महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-20

वेगेनोत्पततस्तस्य पेतुस्ते रजनीचराः ।
भुवि संभिन्नहृदयाः प्रहारपरिपीडिताः ॥२०॥

20. vegenotpatatastasya petuste rajanīcarāḥ ,
bhuvi saṁbhinnahṛdayāḥ prahāraparipīḍitāḥ.

20. vegena utpatataḥ tasya petuḥ te rajanīcarāḥ
bhuvi saṃbhinnahṛdayāḥ prahāraparipīḍitāḥ

20. As he sprang up with great force, those night-stalkers (rakṣasas) fell to the ground, their hearts shattered and severely afflicted by the impacts.

20. בשעה שזינק במהירות, נפלו מהלכי הלילה האלה לארץ, לבם נשבר והם מוכים וכואבים מן המכות.

Words meanings summery:

• वेगेन (vegena) - with great force (of Angada's springing up) (with speed, with force, rapidly)

• उत्पततः (utpatataḥ) - of Angada springing up (of him springing up, of him flying up)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Angada (of him, his)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

• ते (te) - those night-stalkers (those, they)

• रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - the demons (rakṣasas) (night-wanderers, demons, rakshasas)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• संभिन्नहृदयाः (saṁbhinnahṛdayāḥ) - with shattered hearts, broken-hearted

• प्रहारपरिपीडिताः (prahāraparipīḍitāḥ) - tormented by blows, severely injured by attacks

Words meanings and morphology

वेगेन (vegena) - with great force (of Angada's springing up) (with speed, with force, rapidly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, force, impetus, rush, velocity

Root: vij (class 1)

Note: Modifies utpatataḥ.

उत्पततः (utpatataḥ) - of Angada springing up (of him springing up, of him flying up)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of utpatat

utpatat - springing up, flying up, rising

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, fall) with ud prefix and suffix śatṛ.

Prefix: ud

Root: pat (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of Angada (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Angada.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Tense

Root pat (1st class), parasmaipada, reduplication.

Root: pat (class 1)

ते (te) - those night-stalkers (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to rajanīcarāḥ.

रजनीचराः (rajanīcarāḥ) - the demons (rakṣasas) (night-wanderers, demons, rakshasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rajanīcara

rajanīcara - night-wanderer, demon, rakshasa

tatpuruṣa compound. rajanī (night) + cara (moving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajanī+cara)

• rajanī – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, going, a mover, a wanderer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, wander) with suffix a.
  Root: car (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world

ū-stem feminine noun.

संभिन्नहृदयाः (saṁbhinnahṛdayāḥ) - with shattered hearts, broken-hearted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhinnahṛdaya

saṁbhinnahṛdaya - with a shattered heart, broken-hearted, deeply afflicted

bahuvrīhi compound. "whose hearts are shattered".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃbhinna+hṛdaya)

• saṃbhinna – shattered, broken, pierced, split
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid (to break, split) with sam prefix and suffix kta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core, essence
  noun (neuter)

प्रहारपरिपीडिताः (prahāraparipīḍitāḥ) - tormented by blows, severely injured by attacks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahāraparipīḍita

prahāraparipīḍita - afflicted by blows, tormented by strikes

tatpuruṣa compound. prahāra (blow, attack) + paripīḍita (tormented, oppressed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prahāra+paripīḍita)

• prahāra – blow, stroke, attack, wound
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to seize, take) with pra and ā prefixes. Or from hṛ (to injure).
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• paripīḍita – tormented, afflicted, oppressed, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pīḍ (to oppress, torment) with pari prefix and suffix kta.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

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