महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-35

एवं स निहतस्तेन कुवलाश्वेन सत्तम ।
धुन्धुर्दैत्यो महावीर्यो मधुकैटभयोः सुतः ॥३५॥

35. evaṁ sa nihatastena kuvalāśvena sattama ,
dhundhurdaityo mahāvīryo madhukaiṭabhayoḥ sutaḥ.

35. evam saḥ nihataḥ tena kuvalāśvena sattama dhundhuḥ
daityaḥ mahāvīryaḥ madhukaiṭabhayoḥ sutaḥ

35. Thus, O best among men (sattama), that mighty demon Dhundhu, the son of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, was slain by Kuvalāśva.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सः (saḥ) - that (Dhundhu) (he, that)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

• तेन (tena) - by him (Kuvalāśva) (by him, by that)

• कुवलाश्वेन (kuvalāśvena) - by Kuvalāśva

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best among men (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best, O excellent one)

• धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - Dhundhu (a proper name)

• दैत्यः (daityaḥ) - demon, son of Diti

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

• मधुकैटभयोः (madhukaiṭabhayoḥ) - of Madhu and Kaiṭabha

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (Dhundhu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dhundhu.

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dhundhuḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by him (Kuvalāśva) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kuvalāśva.

कुवलाश्वेन (kuvalāśvena) - by Kuvalāśva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kuvalāśva

kuvalāśva - Kuvalāśva (name of a king)

Note: Agent of 'nihataḥ'.

सत्तम (sattama) - O best among men (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best, O excellent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, pre-eminent

Superlative suffix '-tama' added to 'sat' (being, good).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the listener (Yudhiṣṭhira).

धुन्धुः (dhundhuḥ) - Dhundhu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhundhu

dhundhu - Dhundhu (name of a demon)

Note: Subject.

दैत्यः (daityaḥ) - demon, son of Diti

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daitya

daitya - demon, titan, son of Diti

Derived from Diti with 'ḍhyañ' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'dhundhuḥ'.

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - very powerful, of great valor, highly energetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vīrya – power, strength, valor, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'dhundhuḥ'.

मधुकैटभयोः (madhukaiṭabhayoḥ) - of Madhu and Kaiṭabha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of madhukaiṭabha

madhukaiṭabha - Madhu and Kaiṭabha (two demons)

Dual form implies two persons.

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+kaiṭabha)

• madhu – Madhu (name of a demon), honey, sweet
  proper noun (masculine)
• kaiṭabha – Kaiṭabha (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes parentage for Dhundhu.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child, born

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sū' (to beget, to produce).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dhundhuḥ'.