महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-66

सा मुक्ताभ्यहनच्छक्तिर्महिषस्य शिरो महत् ।
पपात भिन्ने शिरसि महिषस्त्यक्तजीवितः ॥६६॥

66. sā muktābhyahanacchaktirmahiṣasya śiro mahat ,
papāta bhinne śirasi mahiṣastyaktajīvitaḥ.

66. sā muktā abhyahanat śaktiḥ mahiṣasya śiraḥ
mahat papāta bhinne śirasi mahiṣaḥ tyaktajīvitaḥ

66. That released `śakti` (divine spear) struck the great head of the buffalo demon. When its head was split, the buffalo demon fell down, having abandoned its life.

66. החנית ששוגרה פגעה בראשו הגדול של מַהִישַׁה, ומַהִישַׁה נפל כשראשו נבקע, ללא רוח חיים.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - referring to the `śakti` (she, that (feminine))

• मुक्ता (muktā) - the `śakti` having been released (released, liberated, freed)

• अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, hit

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the divine spear of Skanda (power, strength, a divine spear/weapon)

• महिषस्य (mahiṣasya) - of the demon Mahiṣāsura (of the buffalo, of the buffalo demon)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

• भिन्ने (bhinne) - when the head was split (split, broken, pierced)

• शिरसि (śirasi) - in the head, on the head

• महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the demon Mahiṣāsura (the buffalo, the buffalo demon)

• त्यक्तजीवितः (tyaktajīvitaḥ) - having abandoned life, lifeless, dead

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - referring to the `śakti` (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुक्ता (muktā) - the `śakti` having been released (released, liberated, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated, disengaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root muc (to release) with suffix -ta.

Root: muc (class 6)

अभ्यहनत् (abhyahanat) - struck, hit

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root han with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the divine spear of Skanda (power, strength, a divine spear/weapon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability, divine power, a spear/javelin

महिषस्य (mahiṣasya) - of the demon Mahiṣāsura (of the buffalo, of the buffalo demon)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a buffalo demon

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

पपात (papāta) - fell, fell down, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: pat (class 1)

भिन्ने (bhinne) - when the head was split (split, broken, pierced)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - split, broken, divided, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root bhid (to split, break) with suffix -na.

Root: bhid (class 7)

शिरसि (śirasi) - in the head, on the head

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - the demon Mahiṣāsura (the buffalo, the buffalo demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a buffalo demon

त्यक्तजीवितः (tyaktajīvitaḥ) - having abandoned life, lifeless, dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyaktajīvita

tyaktajīvita - one who has abandoned life, lifeless, dead

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+jīvita)

• tyakta – abandoned, relinquished, given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ta.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvita – life, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
  Derived from verb root jīv (to live) with suffix -ta.
  Root: jīv (class 1)

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