महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-268, verse-40

ततः प्रत्यवहारोऽभूत्सैन्यानां राघवाज्ञया ।
कृते विमर्दे लङ्कायां लब्धलक्षो जयोत्तरः ॥४०॥

40. tataḥ pratyavahāro'bhūtsainyānāṁ rāghavājñayā ,
kṛte vimarde laṅkāyāṁ labdhalakṣo jayottaraḥ.

40. tataḥ pratyavahāraḥ abhūt sainyānām rāghava-ājñayā
kṛte vimarde laṅkāyām labdha-lakṣaḥ jaya-uttaraḥ

40. Then, by Rāma's (Rāghava's) command, after the destruction in Laṅkā had been carried out, there was a withdrawal of the armies, having achieved their objective and secured victory.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• प्रत्यवहारः (pratyavahāraḥ) - withdrawal, retreat

• अभूत् (abhūt) - there was, it happened

• सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies

• राघव-आज्ञया (rāghava-ājñayā) - by Rāma's (Rāghava's) command

• कृते (kṛte) - after it had been carried out (having been done, performed)

• विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the destruction, in the crushing

• लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

• लब्ध-लक्षः (labdha-lakṣaḥ) - having achieved the objective, having gained the aim

• जय-उत्तरः (jaya-uttaraḥ) - secured victory (followed by victory, having victory as its outcome)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'tas'.

प्रत्यवहारः (pratyavahāraḥ) - withdrawal, retreat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyavahāra

pratyavahāra - withdrawal, retreat, taking back, cessation

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'prati' and 'ava'.

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अभूत् (abhūt) - there was, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, forces; belonging to an army

Derived from 'senā' (army).

राघव-आज्ञया (rāghava-ājñayā) - by Rāma's (Rāghava's) command

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of rāghava-ājñā

rāghava-ājñā - Rāghava's command, order of Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāghava+ājñā)

• rāghava – descendant of Raghu (epithet of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Raghu.
• ājñā – command, order, authority
  noun (feminine)

कृते (kṛte) - after it had been carried out (having been done, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially in a locative absolute construction: 'when the destruction was done'.

विमर्दे (vimarde) - in the destruction, in the crushing

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - crushing, destruction, devastation, massacre

Derived from root 'mṛd' (to crush) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'kṛte'.

लङ्कायाम् (laṅkāyām) - in Laṅkā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of laṅkā

laṅkā - Laṅkā (proper noun, name of the city/island)

लब्ध-लक्षः (labdha-lakṣaḥ) - having achieved the objective, having gained the aim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labdha-lakṣa

labdha-lakṣa - having gained the aim, having achieved the objective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (labdha+lakṣa)

• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'labh' (to obtain, gain).
  Root: labh (class 1)
• lakṣa – aim, object, mark, goal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the armies implied in the context of 'pratyavahāra'.

जय-उत्तरः (jaya-uttaraḥ) - secured victory (followed by victory, having victory as its outcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya-uttara

jaya-uttara - followed by victory, having victory as a consequence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+uttara)

• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
• uttara – following, succeeding, resulting in
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the withdrawal itself, indicating it was a victorious withdrawal.