महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-46

तानि दैत्यशरीराणि निर्भिन्नानि स्म सायकैः ।
अपतन्भूतले राजंश्छिन्नाभ्राणीव सर्वशः ॥४६॥

46. tāni daityaśarīrāṇi nirbhinnāni sma sāyakaiḥ ,
apatanbhūtale rājaṁśchinnābhrāṇīva sarvaśaḥ.

46. tāni daityaśarīrāṇi nirbhinnāni sma sāyakaiḥ
apatan bhūtale rājan chinnābhrāṇi iva sarvaśaḥ

46. O king, those demon bodies, shattered by arrows, fell everywhere upon the ground just like broken clouds.

46. גופי הדַיטְיַה האלה, שנוקבו בחצים, נפלו ארצה, הו מלך, כמו עננים קרועים מכל עבר.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those

• दैत्यशरीराणि (daityaśarīrāṇi) - bodies of demons, demon bodies

• निर्भिन्नानि (nirbhinnāni) - pierced, shattered, broken through

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

• अपतन् (apatan) - they fell

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• छिन्नाभ्राणि (chinnābhrāṇi) - broken clouds, torn clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, totally

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

दैत्यशरीराणि (daityaśarīrāṇi) - bodies of demons, demon bodies

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of daityaśarīra

daityaśarīra - body of a Daitya (demon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daitya+śarīra)

• daitya – descendant of Diti, a demon
  noun (masculine)
• śarīra – body, form
  noun (neuter)

निर्भिन्नानि (nirbhinnāni) - pierced, shattered, broken through

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nirbhinna

nirbhinna - pierced, broken, shattered, rent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `bhid` (to break, pierce) with prefix `nir`.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here with `nirbhinnāni` (participle) to emphasize the past state.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

Derived from root `si` (to bind, cast, throw) with suffix `aka`.

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Agent of `nirbhinnāni`.

अपतन् (apatan) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Formed from root `pat`.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for `daityaśarīrāṇi`.

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground, on the earth's surface

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, earth's surface

Compound of `bhū` (earth) and `tala` (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Addressing a listener.

छिन्नाभ्राणि (chinnābhrāṇi) - broken clouds, torn clouds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of chinnābhrā

chinnābhrā - broken cloud, scattered cloud

Compound of `chinna` (broken) and `abhra` (clouds).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (chinna+abhra)

• chinna – broken, cut, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `chid` (to cut, break).
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere, completely, totally

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix `śaḥ` from `sarva`.

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