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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-171, verse-15

तानि त्विच्छामि ते द्रष्टुं दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भारत ।
यैस्तथा वीर्यवन्तस्ते निवातकवचा हता ॥१५॥
15. tāni tvicchāmi te draṣṭuṁ divyānyastrāṇi bhārata ,
yaistathā vīryavantaste nivātakavacā hatā.
15. tāni tu icchāmi te draṣṭuṃ divyāni astrāṇi bhārata
| yaiḥ tathā vīryavantaḥ te nivātakavacāḥ hatāḥ
15. O Bhārata, I indeed wish to see those divine weapons of yours by which those exceedingly powerful Nivātakavacas were slain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तानि (tāni) - those (weapons) (those)
  • तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)
  • ते (te) - your (referring to Arjuna's weapons) (your, by you, to you, by him/her/it (pronominal enclitic))
  • द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṁ) - to see (to see, for seeing)
  • दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)
  • अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, missiles)
  • भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressed to Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
  • यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (weapons) (by which, by whom)
  • तथा (tathā) - exceedingly, so (powerful) (thus, so, in that manner)
  • वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - powerful ones (powerful, valorous, strong)
  • ते (te) - those (Nivātakavacas) (those, they)
  • निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (Nivātakavacas (name of a group of Asuras))
  • हताः (hatāḥ) - were slain (killed, slain, destroyed)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those (weapons) (those)
(pronoun)
neuter, plural of tat
tat - that, those
Note: Used as an adjective here, referring to 'divine weapons'.
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: From root iṣ (4th class, P.P.).
ते (te) - your (referring to Arjuna's weapons) (your, by you, to you, by him/her/it (pronominal enclitic))
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you, your
Note: Genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.
द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṁ) - to see (to see, for seeing)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form of the root 'dṛś'.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Accusative case of verbal noun.
दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)
(adjective)
neuter, plural of divya
divya - divine, heavenly
Note: Qualifies 'astrāṇi'.
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons (weapons, missiles)
(noun)
neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile
Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressed to Arjuna) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to India
Derived from Bharata
Note: A common address in the Mahābhārata.
यैः (yaiḥ) - by which (weapons) (by which, by whom)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of yat
yat - which, who
Note: Refers to 'astrāṇi'.
तथा (tathā) - exceedingly, so (powerful) (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
वीर्यवन्तः (vīryavantaḥ) - powerful ones (powerful, valorous, strong)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vīryavat
vīryavat - powerful, strong, valorous
Possessive suffix -vat
Note: Qualifies 'nivātakavacāḥ'.
ते (te) - those (Nivātakavacas) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to 'nivātakavacāḥ'.
निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (Nivātakavacas (name of a group of Asuras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca
nivātakavaca - Nivātakavaca (lit. 'those whose armor is impenetrable by wind')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivāta+kavaca)
  • nivāta – windless, impenetrable by wind
    adjective (masculine)
    ni- + vāta (wind)
    Prefix: ni
  • kavaca – armor, mail
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the passive verb 'hatāḥ'.
हताः (hatāḥ) - were slain (killed, slain, destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of han
han - to strike, to kill, to slay
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root han, past passive participle.
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agreement with 'nivātakavacāḥ'.