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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-236, verse-6

स्वपुरं प्रययौ राजा चतुरङ्गबलानुगः ।
शोकोपहतया बुद्ध्या चिन्तयानः पराभवम् ॥६॥
6. svapuraṁ prayayau rājā caturaṅgabalānugaḥ ,
śokopahatayā buddhyā cintayānaḥ parābhavam.
6. svapuram prayayau rājā caturaṅgabalānugaḥ
śokopahatayā buddhyā cintayānaḥ parābhavam
6. The king, accompanied by his four-fold army, returned to his own city, reflecting on his defeat with his intellect overcome by sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वपुरम् (svapuram) - his own city
  • प्रययौ (prayayau) - he returned (to his city) (he went, he returned)
  • राजा (rājā) - Duryodhana, the king (king)
  • चतुरङ्गबलानुगः (caturaṅgabalānugaḥ) - accompanied by his four-fold army (infantry, cavalry, elephants, chariots) (followed by the four-limbed army)
  • शोकोपहतया (śokopahatayā) - by (intellect) overcome by sorrow
  • बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding
  • चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - contemplating, reflecting, thinking
  • पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, overthrow

Words meanings and morphology

स्वपुरम् (svapuram) - his own city
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svapura
svapura - one's own city
Compound: sva (own) + pura (city).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pura)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun
  • pura – city, town
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of motion, governed by 'prayayau'.
प्रययौ (prayayau) - he returned (to his city) (he went, he returned)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-yā
Perfect 3rd singular active of pra- + √yā (to go).
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
राजा (rājā) - Duryodhana, the king (king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Note: Subject of 'prayayau'.
चतुरङ्गबलानुगः (caturaṅgabalānugaḥ) - accompanied by his four-fold army (infantry, cavalry, elephants, chariots) (followed by the four-limbed army)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturaṅgabalānuga
caturaṅgabalānuga - followed by the four-limbed army
Compound containing a noun formed with anuga
Bahuvrīhi compound: caturaṅga (four-limbed) + bala (army) + anuga (following).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caturaṅga+bala+anuga)
  • caturaṅga – four-limbed, four-fold (referring to army divisions: chariots, elephants, cavalry, infantry)
    adjective
    Compound: catur (four) + aṅga (limb, component).
  • bala – strength, force, army
    noun (neuter)
  • anuga – following, accompanied by, follower
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun
    Derived from anu- + √gam (to go) with suffix -a.
    Prefix: anu
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.
शोकोपहतया (śokopahatayā) - by (intellect) overcome by sorrow
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śokopahatā
śokopahatā - overcome by sorrow, afflicted by grief
Compound containing a Past Passive Participle
Tatpuruṣa compound: śoka (sorrow) + upahatā (struck, afflicted).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoka+upahatā)
  • śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
    noun (masculine)
  • upahatā – struck, afflicted, overcome
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From upa- + √han (to strike, destroy) with kta suffix. Feminine form.
    Prefix: upa
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'buddhyā'.
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception
Note: Instrument by which he was reflecting.
चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - contemplating, reflecting, thinking
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayāna
cintayāna - contemplating, reflecting, thinking
Present Middle Participle
Present participle (śānac) of root cint (to think, consider) in the 10th class or causative stem.
Root: cit (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'rājā', indicating a concurrent action.
पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat, overthrow
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parābhava
parābhava - defeat, overthrow, humiliation
From parā- + √bhū (to be, to be overcome).
Prefix: parā
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of 'cintayānaḥ'.