महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-43

दूषणं च खरं चैव निहत्य सुमहाबलौ ।
चक्रे क्षेमं पुनर्धीमान्धर्मारण्यं स राघवः ॥४३॥

43. dūṣaṇaṁ ca kharaṁ caiva nihatya sumahābalau ,
cakre kṣemaṁ punardhīmāndharmāraṇyaṁ sa rāghavaḥ.

43. dūṣaṇam ca kharam ca eva nihitya sumahābalau
cakre kṣemam punaḥ dhīmān dharmāraṇyam sa rāghavaḥ

43. Having killed both Dūṣaṇa and Khara, who were exceedingly mighty, that intelligent Rāghava (Rāma) again made the forest of righteousness (dharma) safe.

Words meanings summery:

• दूषणम् (dūṣaṇam) - Dūṣaṇa (a rākṣasa)

• च (ca) - and

• खरम् (kharam) - Khara (a rākṣasa)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - both (used with ca... ca...) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• निहित्य (nihitya) - having killed, having struck down

• सुमहाबलौ (sumahābalau) - (Dūṣaṇa and Khara) who were exceedingly mighty (exceedingly mighty, very powerful)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made (safe) (he made, he did)

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safe, secure (safe, secure, prosperous, well-being)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - the intelligent one (Rāma) (intelligent, wise)

• धर्मारण्यम् (dharmāraṇyam) - forest of righteousness (dharma)

• स (sa) - that (Rāma) (that, he)

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava (Rāma))

Words meanings and morphology

दूषणम् (dūṣaṇam) - Dūṣaṇa (a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūṣaṇa

dūṣaṇa - Dūṣaṇa (name of a demon general)

Note: Object of 'nihitya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

खरम् (kharam) - Khara (a rākṣasa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (a rākṣasa)

Note: Object of 'nihitya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction. Used with "eva" for emphasis "both... and...".

एव (eva) - both (used with ca... ca...) (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

निहित्य (nihitya) - having killed, having struck down

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from prefix 'ni' + root 'han' (to kill) + suffix -ya (used when the root is prefixed).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सुमहाबलौ (sumahābalau) - (Dūṣaṇa and Khara) who were exceedingly mighty (exceedingly mighty, very powerful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sumahābala

sumahābala - exceedingly mighty, very powerful

Compound of 'su' (very, exceedingly) + 'mahā' (great) + 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahā+bala)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly, easily
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies Dūṣaṇa and Khara.

चक्रे (cakre) - he made (safe) (he made, he did)

(verb)

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

Root 'kṛ' in Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada (Middle voice).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safe, secure (safe, secure, prosperous, well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - safety, security, well-being, peaceful, tranquil

Note: Predicative object.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates repetition of the action.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - the intelligent one (Rāma) (intelligent, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

Derived from 'dhī' (intellect) + possessive suffix -mat.

धर्मारण्यम् (dharmāraṇyam) - forest of righteousness (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmāraṇya

dharmāraṇya - forest of dharma, sacred forest, hermitage

Compound of 'dharma' and 'araṇya' (forest).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+araṇya)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness, jungle
  noun (neuter)

स (sa) - that (Rāma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Forms the masculine nominative singular 'saḥ', which becomes 'sa' before non-sibilant consonants.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāma (Rāghava (Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rāma

Patronymic.