महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-263, verse-6

निहत्य गृध्रराजं स छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् ।
ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे सीतां गृहीत्वाङ्केन राक्षसः ॥६॥

6. nihatya gṛdhrarājaṁ sa chinnābhraśikharopamam ,
ūrdhvamācakrame sītāṁ gṛhītvāṅkena rākṣasaḥ.

6. nihatya gṛdhrarājam saḥ chinnābhraśikharopamam
ūrdhvam ācakrame sītām gṛhītvā aṅkena rākṣasaḥ

6. Having killed the king of vultures, who resembled a peak of a broken cloud, that demon (rākṣasa), holding Sita in his arms, ascended upwards.

6. לאחר שהכה את מלך הנשרים, שנראה כפסגת עננים כרותה, אחז הרָאקְשַׁסַה את סִיטָה בחיקו ועלה לאוויר.

Words meanings summery:

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after striking

• गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - the king of vultures (Jatayu) (the king of vultures)

• सः (saḥ) - He (Ravana) (he, that one)

• छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् (chinnābhraśikharopamam) - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

• आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - ascended, moved upwards, went

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding

• अङ्केन (aṅkena) - in his arms (by the lap, in the arms, on the side)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Ravana) (the demon)

Words meanings and morphology

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed, after striking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni and suffix -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

गृध्रराजम् (gṛdhrarājam) - the king of vultures (Jatayu) (the king of vultures)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛdhrarāja

gṛdhrarāja - king of vultures

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛdhra+rājan)

• gṛdhra – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - He (Ravana) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

छिन्नाभ्रशिखरोपमम् (chinnābhraśikharopamam) - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of chinnābhraśikharopama

chinnābhraśikharopama - resembling a peak of a broken cloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chinna+abhra+śikhara+upama)

• chinna – broken, severed, cut
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chid
  Root: chid (class 7)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, likeness
  adjective (neuter)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, high

(indeclinable)

आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - ascended, moved upwards, went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kram

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

सीताम् (sītām) - Sita

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (proper name, heroine of the Ramayana)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, holding

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah with suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

अङ्केन (aṅkena) - in his arms (by the lap, in the arms, on the side)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅka

aṅka - lap, side, embrace, mark

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (Ravana) (the demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

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