महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-237, verse-2

आयोधितास्तु गन्धर्वाः सुचिरं सोदरैर्मम ।
मया सह महाबाहो कृतश्चोभयतः क्षयः ॥२॥

2. āyodhitāstu gandharvāḥ suciraṁ sodarairmama ,
mayā saha mahābāho kṛtaścobhayataḥ kṣayaḥ.

2. āyodhitāḥ tu gandharvāḥ suciram sodaraiḥ mama
mayā saha mahābāho kṛtaḥ ca ubhayataḥ kṣayaḥ

2. O mighty-armed one, the Gandharvas were indeed fought against for a very long time by my brothers and me, and there was destruction (kṣaya) on both sides.

2. אחיי ואני נלחמנו בגַנְדְהַרְוַות זמן רב מאוד, הו בעל זרועות עצומות, ונגרם אבדן רב לשני הצדדים.

Words meanings summery:

• आयोधिताः (āyodhitāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas who were fought against (fought against, attacked)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - A class of celestial beings (Gandharvas)

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• सोदरैः (sodaraiḥ) - By Duryodhana's own brothers (by brothers)

• मम (mama) - Referring to Duryodhana's brothers (my)

• मया (mayā) - Referring to Duryodhana (by me)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressed to Karṇa by Duryodhana (O mighty-armed one)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Refers to the destruction (kṣaya) (done, made, caused)

• च (ca) - and, also

• उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - Refers to both parties in the battle (from both sides, on both sides)

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - Loss of life and resources in battle (destruction, loss, decline)

Words meanings and morphology

आयोधिताः (āyodhitāḥ) - Refers to the Gandharvas who were fought against (fought against, attacked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āyodhita

āyodhita - fought, attacked, assaulted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh (to fight) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - A class of celestial beings (Gandharvas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial musicians and warriors)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• ciram – long time, for a long time
  indeclinable

Note: Acts as an adverb here.

सोदरैः (sodaraiḥ) - By Duryodhana's own brothers (by brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sodara

sodara - brother, born from the same womb

• sa – with, together with, same
  indeclinable
• udara – belly, womb
  noun (neuter)

मम (mama) - Referring to Duryodhana's brothers (my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

मया (mayā) - Referring to Duryodhana (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressed to Karṇa by Duryodhana (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - Refers to the destruction (kṣaya) (done, made, caused)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, caused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - Refers to both parties in the battle (from both sides, on both sides)

(indeclinable)

Derivative from ubhaya (both).

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - Loss of life and resources in battle (destruction, loss, decline)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, loss, decline, end

Derived from root kṣi (to destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

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