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

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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.

40. אחר כך, בפקודת רָאגְהַוַה, נסוגו הצבאות. לאחר שהקרב ההרסני התחולל בלַנְקָה, הושגה המטרה והנצחון נראה קרוב.

Words meanings summery:

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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)