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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-276, verse-4

संहत्य निहतो वृत्रो मरुद्भिर्वज्रपाणिना ।
नमुचिश्चैव दुर्धर्षो दीर्घजिह्वा च राक्षसी ॥४॥
4. saṁhatya nihato vṛtro marudbhirvajrapāṇinā ,
namuciścaiva durdharṣo dīrghajihvā ca rākṣasī.
4. saṃhatya nihataḥ vṛtraḥ marudbhiḥ vajrapāṇinā
namuciḥ ca eva durdharṣaḥ dīrghajihvā ca rākṣasī
4. Vṛtra was killed in a joint effort by the Maruts and by Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt. Even the formidable Namuci and the demoness (rākṣasī) Dīrghajihvā (were also vanquished).

Words meanings summery:

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  • संहत्य (saṁhatya) - in a united effort (having united, having gathered, conjointly)
  • निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed (killed, slain, struck down)
  • वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - the demon Vṛtra (Vṛtra (name of an Asura))
  • मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (by the Maruts (storm gods))
  • वज्रपाणिना (vajrapāṇinā) - by Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt (by the thunderbolt-wielder, by Indra)
  • नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - the demon Namuci (Namuci (name of an Asura))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - even (indeed, certainly, only, even)
  • दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - unconquerable (difficult to overcome, formidable, unconquerable)
  • दीर्घजिह्वा (dīrghajihvā) - the demoness Dīrghajihvā (Dīrghajihvā (proper name, lit. 'long-tongued'))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - the demoness (a female Rākṣasa, demoness)

Words meanings and morphology

संहत्य (saṁhatya) - in a united effort (having united, having gathered, conjointly)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root `han` with prefix `sam`, forming a gerund.
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed (killed, slain, struck down)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata
nihata - killed, slain, struck down
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `han` with prefix `ni`, suffix `kta` (ta).
Prefix: ni
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Vṛtra.
वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - the demon Vṛtra (Vṛtra (name of an Asura))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra
vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of an Asura, son of Tvaṣṭṛ, adversary of Indra)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (by the Maruts (storm gods))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of marut
marut - Marut (a group of storm deities), wind, air
Root: mṛ (class 2)
Note: Agent in the passive construction.
वज्रपाणिना (vajrapāṇinā) - by Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt (by the thunderbolt-wielder, by Indra)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajrapāṇin
vajrapāṇin - wielder of the thunderbolt, Indra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+pāṇi)
  • vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
    noun (masculine)
  • pāṇi – hand
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agent in the passive construction, referring to Indra.
नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - the demon Namuci (Namuci (name of an Asura))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of namuci
namuci - Namuci (a demon, enemy of Indra)
Note: Null subject (implied verb 'was vanquished' or similar).
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एव (eva) - even (indeed, certainly, only, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - unconquerable (difficult to overcome, formidable, unconquerable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa
durdharṣa - difficult to overcome, formidable, unconquerable, inviolable
Gerundive-like (difficult to be attacked)
Derived from `dur` (difficult) + root `dhṛṣ` (to be bold, attack).
Prefix: dur
Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Namuci.
दीर्घजिह्वा (dīrghajihvā) - the demoness Dīrghajihvā (Dīrghajihvā (proper name, lit. 'long-tongued'))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrghajihvā
dīrghajihvā - Dīrghajihvā (name of a female Rākṣasa), long-tongued
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+jihvā)
  • dīrgha – long
    adjective (masculine)
  • jihvā – tongue
    noun (feminine)
Note: Null subject.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - the demoness (a female Rākṣasa, demoness)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī
rākṣasī - a female Rākṣasa (demon), a female evil spirit
Feminine form of `rākṣasa`.
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
Note: Appositive to Dīrghajihvā.