महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-269, verse-3

ततोऽभिपततां तेषामदृश्यानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
अन्तर्धानवधं तज्ज्ञश्चकार स विभीषणः ॥३॥

3. tato'bhipatatāṁ teṣāmadṛśyānāṁ durātmanām ,
antardhānavadhaṁ tajjñaścakāra sa vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

3. tataḥ abhipatatām teṣām adṛśyānām durātmanām
antardhāna-vadham tatjñaḥ cakāra saḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

3. Then, for those evil-minded (demons) who were attacking while invisible, that expert (tajjña) Vibhīṣaṇa performed their killing by neutralizing their power of invisibility.

3. אז, כשהתנפלו עליהם אותם רשעים בלתי נראים, וִיבְּהִישַׁנַה, שהכיר את הדרך לכך, הרג את אותם נעלמים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अभिपतताम् (abhipatatām) - of those demons who were attacking (of those who were attacking, swooping down)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those demons (of them, those)

• अदृश्यानाम् (adṛśyānām) - of those invisible demons (of the invisible ones, of those who cannot be seen)

• दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of those evil-minded demons (of the evil-minded, of the wicked ones)

• अन्तर्धान-वधम् (antardhāna-vadham) - the killing of invisibility, the destruction of their hidden state

• तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - expert in matters of invisibility (antardhāna) (expert in that, knowledgeable of that)

• चकार (cakāra) - did, performed, made

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अभिपतताम् (abhipatatām) - of those demons who were attacking (of those who were attacking, swooping down)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhipatat

abhipatat - attacking, swooping down

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat' (to fall, fly) with prefix 'abhi'. Formed with śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those demons (of them, those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अदृश्यानाम् (adṛśyānām) - of those invisible demons (of the invisible ones, of those who cannot be seen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen

Gerundive/Potential Participle

Negation 'a-' + gerundive/potential participle of 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of those evil-minded demons (of the evil-minded, of the wicked ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Bahuvrīhi compound: dus (bad) + ātman (self/mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+ātman)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'teṣām'.

अन्तर्धान-वधम् (antardhāna-vadham) - the killing of invisibility, the destruction of their hidden state

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antardhāna-vadha

antardhāna-vadha - killing of invisibility; killing by means of invisibility

Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compound: antardhāna (invisibility) + vadha (killing)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (antardhāna+vadha)

• antardhāna – invisibility, disappearance, concealment
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'antar' (within) + root 'dhā' (to place) + lyuṭ suffix.
  Prefix: antar
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vadha – killing, slaying
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill).
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

तत्ज्ञः (tatjñaḥ) - expert in matters of invisibility (antardhāna) (expert in that, knowledgeable of that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatjña

tatjña - knowing that, expert in that

Tatpuruṣa compound: tad (that) + jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• jña – knower, expert
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root 'jñā' (to know) with 'ka' suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'vibhīṣaṇaḥ'.

चकार (cakāra) - did, performed, made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - name of Rāvaṇa's brother

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