महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-30

अन्ये छत्रं वरूथं च बन्धुरं च तथापरे ।
गन्धर्वा बहुसाहस्राः खण्डशोऽभ्यहनन्रथम् ॥३०॥

30. anye chatraṁ varūthaṁ ca bandhuraṁ ca tathāpare ,
gandharvā bahusāhasrāḥ khaṇḍaśo'bhyahananratham.

30. anye chatram varūtham ca bandhuram ca tathā apare
gandharvāḥ bahusāhasrāḥ khaṇḍaśaḥ abhyahanant ratham

30. Some [of them attacked] the umbrella, others the chariot's protective housing, and still others the elegant frame. Thousands of Gandharvas struck the chariot, breaking it into pieces.

30. חלקם את החופה, את מעטה המרכבה ואת מושב הרכב. כך ניפצו אלפים רבים של גַנְדְהַרְוַה את המרכבה לרסיסים.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्ये (anye) - others, some

• छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella, parasol

• वरूथम् (varūtham) - cover, protection, shelter, chariot-box

• च (ca) - and, also

• बन्धुरम् (bandhuram) - attractive, elegant, beautiful, curved, charming

• च (ca) - and, also

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

• अपरे (apare) - others, some others

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians and warriors)

• बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - many thousands, numbering many thousands

• खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - piecemeal, in pieces, bit by bit

• अभ्यहनन्त् (abhyahanant) - they struck, they attacked, they broke

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

Words meanings and morphology

अन्ये (anye) - others, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different, some

छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella, parasol

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chatra

chatra - umbrella, parasol, cover

वरूथम् (varūtham) - cover, protection, shelter, chariot-box

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varūtha

varūtha - a cover, a screen, protection, a dwelling, the sides or box of a chariot

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बन्धुरम् (bandhuram) - attractive, elegant, beautiful, curved, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bandhura

bandhura - beautiful, elegant, charming, curved, delightful, attractive

Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun like 'parts' or 'elements' of the chariot.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others, some others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians and warriors)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians or warriors)

बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - many thousands, numbering many thousands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahusāhasra

bahusāhasra - many thousands, numbering many thousands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+sāhasra)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective
• sāhasra – consisting of a thousand, thousand-fold, a thousand
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'Gandharvas'.

खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - piecemeal, in pieces, bit by bit

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'khaṇḍa' (piece, part) with the suffix '-śas' indicating 'by pieces' or 'in portions'.

अभ्यहनन्त् (abhyahanant) - they struck, they attacked, they broke

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

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