महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-20

गृहीतं तु धनुस्तेन विपुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
न्यस्तं यत्त्रिपुरघ्नेन सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम् ॥२०॥

20. gṛhītaṁ tu dhanustena vipulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam ,
nyastaṁ yattripuraghnena surārivinikṛntanam.

20. gṛhītam tu dhanuḥ tena vipulam lomaharṣaṇam
nyastam yat tripuraghnenā surārivinikṛntanam

20. Indeed, he took up the mighty, hair-raising bow, which had been laid down by the slayer of Tripura (Śiva) and was capable of destroying the enemies of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, grasped, accepted

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, wide, extensive, mighty

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, awe-inspiring, thrilling

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down, deposited

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• त्रिपुरघ्नेना (tripuraghnenā) - by Lord Śiva, who destroyed the three cities (Tripura) (by the slayer of Tripura)

• सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम् (surārivinikṛntanam) - destroyer of the enemies of the gods

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - taken, grasped, accepted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, grasped, accepted, seized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'grah' with suffix 'kta'

Root: grah (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

(indeclinable)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, weapon, archer's bow

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast, wide, extensive, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, wide, extensive, mighty, large

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, awe-inspiring, thrilling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - hair-raising, causing horripilation, thrilling, awe-inspiring

Compound type : tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair, body hair
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing thrill, exciting, gladdening
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root 'hṛṣ'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down, deposited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, laid down, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'as' with prefix 'ni' and suffix 'kta'

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

त्रिपुरघ्नेना (tripuraghnenā) - by Lord Śiva, who destroyed the three cities (Tripura) (by the slayer of Tripura)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tripuraghna

tripuraghna - slayer of Tripura (an epithet of Śiva)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tripura+ghna)

• tripura – three cities, name of a demon's city
  noun (neuter)
• ghna – slayer, killer, destroying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'han'
  Root: han (class 2)

सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम् (surārivinikṛntanam) - destroyer of the enemies of the gods

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surārivinikṛntana

surārivinikṛntana - destroyer of the enemies of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ari+vinikṛntana)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• vinikṛntana – cutting off, destroying, annihilating
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛnt' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ni'
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: kṛnt (class 1)