महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-27

विक्षतं चायसैर्बाणैर्मत्प्रयुक्तैरजिह्मगैः ।
महीमभ्यपतद्राजन्प्रभग्नं पुरमासुरम् ॥२७॥

27. vikṣataṁ cāyasairbāṇairmatprayuktairajihmagaiḥ ,
mahīmabhyapatadrājanprabhagnaṁ puramāsuram.

27. vikṣatam ca āyasaiḥ bāṇaiḥ matprayuktaiḥ ajihmagaiḥ
mahīm abhyapatat rājan prabhagnam puram āsuram

27. And, O king, that demonic city, completely shattered by the unerring iron arrows launched by me, fell to the earth.

27. העיר האסורית נפגעה מחיצי הברזל הישרים שירית, התרסקה והתמוטטה אל האדמה, הו מלך.

Words meanings summery:

• विक्षतम् (vikṣatam) - wounded, shattered, pierced

• च (ca) - and

• आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron (arrows)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• मत्प्रयुक्तैः (matprayuktaiḥ) - employed by me, launched by me

• अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-going, unerring

• महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

• अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - it fell down

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्रभग्नम् (prabhagnam) - utterly broken, shattered, destroyed

• पुरम् (puram) - city, fortress

• आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic, belonging to Asuras

Words meanings and morphology

विक्षतम् (vikṣatam) - wounded, shattered, pierced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikṣata

vikṣata - wounded, hurt, pierced, shattered

Past Passive Participle

from vi-√kṣan (to wound, harm)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyasa

āyasa - iron, made of iron, metallic

from ayas (iron) + a (suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

मत्प्रयुक्तैः (matprayuktaiḥ) - employed by me, launched by me

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of matprayukta

matprayukta - employed by me, launched by me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+prayukta)

• mad – me, by me (first person pronoun stem)
  pronoun
  ablative form of 'aham' often used in compounds to mean 'by me'
• prayukta – employed, launched, used
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-√yuj (to employ, use, launch)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-going, unerring

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajihmaga

ajihmaga - straight-going, unerring, not crooked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jihma+ga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jihma – crooked, slanting, oblique
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going
  noun (masculine)
  from √gam (to go) + a (suffix)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

महीम् (mahīm) - to the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Note: Indicates destination.

अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - it fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ā-√pat

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Form of abhi-ā-pat.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रभग्नम् (prabhagnam) - utterly broken, shattered, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhagna

prabhagna - utterly broken, shattered, defeated

Past Passive Participle

from pra-√bhañj (to break, shatter)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

पुरम् (puram) - city, fortress

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

आसुरम् (āsuram) - demonic, belonging to Asuras

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, belonging to Asuras, relating to demons

from asura (demon) + a (suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'puram'.

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