महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-8

ततो योऽसौ तदार्केण राक्षसः संनियोजितः ।
स कीचकमपोवाह वातवेगेन भारत ॥८॥

8. tato yo'sau tadārkeṇa rākṣasaḥ saṁniyojitaḥ ,
sa kīcakamapovāha vātavegena bhārata.

8. ततः यः असौ तदा अर्केण राक्षसः संनियोजितः
सः कीचकम् अपोवाह वातवेगेन भारत

8. O Bhārata, then that demon who had been appointed by the Sun god (Arka) at that time, carried Kīcaka away with the speed of wind.

8. אז הרָאקְשַׁסַה שהטילה עליו השמש (סוּרְיַה) נשא את קִיצ׳ַקַה במהירות הרוח, הו בְּהָארַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

• असौ (asau) - Refers to the demon. (that one, he (yonder))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the Sun god (Arka)

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - The demon appointed by the Sun god to protect Draupadī. (a demon, Rākṣasa)

• संनियोजितः (saṁniyojitaḥ) - appointed, commissioned, engaged

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the demon (rākṣasaḥ). (he, that (masculine))

• कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka

• अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away, took away

• वातवेगेन (vātavegena) - with the speed of wind

• भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, typically by Vaiśaṃpāyana to Janamejaya, or in the Mahābhārata, to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

असौ (asau) - Refers to the demon. (that one, he (yonder))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the Sun god (Arka)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, sun-god, ray of light, praise

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - The demon appointed by the Sun god to protect Draupadī. (a demon, Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a Rākṣasa (class of mythical beings)

संनियोजितः (saṁniyojitaḥ) - appointed, commissioned, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃniyojita

saṁniyojita - appointed, commissioned, employed, engaged

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √yuj (to join, to appoint) with prefixes sam- and ni-, and the -ta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the demon (rākṣasaḥ). (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

कीचकम् (kīcakam) - Kīcaka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kīcaka

kīcaka - Kīcaka (name of a warrior)

अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away, took away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vah

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From the root √vah (class 1) with prefix apa-, showing internal sandhi (apa + uvāha = apovāha).

Prefix: apa

Root: vah (class 1)

वातवेगेन (vātavegena) - with the speed of wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vātavega

vātavega - speed of wind, wind's velocity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta+vega)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse, current
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially.

भारत (bhārata) - A vocative address, typically by Vaiśaṃpāyana to Janamejaya, or in the Mahābhārata, to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a native of India

Derived from Bharata.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

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