महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-274, verse-9

ततस्ते राममर्छन्तो लक्ष्मणं च क्षपाचराः ।
अभिपेतुस्तदा राजन्प्रगृहीतोच्चकार्मुकाः ॥९॥

9. tataste rāmamarchanto lakṣmaṇaṁ ca kṣapācarāḥ ,
abhipetustadā rājanpragṛhītoccakārmukāḥ.

9. tataḥ te rāmam archantaḥ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca kṣapācarāḥ
abhipetuḥ tadā rājan pragṛhītoccakārmukāḥ

9. O King, then those night-wanderers (rākṣasas), aiming at Rama and Lakshmana, rushed towards them at that time, having seized and uplifted their bows.

9. אז, הו מלך, ההולכים בלילות האלה התנפלו על רָאמַה ועל לַקְשְׁמַנַה כשהם אוחזים בקשתות גדולות מורמות.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, from that

• ते (te) - Refers to the rākṣasas mentioned later. (those)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

• अर्छन्तः (archantaḥ) - attacking, aiming at, striking

• लक्ष्मणं (lakṣmaṇaṁ) - Lakshmana (accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षपाचराः (kṣapācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, rākṣasas

• अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they rushed towards, attacked

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - An address to Dhritarashtra or Vidura in the epic narrative style. (O King)

• प्रगृहीतोच्चकार्मुकाः (pragṛhītoccakārmukāḥ) - having seized uplifted bows, holding high bows

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, from that

(indeclinable)

Formed with the ablative suffix -tas.

ते (te) - Refers to the rākṣasas mentioned later. (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Nominative plural masculine, functioning as a demonstrative pronoun for the rākṣasas.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, son of Dasharatha

Note: Object of the participle archantaḥ.

अर्छन्तः (archantaḥ) - attacking, aiming at, striking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of archant

archant - attacking, aiming, striking, worshipping

Present Active Participle

Formed from root arch (to worship, to strike) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: arch (class 1)

लक्ष्मणं (lakṣmaṇaṁ) - Lakshmana (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana, younger brother of Rama

Note: Object of the participle archantaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षपाचराः (kṣapācarāḥ) - night-wanderers, demons, rākṣasas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣapācara

kṣapācara - night-wanderer, demon, rākṣasa

Tatpuruṣa compound of kṣapā (night) and cara (moving, wandering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣapā+cara)

• kṣapā – night
  noun (feminine)
• cara – moving, wandering, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, wander).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of abhipetuḥ.

अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - they rushed towards, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (Lit) of abhipat

Perfect Active

Derived from root pat (to fall, fly) with upasarga abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun tad with suffix -dā.

राजन् (rājan) - An address to Dhritarashtra or Vidura in the epic narrative style. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रगृहीतोच्चकार्मुकाः (pragṛhītoccakārmukāḥ) - having seized uplifted bows, holding high bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pragṛhītoccakārmuka

pragṛhītoccakārmuka - (those) by whom uplifted bows have been seized

Bahuvrīhi compound: pragṛhīta (seized) + ucca (uplifted) + kārmuka (bow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pragṛhīta+ucca+kārmuka)

• pragṛhīta – seized, grasped, taken up
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root grah (to seize, take) with upasarga pra-, suffix -kta.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: grah (class 9)
• ucca – high, uplifted, lofty, loud
  adjective (masculine)
• kārmuka – bow, made of kārmuka wood
  noun (neuter)

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