महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-30

परिगृह्य शतघ्नीश्च सचक्राः सहुडोपलाः ।
चिक्षिपुर्भुजवेगेन लङ्कामध्ये महाबलाः ॥३०॥

30. parigṛhya śataghnīśca sacakrāḥ sahuḍopalāḥ ,
cikṣipurbhujavegena laṅkāmadhye mahābalāḥ.

30. parigṛhya śataghnīḥ ca sacakrāḥ sahuḍopalāḥ
cikṣipuḥ bhujavegena laṅkāmadhye mahābalāḥ

30. Seizing the wheeled "hundred-slayers" (śataghnīs) equipped with boulders, the exceedingly powerful ones hurled them into the midst of Laṅkā with the force of their arms.

30. הם אחזו במכונות שַׁטַגְהְנִי עם גלגליהן, בהוּדַה ובאבנים, והאדירים השליכו אותן בכוח זרועותיהם אל תוך לַנְקָה.

Words meanings summery:

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having taken, taking hold of

• शतघ्नीः (śataghnīḥ) - hundred-slayers (a type of weapon, projectile machine, cannon, ballista)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सचक्राः (sacakrāḥ) - Describes the powerful ones (monkeys) who are equipped with wheeled weapons. (having wheels, wheeled, with wheels)

• सहुडोपलाः (sahuḍopalāḥ) - Describes the powerful ones (monkeys) who are equipped with stones/boulders for their weapons. (having stones/boulders, equipped with stones)

• चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - they hurled, they threw, they cast

• भुजवेगेन (bhujavegena) - with the force of the arms, by the strength of the arms

• लङ्कामध्ये (laṅkāmadhye) - in the middle of Laṅkā, into Laṅkā

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - Refers to the powerful monkeys. (the very powerful ones, those of great strength)

Words meanings and morphology

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having seized, having grasped, having taken, taking hold of

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' (9th class, gṛhṇāti) with upasarga 'pari' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

शतघ्नीः (śataghnīḥ) - hundred-slayers (a type of weapon, projectile machine, cannon, ballista)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śataghni

śataghni - a weapon capable of killing hundreds, a cannon, a large ballista or siege engine

Compound noun, feminine.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (śata+ghni)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• ghni – killer, slayer
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'han' (to kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to powerful siege weapons.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सचक्राः (sacakrāḥ) - Describes the powerful ones (monkeys) who are equipped with wheeled weapons. (having wheels, wheeled, with wheels)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sacakra

sacakra - having wheels, wheeled

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'with' (sa) + 'wheel' (cakra).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cakra)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'mahābalāḥ' (the powerful ones, i.e., the monkeys).

सहुडोपलाः (sahuḍopalāḥ) - Describes the powerful ones (monkeys) who are equipped with stones/boulders for their weapons. (having stones/boulders, equipped with stones)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sahuḍopala

sahuḍopala - having stones/boulders, equipped with stones

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'with' (sa) + 'boulder' (huḍopala).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+huḍopala)

• sa – with, accompanied by, having
  indeclinable
• huḍopala – a large stone, boulder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mahābalāḥ' (the powerful ones, i.e., the monkeys).

चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - they hurled, they threw, they cast

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṣip

Perfect Active

Root kṣip (6th class, kṣipati) in perfect, 3rd person plural, active voice. Reduplication 'ci-'.

Root: kṣip (class 6)

भुजवेगेन (bhujavegena) - with the force of the arms, by the strength of the arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhujavega

bhujavega - force of the arm, arm's strength

Compound noun, masculine.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bhuja+vega)

• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• vega – force, speed, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 1)

लङ्कामध्ये (laṅkāmadhye) - in the middle of Laṅkā, into Laṅkā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of laṅkāmadhya

laṅkāmadhya - middle of Laṅkā

Compound noun, neuter.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (laṅkā+madhya)

• laṅkā – Laṅkā (proper noun, island city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as an adverbial phrase of location.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - Refers to the powerful monkeys. (the very powerful ones, those of great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, powerful

Compound adjective, masculine/feminine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the monkeys (kapis).

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