महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-30

न चैनमशकं हन्तुं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ।
तस्मिन्प्रतिहते चास्त्रे विस्मयो मे महानभूत् ॥३०॥

30. na cainamaśakaṁ hantuṁ tadadbhutamivābhavat ,
tasminpratihate cāstre vismayo me mahānabhūt.

30. na ca enam aśakam hantum tat adbhutam iva abhavat
tasmin pratihate ca astre vismayaḥ me mahān abhūt

30. I was unable to kill him, which seemed quite astonishing. When that weapon was repelled, my amazement became immense.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• अशकम् (aśakam) - I was able

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

• तत् (tat) - that (inability to kill) (that)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (weapon was repelled) (in that, on that)

• प्रतिहते (pratihate) - having been repelled, obstructed, struck back

• च (ca) - and

• अस्त्रे (astre) - in the weapon

• विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder

• मे (me) - my (amazement) (my, to me)

• महान् (mahān) - great, immense

• अभूत् (abhūt) - it became, it was

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अशकम् (aśakam) - I was able

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: The 'a' prefix denotes the imperfect tense.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill

(verb)

infinitive of han

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root han

Root: han (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (inability to kill) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous; a wonder

Note: Adjectival form agreeing with 'tat'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The 'a' prefix denotes the imperfect tense.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (weapon was repelled) (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'astre' and 'pratihate'.

प्रतिहते (pratihate) - having been repelled, obstructed, struck back

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratihata

pratihata - repelled, obstructed, struck back, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root han with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'astre'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रे (astre) - in the weapon

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon

विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - astonishment, wonder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - astonishment, wonder, surprise

From vi-smī (to be astonished)

Prefix: vi

Root: smī (class 1)

मे (me) - my (amazement) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

महान् (mahān) - great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, immense

Note: Agrees with 'vismayaḥ'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - it became, it was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Aorist form of bhū, used for simple past action.