महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-216, verse-12

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त्यक्तो देवैस्ततः स्कन्दे वज्रं शक्रोऽभ्यवासृजत् ।
तद्विसृष्टं जघानाशु पार्श्वं स्कन्दस्य दक्षिणम् ।
बिभेद च महाराज पार्श्वं तस्य महात्मनः ॥१२॥

12. tyakto devaistataḥ skande vajraṁ śakro'bhyavāsṛjat ,
tadvisṛṣṭaṁ jaghānāśu pārśvaṁ skandasya dakṣiṇam ,
bibheda ca mahārāja pārśvaṁ tasya mahātmanaḥ.

12. tyaktaḥ devaiḥ tataḥ skande vajram
śakraḥ abhyavāsṛjat tatvisṛṣṭam jaghāna
āśu pārśvam skandasya dakṣiṇam bibheda
ca mahārāja pārśvam tasya mahātmanaḥ

12. Then, when Skanda was abandoned by the gods, Indra (Śakra) hurled his thunderbolt (vajra). That missile quickly struck Skanda's right side and, O great king, it pierced the side of that great-souled one (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

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त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned, deserted, relinquished

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods, by the deities

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

स्कन्दे (skande) - towards Skanda (when it comes to Skanda) (towards Skanda, in Skanda)

वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt (weapon of Indra) (thunderbolt, diamond)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

अभ्यवासृजत् (abhyavāsṛjat) - hurled, discharged, sent forth

तत्विसृष्टम् (tatvisṛṣṭam) - that which was hurled, that missile

जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed, destroyed

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side, flank

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right, southern

बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced, split, broke

च (ca) - and, also

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (vocative)

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side, flank

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Skanda) (of him, of that)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned, deserted, relinquished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, deserted, relinquished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods, by the deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

स्कन्दे (skande) - towards Skanda (when it comes to Skanda) (towards Skanda, in Skanda)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kartikeya, the god of war

वज्रम् (vajram) - the thunderbolt (weapon of Indra) (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt, diamond, Indra's weapon

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful, mighty

Root: śak

अभ्यवासृजत् (abhyavāsṛjat) - hurled, discharged, sent forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect

Root verb, imperfect active, 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तत्विसृष्टम् (tatvisṛṣṭam) - that which was hurled, that missile

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatvisṛṣṭa

tatvisṛṣṭa - that which was hurled, thrown or discharged

Compound formed from tad (that) and visṛṣṭa (thrown/hurled, PPP of visṛj).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+visṛṣṭa)

tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter)
visṛṣṭa – hurled, discharged, created
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of visṛj
Prefix: vi
Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to vajram.

जघान (jaghāna) - struck, killed, destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect

Root verb, perfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: han (class 2)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side, flank

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pārśva