महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-67

क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता तु सा शक्तिर्हत्वा शत्रून्सहस्रशः ।
स्कन्दहस्तमनुप्राप्ता दृश्यते देवदानवैः ॥६७॥

67. kṣiptākṣiptā tu sā śaktirhatvā śatrūnsahasraśaḥ ,
skandahastamanuprāptā dṛśyate devadānavaiḥ.

67. kṣiptākṣiptā tu sā śaktiḥ hatvā śatrūn sahasraśaḥ
skandahastam anuprāptā dṛśyate devadānavaiḥ

67. That `śakti` (divine spear), having been thrown repeatedly, killed thousands of enemies. It then returned to Skanda's hand and was seen by both gods and demons.

67. בכל פעם שהושלכה, החנית הרגה אלפי אויבים ושבה אל ידו של סְקַנְדַה, והאלים והדָאנַוַה ראו זאת.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता (kṣiptākṣiptā) - thrown again and again, repeatedly thrown

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

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

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

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• स्कन्दहस्तम् (skandahastam) - Skanda's hand

• अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - by gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

क्षिप्ताक्षिप्ता (kṣiptākṣiptā) - thrown again and again, repeatedly thrown

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣiptākṣipta

kṣiptākṣipta - thrown again and again, repeatedly hurled

Repetition of past passive participle 'kṣipta' to indicate repeated action.

Compound type : dvandva (or iterative) (kṣipta+kṣipta)

• kṣipta – thrown, cast, hurled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root kṣip (to throw) with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, having slain

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from verb root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tvā.

Root: han (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Derived from sahasra (thousand) with suffix -śas.

स्कन्दहस्तम् (skandahastam) - Skanda's hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skandahasta

skandahasta - Skanda's hand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skanda+hasta)

• skanda – Skanda (name of Kartikeya), attacker
  proper noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - having reached, having attained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes anu- and pra- and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

Present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

देवदानवैः (devadānavaiḥ) - by gods and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of devadānava

devadānava - gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)

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