महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-20

तेषामहं विमूढानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ।
शिरांसि विशिखैर्दीप्तैर्व्यहरं शतसंघशः ॥२०॥

20. teṣāmahaṁ vimūḍhānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām ,
śirāṁsi viśikhairdīptairvyaharaṁ śatasaṁghaśaḥ.

20. teṣām aham vimūḍhānām anyonyam abhidhāvatām |
śirāṃsi viśikhaiḥ dīptaiḥ vyaharam śatasaṅghaśaḥ

20. I severed, by the hundreds, the heads of those bewildered ones, who were rushing at each other, using my blazing arrows.

20. בעודם מבולבלים ורצים זה על זה, כרתי את ראשיהם בחיצים זוהרים, במאות קבוצות.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विमूढानाम् (vimūḍhānām) - of the deluded, of the bewildered ones

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those rushing towards

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

• दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - with blazing ones, with shining ones

• व्यहरम् (vyaharam) - I severed, I cut off

• शतसङ्घशः (śatasaṅghaśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds of groups

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, those

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

विमूढानाम् (vimūḍhānām) - of the deluded, of the bewildered ones

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vimūḍha

vimūḍha - deluded, bewildered, confused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mūh (to be bewildered) with the prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: mūh (class 4)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun
• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Used adverbially

अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those rushing towards

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - rushing towards, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root dhāv (to run) with the prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, headless, crestless

दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - with blazing ones, with shining ones

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, glowing, radiant, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

व्यहरम् (vyaharam) - I severed, I cut off

(verb)

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

Derived from the root hṛ (to take) with prefixes vi- and ā- (merged as vyā before hṛ)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शतसङ्घशः (śatasaṅghaśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds of groups

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śas, indicating distribution or grouping

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śata+saṅgha)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgha – group, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

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