महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-22

ततो मायास्त्रमास्थाय युयुधे चित्रमार्गवित् ।
तयामुह्यन्त कौरव्याश्चित्रसेनस्य मायया ॥२२॥

22. tato māyāstramāsthāya yuyudhe citramārgavit ,
tayāmuhyanta kauravyāścitrasenasya māyayā.

22. tatas māyā-astram āsthāya yuyudhe citramārgavit
tayā amuhyanta kauravyāḥ citrasenasya māyayā

22. Then, Citrasena, who knew various deceptive methods, resorted to an illusion-weapon and fought. The Kauravas were bewildered by his illusion (māyā).

22. אז הוא נשען על נשק האשליה ונלחם, כי הכיר דרכי לחימה מופלאות, ובני הקוּרוּ התבלבלו מהאשליה של צ׳ִיטְרַסֵנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

• माया-अस्त्रम् (māyā-astram) - illusion-weapon, weapon of illusion

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, having established

• युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

• चित्रमार्गवित् (citramārgavit) - Citrasena, who was skilled in various deceptive methods (knower of various methods, expert in diverse ways)

• तया (tayā) - by that illusion (māyā) or illusion-weapon (by her, by that)

• अमुह्यन्त (amuhyanta) - they were bewildered, confused, deluded

• कौरव्याः (kauravyāḥ) - the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru

• चित्रसेनस्य (citrasenasya) - of Citrasena

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by deception

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun 'tad'

माया-अस्त्रम् (māyā-astram) - illusion-weapon, weapon of illusion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyā-astra

māyā-astra - illusion-weapon, weapon of illusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+astra)

• māyā – illusion, deception, magic, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to, having taken up, having established

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund of verb root 'sthā' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

चित्रमार्गवित् (citramārgavit) - Citrasena, who was skilled in various deceptive methods (knower of various methods, expert in diverse ways)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citramārgavit

citramārgavit - knower of various paths/methods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citra+mārga+vit)

• citra – various, diverse, variegated, wonderful, deceptive
  adjective
• mārga – path, way, road, method, technique
  noun (masculine)
• vit – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from the root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

तया (tayā) - by that illusion (māyā) or illusion-weapon (by her, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अमुह्यन्त (amuhyanta) - they were bewildered, confused, deluded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

कौरव्याः (kauravyāḥ) - the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Taddhita affix added to 'Kuru' indicating progeny

चित्रसेनस्य (citrasenasya) - of Citrasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrasena

citrasena - Citrasena (a proper name, king of the Gandharvas)

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion (māyā), by deception

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, deception, magic, supernatural power

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