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.

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)