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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-271, verse-15

तानप्यस्य भुजान्सर्वान्प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान् ।
क्षुरैश्चिच्छेद लघ्वस्त्रं सौमित्रिः प्रतिदर्शयन् ॥१५॥
15. tānapyasya bhujānsarvānpragṛhītaśilāyudhān ,
kṣuraiściccheda laghvastraṁ saumitriḥ pratidarśayan.
15. tān api asya bhujān sarvān pragṛhītaśilāyudhān
kṣuraiḥ ciccheda laghvastram saumitriḥ pratidarśayan
15. Lakṣmaṇa (saumitriḥ), demonstrating his swiftness in archery, cut off all of his (Kabandha's) arms, which were holding stone weapons, with his arrows (kṣuraiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तान् (tān) - those arms (of Kabandha) (those)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • अस्य (asya) - of him (Kabandha) (of him, his)
  • भुजान् (bhujān) - (Kabandha's) arms (arms)
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of his arms) (all, every)
  • प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान् (pragṛhītaśilāyudhān) - (arms) holding stone weapons (having seized stone weapons, holding stone weapons)
  • क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with kṣura arrows (with arrows (kṣura), by means of razors)
  • चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - (Lakṣmaṇa) cut off (the arms) (cut off, split)
  • लघ्वस्त्रम् (laghvastram) - his swift archery (lightness in archery, swift use of weapons)
  • सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā)
  • प्रतिदर्शयन् (pratidarśayan) - demonstrating (his swift archery) (showing, demonstrating, displaying)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those arms (of Kabandha) (those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'bhujān'.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of him (Kabandha) (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Kabandha.
भुजान् (bhujān) - (Kabandha's) arms (arms)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bhuja
bhuja - arm, hand
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (of his arms) (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Qualifies 'bhujān'.
प्रगृहीतशिलायुधान् (pragṛhītaśilāyudhān) - (arms) holding stone weapons (having seized stone weapons, holding stone weapons)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pragṛhītaśilāyudha
pragṛhītaśilāyudha - holding stone weapons
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragṛhīta+śilā+āyudha)
  • pragṛhīta – seized, grasped
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root grah (to seize) with upasarga pra-
    Prefix: pra
    Root: grah (class 9)
  • śilā – stone, rock
    noun (feminine)
  • āyudha – weapon, implement
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'bhujān'.
क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with kṣura arrows (with arrows (kṣura), by means of razors)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣura
kṣura - razor, knife, specific type of arrow
Note: Instrument for cutting.
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - (Lakṣmaṇa) cut off (the arms) (cut off, split)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid
Perfect Tense
Root chid, reduplicated, 3rd person singular
Root: chid (class 7)
लघ्वस्त्रम् (laghvastram) - his swift archery (lightness in archery, swift use of weapons)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of laghvastra
laghvastra - lightness of weapons, swift archery
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (laghu+astra)
  • laghu – light, swift, quick
    adjective (neuter)
  • astra – weapon, missile, archery
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'pratidarśayan'.
सौमित्रिः (saumitriḥ) - Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saumitri
saumitri - son of Sumitrā
Patronymic from Sumitrā
Note: Subject of 'ciccheda'.
प्रतिदर्शयन् (pratidarśayan) - demonstrating (his swift archery) (showing, demonstrating, displaying)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratidarśayat
pratidarśayat - showing, demonstrating, displaying
Present Active Participle
derived from root dṛś (to see) with upasarga prati- and causative suffix -i
Prefix: prati
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'saumitriḥ'.