāmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ.

8. teṣām ca anugatāḥ ye ca kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha
tān ca sarvān avāmṛdnāt rāmaḥ praharatām varaḥ

8. O best of kṣatriyas, Rāma, the foremost of warriors, annihilated all those kṣatriyas (warriors) who had followed them (Kārtavīrya's sons).

8. הו אדם דגול מבין הלוחמים, גם את כל הלוחמים שהלכו אחריהם ריסק רָאמַה, המעולה שבלוחמים.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the sons of Kārtavīrya (of them, their)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - those who followed, followers

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the warrior class (kṣatriya)

• क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of warriors (O best of kṣatriyas, O bull among kṣatriyas)

• तान् (tān) - those followers (them, those)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, entire

• अवामृद्नात् (avāmṛdnāt) - he crushed, annihilated, destroyed

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma (Paraśurāma))

• प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of those who strike, of warriors

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the sons of Kārtavīrya (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Plural genitive, referring to Kārtavīrya's sons.

Note: Refers to the sons of Kārtavīrya.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses.

अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - those who followed, followers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anugata

anugata - followed, gone after, accompanied by, follower

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix anu- + root gam (to go) + kta (P.P.P. suffix).

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ye kṣatriyāḥ; active in meaning here.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Masculine nominative plural, referring to kṣatriyāḥ.

Note: Relative pronoun for kṣatriyāḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects anugatāḥ ye to the preceding teṣām.

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors, members of the warrior class (kṣatriya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya class, ruler

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of warriors (O best of kṣatriyas, O bull among kṣatriyas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - best of kṣatriyas, foremost warrior

Compound kṣatriya (warrior) + ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to the narrator/listener.

तान् (tān) - those followers (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Masculine accusative plural, referring to anugatāḥ ye kṣatriyāḥ.

Note: Object of avāmṛdnāt.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Reinforces the previous enumeration.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Emphasizes tān.

अवामृद्नात् (avāmṛdnāt) - he crushed, annihilated, destroyed

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From prefix ava- + root mṛd (class 9) + laṅ (imperfect suffix).

Prefix: ava

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Main finite verb of the sentence.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma (Paraśurāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of Paraśurāma, or Balarāma, or Rāmachandra), pleasing, dark-colored

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The agent of crushing.

प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of those who strike, of warriors

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of praharat

hṛ - to strike, to attack, to carry

Present Active Participle

From prefix pra- + root hṛ (to take, to strike) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in a comparison, 'best of X'.

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, choicest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, bridegroom

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the phrase praharatām varaḥ.

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