महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-9

अभियानं तु वीरेण प्रद्युम्नेन महाहवे ।
नामर्षयत संक्रुद्धः शाल्वः कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥९॥

9. abhiyānaṁ tu vīreṇa pradyumnena mahāhave ,
nāmarṣayata saṁkruddhaḥ śālvaḥ kurukulodvaha.

9. abhiyānam tu vīreṇa pradyumnena mahā-āhave na
amarṣayata sam-kruddhaḥ śālvaḥ kuru-kula-udvaha

9. However, O scion of the Kuru dynasty, Śālva, becoming greatly enraged, could not tolerate the attack launched by the hero Pradyumna in that fierce battle.

9. הו נושא משפחת קוּרוּ, שָׁאלְוַה זעם ולא סבל את התקפתו של הגיבור פְּרַדְיוּמְנַה בקרב הגדול.

Words meanings summery:

• अभियानम् (abhiyānam) - attack, assault, march

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero

• प्रद्युम्नेन (pradyumnena) - by Pradyumna

• महा-आहवे (mahā-āhave) - in the great battle

• न (na) - not

• अमर्षयत (amarṣayata) - endured, tolerated

• सम्-क्रुद्धः (sam-kruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious

• शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Śālva

• कुरु-कुल-उद्वह (kuru-kula-udvaha) - O scion/upholder of the Kuru dynasty

Words meanings and morphology

अभियानम् (abhiyānam) - attack, assault, march

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhiyāna

abhiyāna - approach, attack, advance, expedition

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: yā (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

प्रद्युम्नेन (pradyumnena) - by Pradyumna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - Pradyumna (proper name, son of Kṛṣṇa)

महा-आहवे (mahā-āhave) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, fierce combat

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+āhava)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hu (to offer, sacrifice) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अमर्षयत (amarṣayata) - endured, tolerated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of marṣay

Causative verb

Imperfect 3rd singular active of the causative verb marṣayati (from root mṛṣ)

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

सम्-क्रुद्धः (sam-kruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - furious, greatly enraged, infuriated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root krudh (to be angry) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Śālva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - Śālva (name of a king)

कुरु-कुल-उद्वह (kuru-kula-udvaha) - O scion/upholder of the Kuru dynasty

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurukulodvaha

kurukulodvaha - scion of the Kuru race, upholder of the Kuru family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, ancestor of a famous dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, race, lineage, dynasty
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, supporting, a promoter, scion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vah (to carry) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

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