महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-14

ततः साम्बाय राजेन्द्र क्षेमवृद्धिरपि स्म ह ।
मुमोच मायाविहितं शरजालं महत्तरम् ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ sāmbāya rājendra kṣemavṛddhirapi sma ha ,
mumoca māyāvihitaṁ śarajālaṁ mahattaram.

14. tataḥ sāmbāya rājendra kṣemavṛddhiḥ api sma
ha mumoca māyāvihitam śarajālam mahattaram

14. O chief of kings, then Kshemavriddhi, too, discharged a much greater volley of arrows, conjured by (māyā) illusion, against Sāmba.

14. אז, הו מלך המלכים, גם קְשֵׁמַוְרְדְּהִי שיחרר על סָאמְבַּה רשת חיצים גדולה מאוד, שנוצרה בכוח האשליה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, next in sequence (then, thereafter, from there)

• साम्बाय (sāmbāya) - to Sāmba (son of Krishna and Jambavati) (to Sāmba)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O chief of kings, O emperor

• क्षेमवृद्धिः (kṣemavṛddhiḥ) - name of the commander of the army (Kshemavriddhi (name))

• अपि (api) - also, even

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense with present verb

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle of emphasis)

• मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged

• मायाविहितम् (māyāvihitam) - created by (māyā) illusion, magically produced

• शरजालम् (śarajālam) - net of arrows, volley of arrows

• महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater, very great, much greater

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, next in sequence (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

साम्बाय (sāmbāya) - to Sāmba (son of Krishna and Jambavati) (to Sāmba)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of sāmba

sāmba - Sāmba (a proper name, son of Krishna and Jambavati)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O chief of kings, O emperor

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

क्षेमवृद्धिः (kṣemavṛddhiḥ) - name of the commander of the army (Kshemavriddhi (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣemavṛddhi

kṣemavṛddhi - Kshemavriddhi (a proper name), increase of prosperity/welfare

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense with present verb

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)

मुमोच (mumoca) - released, discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

मायाविहितम् (māyāvihitam) - created by (māyā) illusion, magically produced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyāvihita

māyāvihita - created by illusion, formed by magic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+vihita)

• māyā – illusion, magic, cosmic illusion (māyā), artifice
  noun (feminine)
• vihita – made, created, arranged, done
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root dhā with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'śarajālam'

शरजालम् (śarajālam) - net of arrows, volley of arrows

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, trap
  noun (neuter)

महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater, very great, much greater

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahattara

mahattara - greater, more important, superior (comparative of mahat)

Comparative suffix -tara

Note: Agrees with 'śarajālam'

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