महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-40

हतप्रवीरा रिपवो भूयिष्ठं विद्रुता दिशः ।
गृहीत्वा द्रौपदीं राजन्निवर्ततु भवानितः ॥४०॥

40. hatapravīrā ripavo bhūyiṣṭhaṁ vidrutā diśaḥ ,
gṛhītvā draupadīṁ rājannivartatu bhavānitaḥ.

40. hatapravīrāḥ ripavaḥ bhūyiṣṭham vidrutāḥ diśaḥ
gṛhītvā draupadīm rājan nivartatu bhavān itaḥ

40. O King, the enemies, with their chief warriors slain, have mostly scattered in all directions. Take Draupadī and return from here.

40. גיבורי האויבים הנעלים נהרגו ורובם נמלטו לכל עבר. קח את דְרַאוּפַּדִי וחזור מכאן,

Words meanings summery:

• हतप्रवीराः (hatapravīrāḥ) - (the enemies) whose chief warriors are slain (with their principal heroes slain, whose best warriors are killed)

• रिपवः (ripavaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)

• भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly (mostly, for the most part, predominantly)

• विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - scattered (fled, scattered, run away)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - in (all) directions (directions, quarters)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

• द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī

• राजन् (rājan) - O King! (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O King!)

• निवर्ततु (nivartatu) - may you return (let him return, may he turn back)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you (respectful), sir)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

Words meanings and morphology

हतप्रवीराः (hatapravīrāḥ) - (the enemies) whose chief warriors are slain (with their principal heroes slain, whose best warriors are killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hatapravīra

hatapravīra - having heroes slain, whose leaders are killed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+pravīra)

• hata – slain, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• pravīra – chief hero, foremost warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

Note: Refers to ripavaḥ

रिपवः (ripavaḥ) - enemies (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Subject of vidrutāḥ

भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - mostly (mostly, for the most part, predominantly)

(indeclinable)

Superlative form of bahu (much, many)

Note: Modifies vidrutāḥ

विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - scattered (fled, scattered, run away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidruta

vidruta - fled, scattered, run away

Past Passive Participle

From root dru (to run) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for ripavaḥ

दिशः (diśaḥ) - in (all) directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Adverbial accusative of place

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken (having taken, having seized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Daughter of Drupada, wife of the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Object of gṛhītvā

राजन् (rājan) - O King! (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

निवर्ततु (nivartatu) - may you return (let him return, may he turn back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Imperative active 3rd singular

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to bhavān

भवान् (bhavān) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (respectful pronoun)

Present active participle of bhū used as a pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of nivartatu

इतः (itaḥ) - from here (from here, hence)

(indeclinable)

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